Author Archives: patinkingsheath

two Welsh vignettes

Posted on January 6, 2015 by patinkingsheath

Wednesday December 31st   Unaware that Daisy the feline fiend is watching her through the banisters a few stairs up, Isis asks with two sharp barks to go out.     Daisy doesn’t care for barking. She  yowls piercingly close … Continue reading →

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Isis comes down

Posted on January 5, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Holiday journal Tuesday December 30th   Isis, unsurprisingly, is very tired and sleeps until I get up at 8.30. Great! She has a good run along the edge of the sea. I introduce her to sea foam and she … Continue reading →

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monster in the kitchen

Posted on January 4, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Holiday journal   Monday December 29th part 2   A satisfied dog returns from the beach and sleeps. That’s better. The trouble begins when we return from our evening walk. There is something very spooky going on in the … Continue reading →

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high as a kite

Posted on January 3, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Holiday journal   Monday December 29th part 1 Isis awakes before seven. Sigh. She needs a pee and is full of nervous energy I need sleep  and am not full of energy, nervous or otherwise. I have a stiff … Continue reading →

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top cat

Posted on January 2, 2015 by patinkingsheath

Holiday journal   Sunday December 28th   A beautiful day. I hang a tea towel inside the back window of the car next to Isis’s bed to shield her from the sun. Fortunately she likes the car. She seems to … Continue reading →

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green magic?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Thursday January 1st: New Year’s Day, and just over four months since Isis came.   HAPPY   NEW   YEAR!   Just before Christmas P gives me a ‘Green’ feeder to try out with Isis. She bought two at Crufts this … Continue reading →

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knickers, photos and a sock

Posted on December 24, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Wednesday On Monday I take Isis into the garden then return upstairs for a shower. I must be clean for the photoshoot. Unfortunately, Isis too returns upstairs. But she does not want a shower. She has other thoughts. On my … Continue reading →

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a canine Billy Bunter

Posted on December 24, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Wednesday   On the way back from Kings Heath Park this morning we stop at Ca.’s front garden to plant her Christmas present: three winter flowering cyclamen. Back home, time for The Plan. As readers will know I have … Continue reading →

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blind….. deaf… really?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Tuesday We have postponed the new feeding regime. Isis had to stay on her own for several hours today and I wouldn’t have been able to supervise her. This morning, off to Newbrook Farm (RSPCA). For the first time … Continue reading →

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insatiable Isis

Posted on December 22, 2014 by patinkingsheath

  Monday As most of you reading this will know, Isis has self-harming rages. The trigger for these is frustration. Frustration occurs when she ‘loses’ bits of her food or treat; when she has to stand still to have her … Continue reading →

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