Greetings, dear readers. Here at HaQ we've been away from the keyboard this week. This sweet face is why:

This is Luke – 90 pounds of funny, crazy, mush-faced hound dog; best friend to his younger smaller siblings and my constant companion for over a decade. He really is that sweet. And we lost him this week.

There is no way to fill a 90-lb hole in your home, your life, your heart. You accept that it's there and sit with it a while. A hole that big doesn't happen without a lot of love, and though loss has taken our beloved boy, the love remains. He gave us that.

Good boy, Luke. Such a Good Boy.