We said goodbye to our dear Raffles this morning. It was a difficult decision, striking a balance between too soon and too late, but with hindsight it was not too soon and I would not have wanted to leave it too late. Raffles had had a malignant tumour removed from...
It's been quite a week in Gitaland. Last Tuesday I was asked to be a Trustee of the branch of the charity with which I've volunteered since 2013. This nomination came out of nowhere and I was hugely flattered by it. I'm not sure exactly what I'll bring to the table...
Oh. Some moments, scents, tastes, songs instantly invoke nostalgia, bringing back crystal-sharp memories of a wonderful holiday; or a happy time in your life; or a close friend whom you no longer see for whatever reason. What's the opposite of a nostalgia cue, I...
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We said goodbye to our dear Raffles this morning. It was a difficult decision, striking a balance between too soon and too late, but with hindsight it was not too soon and I would not have wanted to leave it too late. Raffles had had a malignant tumour removed from...
It's been quite a week in Gitaland. Last Tuesday I was asked to be a Trustee of the branch of the charity with which I've volunteered since 2013. This nomination came out of nowhere and I was hugely flattered by it. I'm not sure exactly what I'll bring to the table...
Oh. Some moments, scents, tastes, songs instantly invoke nostalgia, bringing back crystal-sharp memories of a wonderful holiday; or a happy time in your life; or a close friend whom you no longer see for whatever reason. What's the opposite of a nostalgia cue, I...
Oscar's first night with us, almost 15 years ago, was of its time. Totally inexperienced in the language of dog, we left our poor puppy, separated from his parents and litter siblings for the first time, alone downstairs in his crate to cry all night. Actually I have...
We said goodbye to our dear Raffles this morning. It was a difficult decision, striking a balance between too soon and too late, but with hindsight it was not too soon and I would not have wanted to leave it too late. Raffles had had a malignant tumour removed from...
It's been quite a week in Gitaland. Last Tuesday I was asked to be a Trustee of the branch of the charity with which I've volunteered since 2013. This nomination came out of nowhere and I was hugely flattered by it. I'm not sure exactly what I'll bring to the table...
Oh. Some moments, scents, tastes, songs instantly invoke nostalgia, bringing back crystal-sharp memories of a wonderful holiday; or a happy time in your life; or a close friend whom you no longer see for whatever reason. What's the opposite of a nostalgia cue, I...
Oscar's first night with us, almost 15 years ago, was of its time. Totally inexperienced in the language of dog, we left our poor puppy, separated from his parents and litter siblings for the first time, alone downstairs in his crate to cry all night. Actually I have...
I'm delighted to announce that we brought home our new puppy today. Meet Fergus, Gemswin You're In My Heart, who is a flatcoated retriever puppy and 10 weeks old tomorrow. I felt terrible parting him from his litter sister and large extended flatcoat family but it's...
Honestly I was in no hurry to do the puppy thing again. I've had that experience once; it was hard work and I had no desire to repeat it. Besides which, there are countless hundreds of thousands of poor, unwanted, homeless dogs in the world, failed by humans or in...
This week I have had my beloved Oscar put to sleep. I first met him as a five week old puppy who could sit on my hand and he was with us for fourteen and a half years. I have tried not to be too mawkish, because I know it makes people uncomfortable, but his sudden...
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