October 19, 2003: Raven’s adoption date
October 31, 2011: Raven’s last good day
November 1, 2011: Raven 14th birthday
November 2, 2011: Raven passed away a little after 10pm

Still miss you, Boo!

Fascinating…

She was a ‘supermodel’ of the Pre-Raphaelite period. Now art historians are course-correcting the short life of Elizabeth Siddal

Elizabeth Siddal has been an elusive and tragic figure in art history. An exhibition at Tate Britain reintroduces the Pre-Raphaelite muse as an accomplished artist.

This is so cool.

Amateur detectorist finds stunning gold necklace linked to Henry VIII

It was a find of such magnitude that the amateur detectorist who discovered it was lost for words, and the expert who unraveled its mysteries spent two years researching it.

RIP Bobby Hull

Hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion Bobby Hull has died at 84 | CNN

Bobby Hull, hockey Hall of Famer and Stanley Cup champion, died Monday at 84, the Chicago Blackhawks announced.

An amazing story of an American hero…

US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes -- and kept it a secret for 50 years | CNN

Royce Williams was a real-life “Top Gun” 10 years before Tom Cruise was even born.

Both of my boys, Raven & Sir Duke, we’re featured in Just Labs magazine!

This is a photograph of my grandmother, Ro-Ro, when she served in the Navy during WWII. Women in the Navy were called Waves.

Today was Raven’s birthday. He passed away the day after his 14th birthday. He was a good boy, and I miss him every day.

My Tolkien tattoo!