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just praying for rain

Posted on February 4, 2024 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday February 4th 2024   Praying for rain? Not quite, but hoping big time. On Monday we have an emergency. Human goes for her annual eye-test; she’s very apprehensive as there … Continue reading →

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four muddy feet

Posted on January 28, 2024 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday January 28th 2024     Because it has become virtually impossible to find anywhere mud free to take Isis, it is often necessary to clean her feet. Now Isis, of … Continue reading →

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lest we forget ……..

Posted on November 13, 2023 by patinkingsheath

     A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday November 12th 2023   No sooner does Isis (nearly always) forget to skiddadle over the kitchen floor where, weeks ago, a splosh of water had made a small slippery patch, … Continue reading →

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habits!

Posted on October 1, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday October 1st 2023   Most animals, including humans, need routines. This makes sense, of course, since  routines, tried and trusted as they are, generally equal safety. Isis, I guess because … Continue reading →

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Isis the magnificent

Posted on August 27, 2023 by patinkingsheath

      A post should appear every Sunday   Sunday August 27th 2023   Please excuse the very basic level of communication here, but feeding and cleaning up after Isis are tasks I need to be sure I can … Continue reading →

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minutiae or a day in the life of a dog part 5

Posted on April 24, 2023 by patinkingsheath

    Well, this is sooooo embarerssing for a dog. You won’t beleeve why hewman is blogging today instead of yesterday. She had her ortum covid booster vaxinashun on Saterday and she sleeped neely all of yesterday like sheed been … Continue reading →

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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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we’re coming round

Posted on September 12, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    A post should appear each Sunday!   Sunday September 12th 2021   I ring Fivelands as soon as the practice opens on Friday, and when I explain poor Isis’s predicament, we are offered an appointment at 2.30 that … 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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here, there and everywhere 3

Posted on April 4, 2021 by patinkingsheath

    Posting day: Sunday, and, sometimes, maybe, extra bits in between.   Sunday April 4th 2021   As Isis and I walk in Holders Lane, it’s as though someone has fired the starting pistol for the spring race. Buds … Continue reading →

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