Author Archives: patinkingsheath

who’d be a dog?

Posted on August 24, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday August 24th 2016   Well, this week I have a rotten time. Sunday begins well with a nice long lie-in. At about ten o’clock Human … Continue reading →

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lost and found

Posted on August 21, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday August 21st 2016   Well, it all begins on Friday with a lovely lady in the park. She is tall, black and graceful, a  greyhound … Continue reading →

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something’s not quite right in the garden

Posted on August 17, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday August 17th 2016   A day or two after her ecstatic prance around the lawn sprinkler, Isis has a very different experience of her garden. … Continue reading →

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back at the dogs’ hotel

Posted on August 14, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday August 14th 2016   It’s less than a month since I went to Wales and left little Isis at Ray’s Holly Trees kennels. The staff … Continue reading →

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problems with feet

Posted on August 10, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday August 10th 2016   For several weeks now, Isis has been worrying her front feet. Nibble, nibble, chobble, chobble, lick, lick. On and on and … Continue reading →

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her very own rain flies

Posted on August 7, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday August 7th 2016   B. next door, who is very fond of Isis, watches her through the fence as she buffaloes her way round her … Continue reading →

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swings and roundabouts

Posted on August 3, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday August 3rd 2016   Buying the Doggles for Isis was a very good idea. An even better idea was lining them with black material so … Continue reading →

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Holly Trees Hotel again

Posted on July 31, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday July 31st 2016   While I am in Wales, little Isis spends five days at Holly Trees, Ray Deddicoat’s kennels/rescue centre. On Tuesday morning, as … Continue reading →

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dogs, cats and spiders

Posted on July 27, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday July 27th 2016   Polymath reads my post about May’s visit and complains about my attitude. “Poor Isis”, she opines, “cowering at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Harriet

Posted on July 25, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Monday July 25th   I’m sure that Harriet has already read yesterday’s post and see that others have too. Please accept my apology for the erratically spaced, poorly presented and error filled version you read. I have now … Continue reading →

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