Monthly Archives: August 2013

Notes from a small dog XXIII

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Dear Mum, Hope you are having a good time in the north… without me. Yes, I know you are wandering the wild open spaces.. the ones with all the new smells and things to chase… and I know you are … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Minty fresh

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Sue Vincent

An early night was on the cards… the need to catch up from a couple of sleepless ones was getting desperate. On the point of turning off the machine and calling it a day, an email came in that had … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged , | 14 Comments

How to …

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Sue Vincent

..surprise a small dog? Buy new tennis balls. …amuse a small dog? Learn to juggle. How to upset a small dog… Hide the ball. How to confuse a small dog…

Posted in Dogs | Tagged | 10 Comments

Who you gonna call?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Sue Vincent

It had rained, heavily, all night. The driven droplets had battered against her bedroom window, keeping her awake. She liked storms and had lain there listening to the crash of thunder, seeing the small room illuminated in ghostly flashes before … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged , , , , , | 24 Comments

“You should write that…”

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Sue Vincent

On a day when my son is in Singapore with his fiancée and her family, where they have recently held the traditional tea ceremony for their upcoming marriage, I could not help going back through my diaries and letters to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Love and Laughter, Surviving brain injury | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

On the sofa

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sue Vincent

There comes a time in the life of every sofa when you look at it speculatively and think in terms of possibilities. In this case the terms were simple…disembowelment or retirement. To be fair, it was cheap, second hand and … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged , | 22 Comments

Notes from a small dog XXII

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Sue Vincent

She’s weird. Yeah, I know you know.. but specifically weird… She has perfectly good fur. Okay, she may be going a little grey round the muzzle, but then, so am I… and I’m only two…. Hers is supposed to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

Dog days?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Sue Vincent

It didn’t really start well. I was on the phone to my friend in Scotland. Ani, as usual, objected to me being thus distracted and attached me firmly to the other end of a tug toy. All was well while … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient sites, Dogs, England, Landscape, Life, Love and Laughter, Photography, travel | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Notes from a small dog XXI

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Sue Vincent

I’m in the dog house again. It was only a big lump of moss that the rain had washed off the roof. Even I was surprised just how far it went when I started taking it apart. And shaking it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life, Love and Laughter | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

Review- The Last Observer by Dr G. Michael Vasey

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Sue Vincent

Gary Vasey, my co-author on The Mystical Hexagram (Datura Press) Has just released his new novel, The Last Observer published by Roundfire Books and available on Amazon.   I was lucky enough to read the story, chapter by chapter, as it … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged , , | 4 Comments