Category Archives: walking with Rufus and Nancy

goodbye dear Rufus

Posted on March 14, 2022 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday March 13th 2022   Rufus has not been himself lately: he has been very weary and hasn’t wanted to eat. Some days he has seemed much more like the old … Continue reading →

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out with the old and in with the new?

Posted on January 30, 2022 by patinkingsheath

   A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday January 30th 2022   Over the last two years, Isis has changed quite a lot. Her dislike of sun and bright light both outside and indoors remains, but she has become … Continue reading →

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and where shall we go today, dear?

Posted on December 13, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday December 12th 2021   Now we have a tried and tested portfolio of walks: Kings Heath Park, neighbourhood roads, Highbury Park, Holders Lane, Cannon Hill Park, Clowse Woods, Earlswood Lakes … Continue reading →

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a difficult week

Posted on September 19, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday September 19th 2021   Isis’s skin has been much better this week, and the scratching much reduced. Her skin still looks pinker than normal though, is hot to the touch, … Continue reading →

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you’re a fat girl!

Posted on August 23, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday August 22nd 2021   you have to smile: J. has mobility problems now and can no longer come with us to Highbury on Sundays. Instead, Isis and I visit him. … Continue reading →

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I wanna go HOME!

Posted on July 25, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday July 25th 2021   We have had two weeks of very hot sun. Unheard of. We don’t do very hot sun in Britain. Poor Isis does not fare well. One … Continue reading →

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here, there and everywhere

Posted on March 22, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday March 21st 2021         Photograph by Bev Dakin   This is definitely the highlight of the dog walking week. Bev and I are … Continue reading →

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badgering the wild life

Posted on March 14, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday March 14th 2021   As we have seen, defecting from an overpopulated and churned up Highbury Park presents Isis with a number of very positive new … Continue reading →

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ecstasy!

Posted on March 7, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday March 7th 2021   I can’t tell you what an amazing Monday I had. Not properly, because I’m a dog and it’s too hard for me … Continue reading →

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mud and water, mud and water*

Posted on February 28, 2021 by patinkingsheath

*By the way, this chorus keeps going through my mind as we walk. It can be sung to the tune of ‘Guns and Roses.’   Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday February 21st 2021 … Continue reading →

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