Category Archives: teaching my deaf/blind dog

taking the mickey?

Posted on May 2, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday May 2nd 2021   We are relaxing contentedly on the day bed when suddenly, for no reason discernible to me, Isis wakes up, lifts her head, … Continue reading →

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here and there again

Posted on April 19, 2021 by patinkingsheath

      Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday April 25th 2021   In Britain, April is supposed to be a month of showers, but it’s Friday now and still relentlessly dry and sunny. … Continue reading →

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an unlikely little angel

Posted on December 21, 2020 by patinkingsheath

There will be no post on December 27th or January 3rd. Isis and Human are taking a break.   Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday December 20th 2020             … Continue reading →

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shrieks, barks and lots of food

Posted on October 12, 2020 by patinkingsheath

    Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday October 11th 2020   When Autumn creeps in, it’s too cold for Y, Blitzi and I to spend the evening in the garden,  so we have … Continue reading →

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Isis – you could take her anywhere

Posted on March 24, 2019 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday March 24th 2019   Could you take Isis anywhere? Not quite. But there is a huge, and, I think, substantive, improvement in her doggie … Continue reading →

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Isis dines in

Posted on January 16, 2019 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Wednesday January 16th 2019   It’s a long time since I bewailed the return of Hairy One’s hysterical approach to mealtimes. After she came to live … Continue reading →

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a momentous day

Posted on March 7, 2018 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Wednesday March 7th 2018   It’s Monday. There’s still plenty of snow lying around but a thaw is underway. It’s nice and dull, just as Isis … Continue reading →

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there’s no free lunch

Posted on February 28, 2018 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Wednesday February 28th 2018   Heck it’s cold. Even though Hairy One has two thick coats, I still feel I need to leave the heating on … Continue reading →

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blasted cats!

Posted on January 7, 2018 by patinkingsheath

  Special request: I am preserving anonymity here, so being deliberately vague: I received a lovely pot of 15+ Manuka honey this week from a well wisher, but have lost my e-mail addresses since changing my server. Please could he/she … Continue reading →

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rain, rage, cats and dogs

Posted on December 13, 2017 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’   Wednesday December 13th 2017   Today it’s the antithesis of Christmas card snow scenes. It’s grey from ground to sky. The roads run with thawed snow, … Continue reading →

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