Category Archives: twirling

I’m all right, I am

Posted on February 8, 2017 by patinkingsheath

      Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday February 8th 2017   It’s Monday and I’m speaking on the phone to Polymath. “It’s Hairy One’s R.S.P.C.A. appointment this week, isn’t it?” “No”, … Continue reading →

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spinning, spinning

Posted on January 18, 2017 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday January 18th 2017   Well, as we know, Isis continues to spin. Which is all right. Mostly. However fast she spins, she doesn’t appear to … Continue reading →

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a perfect space

Posted on October 16, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday October 16th 2016   When we meet Lola and her person Jo. in Highbury, Jo. tells me about an enclosed space only a few miles … Continue reading →

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let’s play

Posted on September 25, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday September 25th 2016   On car breakdown Sunday, while Isis plays in the shrubbery in Highbury Park and I keep a watchful eye out for … Continue reading →

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I like it here

Posted on September 14, 2016 by patinkingsheath

  Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday September 14th 2016   Isis is thoroughly enjoying her afternoon walks in Highbury Park. So much for a dog to do: twirling, dancing, leaping, snuffling, hunting, … Continue reading →

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gotcha!

Posted on February 21, 2016 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!   Sunday February 21st 2016   Well, thanks to Kerry, Sarah, Bev. and Graham, two possibilities have been seriously reduced: first, Isis wriggling out of her harness … Continue reading →

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blood, feet and tails

Posted on October 7, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    New regular posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, extra ‘news flashes’!   Wednesday October 7th 2015   Isis has a beautiful waterfall of a tail. At this time last year it was much shorter. She had bitten … Continue reading →

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the great stick clearance

Posted on May 15, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Posting days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.   Friday   The lovely, springy leylandii branches are gradually disappearing from her garden. Isis will be less likely to get sticks jammed in her mouth but what will she play … Continue reading →

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another day in the life of a dog

Posted on February 1, 2015 by patinkingsheath

  Sunday I wake her up at eight and she takes me out into the garden. Thinking that she is getting ready to go to the park, I follow her back upstairs. I can’t believe it. She’s back in bed … Continue reading →

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the scents, the scents!

Posted on January 11, 2015 by patinkingsheath

    Sunday The best ever walk in Highbury Park with Hairy One. Hard to believe that only a couple of months ago she did not even want to leave the car, let alone walk in the park. We haven’t … Continue reading →

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