Tag Archives: Life

Notes from a small dog XXXV x2

So… “step one, train your dog.” Yeah, right. Epic fail, she laughs waaay too much. Not that I am a disobedient dog, nor a daft dog… regardless of what some people might say. Far from it. I understand human very … Continue reading

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Lincoln

Saturday dawned bright and beautiful and we made a fairly early… if somewhat leisurely… start, heading out towards Bakewell for Stuart to visit the church there where I had found such treasures a couple of weeks ago. It doesn’t take … Continue reading

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Slugfest

How much do you know about slugs? Probably not a lot, if the truth be known. They are not the most appealing of creatures… and as long as they stay off the hostas and strawberries most of us will happily … Continue reading

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Feeling guilty

There is a howl… rather like one you might hear of a vulpine version of Christmas morning… high and excited. Claws scrabble too fast on the slippery kitchen floor, desperately trying to get to the door…. Trying to open it … Continue reading

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Free Kindle Download: Long Leggety Beasties by Alienora Taylor

Long Leggety Beasties   by Alienora Taylor Free download! “…resembled nothing so much as a brace of hamsters in a particularly vicious blender.” This simple phrase sets the tone for pages of untold delight in the creative misuse of imagery. … Continue reading

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When toes cause headaches

To be reluctant to give up heels is mere vanity. Yes, possibly. But I’d still like it to be due to a gradual snuggling down into comfortable maturity than by one fell swoop of scalpel and saw. Be that as … Continue reading

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Hearts and flowers

I could send a Valentine greeting, but you know, that is not on the cards I will just have to leave hearts and flowers to all the romantics and bards. There will not be a candlelit supper, nor bottles of … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXXVIII

“She’s gotta go…” He keeps saying that… laughing, mind you. I think…. She brought the ball guy home with her. Though balls are a touchy subject here… He was throwing them nicely and my best ball went down the side … Continue reading

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An evening with friends

Tonight Steve, Stuart  and I will be in Glastonbury. Not, of course, that we will be enjoying ourselves in the slightest…. who could possibly enjoy being in a much-loved town, set within a beautiful landscape teeming with archaeology and symbolism … Continue reading

Posted in Avalon, Friendship, Glastonbury, Humour, Life, Love and Laughter, Spirituality, Steve Tanham, Stuart France, The Silent Eye, Workshop 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Dancer in the Streets

As I may be without internet access for several days I thought I would share a few old posts from the early days of the blog.  My apologies to those who may have seen them already. Slave to Convention or … Continue reading

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