Category Archives: Dogs

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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On the perfidy of alarm clocks…

Posted on November 24, 2018 by Sue Vincent

The alarm on my phone drags me from sleep. I lean over, grab the offender and slide the snooze button. That gives me ten minutes to get moving. I snuggle down instead, my head still pounding. Overwarm, my feet seek … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: Ani’s Advent Calendar… an invitation

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Okay, I know it’s early But the season’s drawing nigh. I want an advent calendar, So thought that I might try And ask my two- and four-legged friends To join me on the blog So why not share your festive … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog: Not a happy bunny…

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Sue Vincent

What is it with two-legses and things that go bang in the night, hmm? Ask any sensible creature… and they are easy to find, as we almost all have four legs each… and we will tell you that loud noises, … Continue reading →

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Luna ~ Jordy’s Streamings

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Jordy’s Streamings: Meet my little girl, Luna, the sweetest doggie ever! As you might see, she is very contemplative, we sit out in the backyard, and she stays near me as I write, listening to the myriad sounds … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog ~ Who ate the garden (and the prawns…)?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It’s about time. She does hog this thing, doesn’t she? It is ages since she’s let me write anything. Mind you, it has been waaay to hot to do anything except flop, chase balls and keep the garden free of … Continue reading →

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Notes from a small dog ~ Connivance

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Sue Vincent

She made me have a bath again, It really wasn’t fair. I thought that I’d be safe, you know, Because my boy was there. She even played me false on that, And put me on the leash, I saw a … Continue reading →

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Patience #midnighthaiku

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Sue Vincent
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The mysterious letter…

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Sue Vincent

When I found the letter with the Australian postmark on the doormat, I wondered who on earth it could be from. A handwritten envelope that felt as if it held something more than a letter. Staving off curiosity until I … Continue reading →

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The asymmetric small dog (or half a job well done…)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Sue Vincent

We all know the saga of Ani’s ablutions, How often I’ve tried, and run out of solutions, When dog into bathtub‘s a futile equation Regardless of bribery, guile or persuasion. A bath was required, I needed an answer, ‘Cause all … Continue reading →

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