Category Archives: patience is a virtue.

2023 and me

Posted on January 8, 2024 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Monday January 8th 2024   Isis continues …………….   By the time that July comes round, I don’t know whether I’m coming or going. I don’t want to be left again, … Continue reading →

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the strength of a podengo ……..

Posted on December 11, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday – sorry it’s a day late this week. We’ll put this down to unforeseen circumstances!   Monday December 11th 2023   I am immeresed in a strange dream. After a successful interview, … Continue reading →

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lest we forget ……..

Posted on November 13, 2023 by patinkingsheath

     A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday November 12th 2023   No sooner does Isis (nearly always) forget to skiddadle over the kitchen floor where, weeks ago, a splosh of water had made a small slippery patch, … Continue reading →

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what Isis MIGHT have said

Posted on October 23, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Monday October 23rd 2023             Well, the trouble all began with a harness for Isis. You always blame me for everything. I’m not blaming you for … Continue reading →

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it comes to us all ……….

Posted on October 8, 2023 by patinkingsheath

      A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday October 8th 2023   Isis has decided that she’ll no longer bother with seasonal fashion changes; instead, she’ll concentrate on building up a squidgy, very dense, inpenetrably fluffy undercoat, … Continue reading →

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habits!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday October 1st 2023   Most animals, including humans, need routines. This makes sense, of course, since  routines, tried and trusted as they are, generally equal safety. Isis, I guess because … Continue reading →

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so what is it Isis?

Posted on July 23, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday July 23rd 2023   From Sunday to Thursday, I continue to take Isis to walk in Kings Heath Park. She is still not keen to linger, but, as usual, is … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 16, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday July 16 2023   This week we stick to Kings Heath Park, hoping that Isis will be happier with what is familiar to her; the weather this week though, couldn’t … Continue reading →

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so on we plod – or not

Posted on July 10, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday July 9th 2023   On Monday Isis is still reluctant to walk. On Tuesday we meet up with Bev and Nancy in Holders Lane car park. Bev, who has been … Continue reading →

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soon I’ll be balled part 2

Posted on June 25, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday 25th June  2023   Isis: Bee leave me it reely was too much for a dog. But, horrer of horrers, it just goes on and on and on. Human: Every … Continue reading →

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