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it’s Gotcha day!

Posted on August 28, 2022 by patinkingsheath

  A post should appear every Sunday.   Saturday August 27th 2022 But it’s not Sunday until tomorrow!                       Ah, but it’s a very special day today    ……….   HAPPY  … Continue reading →

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HAPPY GOTCHA DAY MY ISIS

Posted on September 2, 2018 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday September 2nd 2018   Isis’s gotcha day is August 27th 2014. Below is a photo of her taken when she arrived at Aeza cat … Continue reading →

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things that go grrrrrrrrrrarghgrrrrrrrrrrah in the night

Posted on June 24, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.   First, I apologise to any poor soul who attempted to read Monday’s post during the first half hour it was put up. The paragraphs were in the wrong order and there … Continue reading →

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that plant stole my tripe stick

Posted on September 19, 2014 by patinkingsheath

Isis likes to devour nibble a nice smelly tripe stick on the fast disappearing lawn. Even Isis can’t swallow such a large treat in one go and is forced to put the stick down in order to eat the bit … Continue reading →

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twirling again

Posted on September 14, 2014 by patinkingsheath

The polymath has done more research. She has read that ‘circling’ is common in deaf/blind dogs and may be the dog’s way of re-orientating him/herself by gathering as much sensory information as possible from all directions. Hmmm. Possible. Jo and … Continue reading →

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neighbours and sardines

Posted on August 28, 2014 by patinkingsheath

August 28th No ‘accidents’. Still clean in the house. Unbelievable. But another day of spinning and weaving, sniffing and circling. My neighbour watching her from a bedroom window is very anxious, believing that a dog who spends her day circling … Continue reading →

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Isis Cometh

Posted on August 27, 2014 by patinkingsheath

August 27th Isis comes today. Gulp. The courier phones. Isis will be the last dog delivered. She’ll be here this evening. Keeping busy. Might she trip over this? Could she fall into that? Might this stick into her? She’ll be … Continue reading →

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