Thank you, MSN Sports and PETA!
This Christmas season, I received the most beautiful gift imaginable: a short video produced by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), featuring my rescued racehorse Charlie and me. This video gift became even more special when MSN Sports produced their own news feature about it! In spring 2014, my late husband Greg made the courageous and…
Read MoreSometimes life gets a little brighter
Greg and I rescued almost 20 animals during our life together. For most of this time, we stuck to cats and dogs – but in 2014, we took the leap of adopting Henry and Caroline, two abused horses rescued by PETA. This adoption left me with some of my proudest recollections of the courageous and…
Read MoreProtecting Wildlife and “Green Infrastructure”
Loudoun County, Virginia has long been a favorite weekend getaway destination for residents of Washington D.C. and nearby Northern Virginia suburbs – and for those from farther afield. The County’s natural landscapes and native wildlife are a key reason why. This week, I made a grant from the Gregory J. Reiter Memorial Fund to…
Read MoreSweet Wells are the Soonest Exhausted
One year ago, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, I bid my ceremonial farewell to Greg through a celebration of his life at the Salamander Resort near our Middleburg, Virginia home. The memorial ceremony brought together well over 100 friends and colleagues from across the country and from all phases of Greg’s and my life. …
Read MoreMusic for the Animals
Alec Baldwin is well known as an actor and impersonator of our president-elect – but did you know that he is also a vegan and animal rights activist? On the evening of Dec 1, 2016, I had the opportunity to attend a New York City “Music for the Animals” event hosted by Mr. Baldwin,…
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