Tag Archives: punch

Daft

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 by TanGental

It was probably 1961. It was cold and if not Christmas Eve then very close. Back then, the attitude towards dogs, at least in our part of north Surrey, perched on the edge of the North Downs’ escarpment was lax … Continue reading →

Posted in dog, family, memories, miscellany | Tagged boxer, dog, family, punch | 29 Comments

That First Time

Posted on Mar 10, 2022 by TanGental

There’s a lot of difficult stuff in the news just now and normally I rise above it. But sometimes, amongst the flippancy and frivolity, there’s different emotion lurking and I was drawn to this piece about my first experiences of … Continue reading →

Posted in death, family, grief | Tagged boxer, death, family, grief, pets, punch | 47 Comments

Punch #dog #memory

Posted on Dec 8, 2020 by TanGental

Funny old world. I was with the Vet and the Pest Controller who were looking at a house they might buy and we passed a dog. A boxer. I’d fallen behind them – for some reason I’d felt the urge … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, anthology, family, memories, miscellany, pets | Tagged boxer, dogs, family, memories, pets, punch | 27 Comments

Punchenello Tillingdown

Posted on Apr 2, 2020 by TanGental

I grew up with dogs. Or rather a dog. The worried mutt above was the son of the family dog when I was born. But Rusty didn’t survive for me to remember her. She was a pedigree boxer and so … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, family, memories, thought piece | Tagged dog, family, punch, thought piece | 51 Comments

Grief that first time

Posted on Mar 6, 2016 by TanGental

Punch and Mum, circa 1960 Sometimes, amongst the flippancy and frivolity, there’s different emotion lurking. Sacha Black offers prompts weekly at Writespiration Punch leading the way out of the box… This week it is Write about a nostalgia that hurts … Continue reading →