A decade has passed.
It is a belief many cultures share, that those we've lost somehow are still connected to us. The language for this varies, it might be heaven, life after death, eternal life, the spirit world, the...
View ArticleDark thoughts
This evening we completed our usual exploration of the valley at night. Primo hops about and I walk trusting that I don't put my foot down a rabbit hole.Night walking is a pleasure - the darkness is...
View ArticleWell .. mm verses?
On the trees I seesmall bursts of cherry blossomrebirth and new lifeAnd in other news:....His strawberry nosesharply raked by the felinesCamera shy for now
View ArticleThank you Mr Simpson : Help for Heroes
When I was about seven there was an old man and his wife who lived next door but two from my Grandmother's house. My Grandmother knew them both by their first names being the same age but to me they...
View ArticleThe Owl
This evening driving back from an agreeable afternoon of chocolate, coffee and great conversation I had an encounter that I think ( hope) will live with me for a very long time.I was driving home...
View ArticleGarden Ghostly laughter
This morning I discovered something about my garden that was blindly obvious to everyone else but I had completely missed out on. I have been gorging on the very ripe cherries plucked from my heavily...
View ArticleKirschen
Ich esse gern Kirschen mit Kuchen und Sahne. Die Katze hat leider die Sahne gefressen, die fuer die Kirschen geeignet war. Aber Donnerstags, wann das Einhorn kommt an, stehen alle beide zurueck . Ich...
View ArticleFlintstones, Gardening, US Budget
When I was a child and The Flintstones were on, sometimes I would weary of the story line.I loved the rendering of stone age life, was amused by Dino, BamBam and Pebbles, and the bird beak record...
View ArticlePrimo status report
A few people have asked me recently how is Primo.Summary: he is fine, his grasp on leading a full industrious life includes: opening fridges to swipe butter and bacon, attempting to snatch bread from...
View ArticleHard to contemplate or comes to you easily?
I came across a wonderful website today.http://fiverulesforlife.blogspot.com/where people list their personal (not defined or decreed by someone else) top five rules for life.Browsing through my...
View ArticleLeft handed experimentation, making the dominant go quiet for a bit.
A few weeks back I had a left handed day. I needed to give my creative side a bit of a boost. Some thoughts had been colliding in my head but looping. They weren't wrong, they just weren't going...
View ArticleCanine House Rules
1) It is not possible to get to the top of the stairs before a Dalmatian. This rule applies whatever house you are in and where ever the Dalmatian might be before starting the ascent. The Dalmatian...
View ArticleThis is NOT about Primo at all.
Primo is not sure he likes Robert Redford yet. He was very interested as I approached Mr R and he gave him a good sniff. Mistletoe has met Mr R before and was prepared a long time ago. Squidgey...
View ArticleWhipLEASH experimentation
The Hound excited by his play with his friend the Ridgeback decided to leap over the ditch.However I was not ready and still climbing under the fence, the lead was inadequately around my hand. He...
View ArticleMy top 5
A few of posts back I shared a link with a site where people post their top 5 rules for life. In the intervening weeks I've given this some thought off and on, as I work through another set of small...
View ArticleLooking in the wrong place?
Watching the dog running earlier this summer from a distance I could sense something was not right. He was lame. As I got closer I looked at his legs as he moved along. He was quite happy, there was...
View ArticleSpeaking of death
It is a dark time of year. And we have festivals that bring us light along with crimson red poppies against black to remember. It starts with the ghosties and ghoulies. The saints attempt to appear but...
View ArticleUnexpected arrival
Last week out walking with the hound late, we were enjoying the stars. The fields are a bit damp at the moment, the frosts haven't hit hard enough long enough, to make night walking pleasurable. So we...
View ArticleAssimilation - resistance is futile
Blue Boy is staying. ( touch wood so far) I have plugged myself into the Cat Lady Network and the Vet has checked for a chip. His details have been advertised in the local paper. This has resulted in...
View ArticleTo learn is to love
Yesterday someone mentioned that a book had been written ( it was a sensible book apparently so a bit of me had sunk already) that broke down which musical instrument a child should learn based on...
View Articlegraciousness and gratitude -- how do you score?
These two people are hard to find in the world. Which two? The one who is first to do a kindness, andThe one who is grateful and thankful for any kindness done.Anguttara Nikāya 2.118I think...
View ArticleBats
Twilight is such a great time to go out walking with the dog, stuff is happening in the hedgerows, you hear scuffling noises and the snap of twigs. The moon is up. There was a tease of a crescent and...
View ArticleWhat does absence tell you?
Writing is one of those words that has the capacity to trip people up. It can generate questions.What do you mean you are writing? as if writing doesn't count.What are your writing? - as if you have...
View ArticleHaiku for Squidgey
She was the smallestTwo magpies lament her lossSleeps under PansiesUnder cherry treesShe raised her face to the sunEmbraced by shadowMaking her way homeShe just Stopped and went awayWith magpies we...
View ArticleI know my place
The Ocelots have changed and the Hound of the House has Spots, lots of spots. Out numbered, I live with quadrupeds.In a house of females and felines, my Hound's male doggy exuberance brings a...
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