Tag Archives: Dogs

Comfort

I leave my dog curled up in bed, I say goodnight and stroke her head. The bed she’s carried to the hall To guard my door (and guard her ball) So all night long, I’ll know she’s there And I … Continue reading

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Ani’s Advent – Angels

Dear Santa, This is my last letter this year. I know you are going to be a little but busy tonight. But, as it is just you and me, can we drop the act for a minute? You know as … Continue reading

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My books and Reviews – Sally Cronin

Sally Cronin is one of the most supportive of bloggers, every day she features and promotes the work of writers, illustrators and photographers…so much so that it is easy to forget that Sally is a writer too… Here are my … Continue reading

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Fairy Shrine – Hayley R. Hardman #writephoto

  Lucy walked briskly through the woods, letting her dogs run free. This early in the morning the paths were almost empty and Lucy thought how wise people were to stay in bed. She longed to be back in the … Continue reading

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Microfiction #writephoto: Death hole by Jane Dougherty

Just a hole in the ground. Out of sight, out of mind. They dump us in it when we no more use, or sick or we puppies with the wrong sire. They tie a stone to a back leg, just … Continue reading

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Random musings on the pizza of consciousness

From the archives 2014: I like cooking, but, as I may have mentioned before, I don’t do it often these days… unless I have company. It seems a waste just for me. For myself it is usually either fill the … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog – that time of year

It’s cold outside today. Autumn, she says. I know what that means…lots of wonderful smells and long romps in piles of leaves and muddy puddles…then warm snuggles and long evenings… … and the other stuff…and it’s already started! Me, I … Continue reading

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Circles Beyond Time – Awakening by Helen Jones

This is the continued account of my weekend away with The Silent Eye. Please click here for parts one, two, three and four. (Before I begin this part of the story, I realise I’ve not said much about the companions. … Continue reading

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The great Shepherds’ Pie Triumph

I had shepherds’ pie for my breakfast… It isn’t as bad as it seems… After nearly a week of not eating a thing A good meal was the stuff of my dreams. * A mouthful of toast had been madness… … Continue reading

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Enslaved #midnighthaiku

Enslaved by brown eyes Whatever their expression Irresistable (I offered her a bath…)

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