Dear Fwiend, WooHoo! School's out fur Summer! (Cue Alice Cooper) We don't go to school but with longer days, warmer evenings, road trips, beach days, mountain escapes, backyard adventures and lazy naps in the sunshine beckoning us, we feel like all da kiddos on Summer Break! We're ready fur summer fun... ...just as soon as we get our fledgling-turned-juvenile birdy — Lil' Birb — off and flying. The short version of a very long story is that our neighbor's dog discovered a young crow in an...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Fwiend, Can you bewieve it's already the end of May?! Spring is almost over and Summer is around the corner! Some of our favorite spring flowers have come and gone while new summer blooms are getting ready to wow us! Scooby’s favorite botanical garden—where his memorial bench sits—is like walking through a living, ever-changing painting. We WUV it! And let’s not furget the trees 🌳 Have you ever gone on a stroll with your pup and the air smells amazing—but you’re not sure where it’s...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Fwiend, April Showers... The weather across the world this April has been weird, to say the least—do you agree? Here in our little beach town of Dana Point, it felt like we had way more than normal days of super heavy rain—which is much needed—we just wish it had spread out a bit so it could really soak in. Even our beloved Eastern Sierra had LOTS of new snow in late April—almost unheard of. Mammoth Mountain had just started closing their shorter-than-desired ski season… then...
5 months ago • 3 min read
Dear Fwiend, Happy March and Welcome to our little corner of the world in Dana Point, California! We’d love to know where in the world you’re reading from — and the name of the furry (or feathery!) family member who shares your life. If you’d like, just hit reply and say hello — we love meeting new fwiends! Scooby’s sent Momma a message from Heaven to write a Love Letter to our fwiends each month. We love the idea and agreed immediately! In a world full of AI and fake everything, it's time...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Ella & Luna at Scooby's Bench Happy 2026 Fwiend! Are you ready fur the new year? We sure are! 2025 was all over the place fur us furSmiths so we're ready to be way more intentional in 2026! We always use our 1 Year Bucket List Planner to map out what we really want to do each year. It's Free so, download yours to get your thoughts down on paper! One of our new intentions is to stay in communication with you - this is our first Happy New Year Email ever! Hard to believe! We're working hard to...
8 months ago • 3 min read