nature
Q is for… Quietude
Mungo didn't make much noise - it's true that he did bark occasionally - but nothing like Winnie (who seems to bark for the sheer joy of it!). I
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P is for… Presence
It's been two weeks since we lost our sweet boy, Mungo, and the pain of his passing is being much helped by the presence of our three little girlies -
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M is for… Mabon – Celebrating the Autumn Equinox
Autumn has very definitely arrived, with the advent of mist, rain and cooler air after the heat of this summer... and as the air turns crisp and the leaves begin
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D is for… Darkness… and Dawn
It's Yule - in the pre-dawn on the eve of the Winter Solstice. We are in what my late mother-in-law used to refer to as "the dark days before
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Dogs will be Dogs…
So Luna caught a mole yesterday evening... I've no idea where she found it, as there are no evident mole hills in the garden, but she was exceptionally pleased with
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The Magic of Discovery
It's just over three weeks since little Luna joined us, and we can't believe how easily she has just taken everything in her stride... Nothing seems to faze her, and
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Teachings of Dog: No 29 – The Journey is the Destination
I am fascinated by the different approaches that the dogs have to their walks. Theo is excited by everything – and if something excited him on the previous walk, then
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The Teachings of Dog – No 24: Why we believe weird stuff
One of Daisy's self-imposed missions in life is to chase visiting birds from her premises. In our garden, she has plenty of opportunity to indulge this desire as it is the haunt
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