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November 24, 2025 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

Kuma vs Moka

The Ocotillo trail

  This past Saturday, we headed out to the Desert Hills trailhead off Carefree Highway and 7th to hike the Ocotillo path. Man, the trail was a treacherous mess from all the rain. I am pretty sure the desert had a good drink and needs to dry out now as everything is soggy. Anyway, the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Home Life, Moka, Personal Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma, Life, Moka, Shiba Inu

September 23, 2025 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

Driving Home from Utah & Lunch in Mayer

Canyon Park East in Cedar City UT

  Today is not Monday, in case you are confused. Mom went to Colorado without me and visited her family. She didn’t get home until Monday night, so she couldn’t help me with my blog. Since we are heading to Colorado soon, I will forgive her. Our last day up in Utah was the drive […]

Filed Under: Moka Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, Cedar City UT, dogs, family, Kuma, Life, Mayer AZ, Page AZ, scenic drive

January 13, 2025 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

Hello World!

Moka discovers mountains

Hello world! I am happy to meet you. My name is Moka, and I am a sesame Shiba Inu, and you knew my brother, Kuma. As you know, he passed away in June, and I was born in August of 2024. I imagine we would have a grand time together; alas, I’ll have to wait […]

Filed Under: Blog, Home Life, Moka Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, dogs, family, Flagstaff, hiking, Kuma, lake, Life, Moka, scenic drive

July 3, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

Grief is the Price of Love

I am no stranger to loss, but each one is different. They all take time to process.  

Filed Under: Home Life, Personal, Relationships, Vlog Tagged With: dogs, family, Grief, Kuma, Life, relationships, thoughts to ponder, vlog

July 2, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

Love is a Four-Paw Word

A baby Kuma

    Many of you have heard our dog, Kuma, had a stroke, and we had to say goodbye on Friday, June 21. I still can’t believe he is gone. We went from having an aging dog to no dog at all. It happened all too quickly, but with the active life Kuma led, this […]

Filed Under: Blog, Personal Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, fall color, family, Flagstaff, hiking, holidays, Kuma, lake, Life, Prescott, scenic drive, Sedona, Texas, thoughts to ponder

June 24, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 3 Comments

Farewell – Kuma’s Last Adventure

Kuma lived a big life

This is a difficult blog to write, and it will be my last. On Wednesday night, June 19, something happened. I wasn’t able to sleep, and I just panted and paced. Timing couldn’t have been worse as Mom and Dad were heading out in the morning to celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary in Durango, Colorado. […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma, Life

June 17, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Anasazi Trail – St. George, UT

St. George UT

  I hope all the Dads had a great Father’s Day weekend! We kept it low key here. As I mentioned last week, I’m behind on blogging! Mom and Dad went to Southern Utah over the Memorial Day weekend and enjoyed the St. George area. I’ve been before, so I can reminisce in my mind. […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, blog, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma, lake, Sand Hollow Lake, scenic drive, St. George UT

June 10, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

Steve’s Birthday Trip to Page AZ

Steve and Lorraine with river views

  Summer is here! Whew. The older I get, I don’t tolerate the heat as well. Stay cool my friends! As I have shared, I have slowed down quite a bit. On good days when I sleep through the night, I move pretty good. If I spend the night panting and pacing, I am wobbly […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma, lake, Life, scenic drive

May 28, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith 1 Comment

A Bike Ride to the Bullfrog Pond

Kuma's dad pulls him along

    Hello dear readers! I haven’t written anything for almost two months, and I hope you have missed me as much as I have you. First of all, I am proud to say my Mom did it! She took on a daunting task of a master’s-level course and passed her nutrition certification exam the […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, Bicycling, blog, dogs, family, Kuma, lake, Life

April 1, 2024 By Lorraine Bossé-Smith Leave a Comment

Spring at Deem Hills

Kuma and his mom

  I hope you had a nice Easter. The news folks said it was the first rainy one in 25 years here in Phoenix. Being born in Colorado, I have seen spring seasons like this where one day is warm and the next cold. We call it weather whiplash! Crazy indeed, and the rain keeps […]

Filed Under: Kuma's Great Adventures Tagged With: adventures, Arizona, blog, Deem Hills, dogs, family, hiking, Kuma, wildflowers

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Mom's Bday trip to Park City, UT - Lorraine Bossé-Smith

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Moka and his family head to Park City, Utah, to celebrate his Mom's birthday and see some fall color. Boy did they!
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