Category Archives: we don’t like bright sun

minutiae, or a day in the life of a dog part 3

Posted on March 27, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday (Gosh. Spring really does seem to be happening)   Sunday April 10th 2023   Now, where were we? Oh yes, we had, at last, made it to the car …………………. So, Isis … Continue reading →

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the perfect dog?

Posted on March 5, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday March 5th 2023   When I return to Hollytrees on Saturday morning, I wait in the yard for Isis to be brought out to me. As soon as she gets … Continue reading →

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I don’t want it part 2

Posted on February 9, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Thursday February 9th 2023   We may recall that Isis, who  was very underweight when rescued from the streets, gobbled up her kibbles with great gusto. A bag of them came … Continue reading →

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rain and floof, rain and floof

Posted on November 20, 2022 by patinkingsheath

A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday November 20th 2022   The first part of the week is consistently* wet; consequently, Isis chooses pavement walks on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We take a different route each day, so there … Continue reading →

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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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