Category Archives: who’d be a human?

collecting Isis

Posted on May 9, 2022 by patinkingsheath

      A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday May 8th 2022   Isis: There’s more about you than about me. Human: We’re a team Isis.   On Wednesday afternoon I take a newly clipped Isis     … Continue reading →

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bright light

Posted on March 28, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday March 27th   Hmmmm. Not the best of weeks. First I lose my new hearing aid in Highbury Park, then my driving glasses disappear into thin air somewhere between the … Continue reading →

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a kiss from Nancy

Posted on March 20, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday March 20th 2022     On Thursday, Isis and I meet up with Bev and Nancy. Bev tells me how poor Rufus became more and more ill as they waited … Continue reading →

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the past revisits us with a vengeance

Posted on February 28, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday February  27th 2022   The night/ early hours barking is fading. She only barks on two nights, and there are only two outbursts each  time. On Monday S. the engineer … Continue reading →

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the old and the new?

Posted on February 20, 2022 by patinkingsheath

     A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday February 20th 2022   ‘So now I’m not only cold and uncomfortable’, I wrote last Sunday, ‘but also b. tired. But more of that next week ………..’   And yes, … Continue reading →

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out with the old and in with the new – or is it? Part 3

Posted on February 13, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday! Sunday February 13th 2022   Isis is a very good little dog. She never destroys things when she is alone, unless I’ve carelessly left a cardboard envelope, folder or box within easy … Continue reading →

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Isis has lovely presents

Posted on January 23, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday January 23rd 2022   You think you know your pet so well, then s/he does something quite unexpected, contrary or apparently inexplicable. I had intended, in my first 2022 post, … Continue reading →

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what the hell’s going on? part 2

Posted on January 17, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday January 16th 2022     Last week I meanly left the story thus: ‘But I know that however weird her behaviour might seem, there are always reasons for what she … Continue reading →

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what IS the matter with Isis?

Posted on December 23, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday but hey! It’s holiday time, so things are a bit different. Isis and her human are taking the next two weekends off, and, hopefully, will be posting again on Sunday January 9th … Continue reading →

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breakthrough

Posted on November 29, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday November 28th 2021   Sadly, stupid Human has accidentally deleted last week’s post, the duck with the orange feet. But now she’s trying very hard to stop gnashing her teeth … Continue reading →

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