Category Archives: we don’t like bright sun

my exasperating Isis

Posted on September 11, 2022 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear every Sunday. * There may not be a post next Sunday, as I am expecting visitors, and do not yet know when they are arriving. Sunday September 10th 2022 My dear little dog … Continue reading →

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are you enjoying your walk, Isis?

Posted on August 7, 2022 by patinkingsheath

There will be no blog next week (Sunday August 14th) as Isis and I are having a short break. A post should appear every Sunday. Sunday August 7th 2022 We leave the lovely, dirty spaniel … Continue reading →

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our walks: (2) Holders Lane

Posted on June 27, 2022 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear each Sunday! Sunday June 26th 2022 June has been a difficult time for us, as there have been so many flickery days: days when sun and shade have alternated minute by … Continue reading →

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out and about on terra firma

Posted on April 17, 2022 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear each Sunday! Sunday April 17th 2022 At the moment, Isis is part way through her annual undercoat moult. This process never fails to fascinate me. … 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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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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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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haven’t you punished Human enough?

Posted on November 1, 2021 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear each Sunday! Sunday October 31st 2021 Unquestionably, it was a bad idea to subject Isis to a veterinary health check, for her payback does not end with the unsavoury happenings recounted in … Continue reading →

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preparing for a guest

Posted on September 27, 2021 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear each Sunday! Sunday September 26th 2021 Phew! Feels like we’re approaching winding down after several frantic weeks. The ‘frantic’ element is, as always, my fault. It is unreasonable, I discover, to imagine … Continue reading →

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