Category Archives: Ani’s Advent Calendar

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Intruders, Fiyero, Idina… and the zombies..

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Sue Vincent

So, a week to go till turkey time and she’s still looking like something the cat dragged in and promptly dismembered. I’m twiddling my paws, wishing she would hurry up and get well, ’cause, frankly, the fish are no fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar, Dogs, Photography | Tagged Books, computers, fiction, rivalry, short stories, walks, zombies | 48 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Kindness and generosity with Toby, Austin and Hugh Roberts

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Sue Vincent

“Were you born in a field?” she says when I leave the door open a bit so I can lay down and guard the threshold as a dog is supposed to. It isn’t my fault you two legses are practically … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar, Books, Christmas, Dogs, Photography | Tagged appeal, dog rescue, humour, santa, socks | 51 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Indiscretions, Mylo’s Advent Calendar and Geoff Le Pard

Posted on December 16, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Living with another species is a bit of a learning curve. When you are a pup and the two-legses take you home, you not only have to learn to be a dog, you have to do it with a load … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar, Christmas, Dogs, Photography | Tagged chocolate, food, humour, mistakes, vet | 69 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Cats, tennis balls and Merlin, with Jaye and Anita

Posted on December 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I may have the odd tennis ball or two. Some call it obsession… I prefer passion, or dedication, ’cause I only use one at a time, except for special games (and I need a new plant pot for that, Santa, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar, Books, cats, Christmas, Dogs | Tagged gifts, plant pot, tennis balls | 54 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Loved ones, Molly Bloom and Kay Merkel Boruff

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

You know my two-legs… she’s always gallivanting. Well, okay, not that often…apart from work every day… but it feels like it sometimes. Anyway, she’s home now, for ages, she says. With Christmas coming, that is good news for me! I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar, Books, Christmas | Tagged Air America, memoirs, Viet Nam | 13 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Small blessings, Jordis Fasheh and Luna Gracie

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Some things fall into your day as soft and fragile as a snowflake, filling it with joy. Some are warm as a ray of sunshine or as comforting as a pair of arms that hold you close when the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar | Tagged blessings, Christmas, love | 16 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Search and rescue, Munros and Ben

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Sue Vincent

As soon as winter comes, I have to be on search and rescue duty. I am one of the lucky ones… I only have to rescue abandoned toys from the garden. Some dogs have to climb mountains and look for … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar | Tagged assistance dogs, Munros, Poetry, rescue dogs, search and rescue | 58 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Romance, Anne Copeland and the Christmas Trees

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

She keeps looking up at the mistletoe when we are out for our walks and sighing a bit. When I asked her why, she said that when she was younger, the mistletoe was one of the first bits of Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Ani's Advent Calendar | Tagged Christmas trees, love, mistletoe, romance | 39 Comments

Ani’s Advent Calendar 2018! Just chilling with a story from A. C. Flory

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Sue Vincent

I’m not going to say a word today…’cause I’m just going to curl up with a story… Christmas is a good time for stories… The Christmas Roast A. C. Flory aka Meeks Christmas was supposed to be a time of … Continue reading →