Little Maya

Since Guatemalan crooks are deathly afraid of dogs, we got us a puppy a couple weeks ago just to be safe. She had been given the name ‘Ixmucane’ (pronounced ish-moo-cahn-eh), the name of a Mayan creation goddess, one of thirteen. I would have been glad to call her ‘Ishmu,’ but the girls preferred ‘Maya,’ which is sweet, and fits her just fine.



Maya likes to chew on rocks and on Cristian’s forearms. Mallory is ecstatic. Kristin is allergic. And me, I’m just happy to fortify the compound.



Like the great Gerry Fleck, Maya has her own deformity, two left ears, which I find irresistable.