Here’s to great friendships
Last week we had friends come to stay. Living overseas away from most friends and family, means visits like it are treasured. While modern communications make staying in touch easy, there’s nothing quite like...
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Addis Helps Out
Not long ago I agreed to help with a special fundraising project that would run through National Pet Month. Addis wanted to raise money for my favourite rescue, the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre,...
Where Life Gets Going
Everything is bewildering to dogs when they first leave a puppy farm. All is new in the outside world. While being lifted from the darkness of a breeding shed is good for them, it’s...
Honouring Rufus and Fabio
Last weekend saw the UK’s picturesque Peak District host the 8th Annual Schnauzer Walk. It’s always a great event, kept simple and focussed. A fun gathering of schnauzers, their friends and families with a...
More than Walter Left The Puppy Farm That Day
Walter was born in a Welsh puppy farm. He spent years there. He wasn’t one of the lucky ones. He didn’t get out young. He wasn’t sold into the puppy trade, bought young, loved...
Beware the gillygaupus
I recently completed a writing course with the University of East Anglia. The UEA are world leaders in teaching creative writing, with an alumni featuring literary shining lights such as Rose Tremain, Ian McEwan...
The Thing Is
This week sees two good friends have separate but related experiences. For one, yesterday meant bringing a new dog into her life, and for the other, it meant letting that dog, Lara go. One...
Theft of Words and Ideas Matters
As a writer I’m hyper-aware that ideas and words which I put out into the public realm will be picked up, read and shared. It’s what writers hope will happen and as a writer...
When Three Becomes Two
I’ve just received a message about Merlin, a brave dog who I’ve written about several times since he was first rescued from a terrible breeding farm (read Merlin’s journey here.) Merlin is currently with...