The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: pets
The Garden: October, Let Me Count The Ways (Plus Bonus Dog Piccies) #garden #october #update
I know, I know but I couldn’t resist this. The lawn is on an uptick. Sure there’s winter looming, alongside another lockdown which will mean perfect weather and lots of gardening, because that’s what nature does when those capricious gods … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, gardening, miscellany, pets
Tagged cats, dog, flowers, garden, lawn, october 2020, tikka
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The World According To Vicky #poem #tortoise
If you live with a tortoise It’s not likely to improve your poise Or lessen any ambient noise. But equally you’ll never cuss Or jump about or make a fuss Living with a tortuss…
The Garden May 2020 #garden #dog
We’re back, now the month is over, to review how the garden has fared over the driest may since prohibition or whatever. The excess rain of February seems a distant memory… Remember these? Well, no more; the top lawn struggles … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies and moths, gardening, miscellany, pets
Tagged dog, elephant hawk moth, garden, moths
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May Garden: A Half Month Report And An Anniversary #garden #springcolour
Yes, it’s been fab, here in South London. Lockdown means lots more time to improve all aspects. I’ve even had the time to follow a short video on how to make a cold frame from an old pallet – we … Continue reading
My first cat – 1st December 1986
Yesterday I was thirty. I’m hungover and have just waved my wife off to the airport. I will be on my own for a month, the longest we’ve been apart in seven years. ‘Come over,’ say friends. ‘We’ve got you … Continue reading
Feline Lives
I write a lot about Dog; it’s natural. He and I are close. Perhaps too close. But Dog is merely the latest in a long line of family pets. Currently we have two twin sister cats: Nutmeg And Tikka. They … Continue reading
Dog hairs and spare rooms: a thought.
One downside to having furry pets is they like to share their coats. From time to time one of us has to pick up the pet hair remover and go attack the carpets where the pets might be found. Which … Continue reading
A Dog? You Want A Dog?
The Le Pard home, circa 2002 comprised four humans of various sizes, sexes and sophistications, two cats, two tortoises, the last survivors of a tropical fish experiment and a dozen whistling cockroaches. In considering the decision-making structure that existed back … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, pets
Tagged Battersea Dogs Home, Blitzen, dog, home, love, memories, pets
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R is for Rabbits #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, family, miscellany, pets
Tagged #atozchallenge, A to Z blogging challenge, family, pets
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