Category Archives: cats

Ani’s Advent 2020! Roberta Eaton ~ All I want for Christmas …

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, We may have a bt of a problem. It’s my two-legs… she is up and dpwn all night like a yo=to most of the time at the moment. And when she does manage to sleep,she is as likely … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Homespun Magic with Anita Dawes

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, I heard her talking today about things she wants to do for Christmas. They aren’t big things, just little ones. And some of them, I can’t even eat… She wants to make and bake all the things she … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Elijah Moon, Garfield and Noelle Granger…

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Dear Santa, I’ll confess right now, I don’t like many cats. The way they crouch and stare at me… S’enough to drive me bats. * They sit upon the garden fence And always out of reach, And some of them … Continue reading →

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Ani’s Advent 2020! Who wants to come and play?

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

What with covid, lockdowns and everything else that has gone on this year…we don’t know what we will be able to do about Christmas or however else we celebrate the midwinter. One thing we can do is have a countdown … Continue reading →

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Outside in

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It was odd. I look at this particular blogger’s page every day…and every day there is a reblog button. On every post. Except today. I clicked into the title, hoping that by going deeper, I would find what I was … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: Pets and fireworks…

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She says it is fireworks season again…which means loads of pops, bangs and fizzes. Two-legses may like them… four-legses, not so much. I used to be really scared… But I’m all growed up now and my two-legs is pretty well … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: A catalogue of catastrophe…

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Sue Vincent

It hasn’t been the best of weekends around here, I have to say. All this getting up too early and going to bed too late is not good for us four-legses for a start. Neither is being left behind when … Continue reading →

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Guest author: Sally Cronin ~ Henry’s Story from Sam, a Shaggy Dog Story

Posted on March 1, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Every so often, I am lucky enough to have Sally from Smorgasbord as my guest. This time she shares a story from her book Sam, a Shaggy Dog Story: Henry’s Story “Okay young’un,” Henry grinned toothlessly. “Time for the next … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Guest author: Karen Hugg ~ How My Cat Died, Was Revived, and Shook My World

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Have you ever been so shaken by an experience that you had to write about it? That happened to me a year ago with my cat. She’s now fourteen-years-old but we got her as a stray in 2004. My dog … Continue reading →

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