Tag Archives: pets

A Dog? You Want A Dog?

Posted on March 1, 2018 by

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 →

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S is for Steam #atozchallenge

Posted on April 22, 2017 by

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 →

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R is for Rabbits #atozchallenge

Posted on April 21, 2017 by

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 →

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So you want a dog, do you?

Posted on February 27, 2016 by

I’ve written recently about interviewing and being interviewed, in connection with a job but the most tortuous interview process I’ve been through involved our first toe-dipping into the world of dog re-homing. The Le Pard home, circa 2002 comprised four … Continue reading →

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Dog tired, I need a cat nap.

Posted on June 16, 2015 by

We had a dog when I was small. A pedigree boxer we called Punch but whose ridiculous kennel club name was Punchenello Tillingdown. He was a beast of a dog with a head the size of an asteroid and crafted … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Cat

Posted on February 7, 2015 by

I was thirty in 1986. End of November. Some of you will remember it, some think of it as ancient history. Turning thirty is a watershed for some but I’ve always been a bit ‘meah’ about these so called important … Continue reading →

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