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The wheels turn

Well it has been an odd and busy day. There are a number of things I need to catch up with after the past few days, but today I had appointments. Including the ophthalmologist, who seemed to take way too … Continue reading

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The soggy hobbit

Yep. I’m going to have to share 🙂 Today I watched through tears as my son and his little Faith were married. Faith looked beautiful, something said about all brides, of course. But in this case it was simply true. … Continue reading

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Coffee with sugar

Time for a coffee break. It has been another busy day. There have been a lot of them lately. Not that this is anything unusual in itself… but recently the busyness has been tightly focussed. The entire kitchen seems to … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXIV

I’m bored. She’s not playing. She hasn’t been playing for the past few days. Just running round looking at clocks and calendars and muttering about dates. She’s up to something. I can tell. Me, I’m reduced to stalking flies…Even the … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXIII

Dear Mum, Hope you are having a good time in the north… without me. Yes, I know you are wandering the wild open spaces.. the ones with all the new smells and things to chase… and I know you are … Continue reading

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Who you gonna call?

It had rained, heavily, all night. The driven droplets had battered against her bedroom window, keeping her awake. She liked storms and had lain there listening to the crash of thunder, seeing the small room illuminated in ghostly flashes before … Continue reading

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“You should write that…”

On a day when my son is in Singapore with his fiancée and her family, where they have recently held the traditional tea ceremony for their upcoming marriage, I could not help going back through my diaries and letters to … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXII

She’s weird. Yeah, I know you know.. but specifically weird… She has perfectly good fur. Okay, she may be going a little grey round the muzzle, but then, so am I… and I’m only two…. Hers is supposed to be … Continue reading

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Dog days?

It didn’t really start well. I was on the phone to my friend in Scotland. Ani, as usual, objected to me being thus distracted and attached me firmly to the other end of a tug toy. All was well while … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog XXI

I’m in the dog house again. It was only a big lump of moss that the rain had washed off the roof. Even I was surprised just how far it went when I started taking it apart. And shaking it. … Continue reading

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