The Amazing GSD

Saturday, 27 March 2021, 13:37.Reading time 2 minutes.

I Miss Him So Much! There is something about a German Shepherd that takes hold of your heart and your soul and NEVER lets go. I heard a true story today. Told to someone very close to me by …A man with a house and acres of land out in the countryside who had two […]

Falling To My Knees In The Raspberries

Saturday, 20 March 2021, 14:28.Reading time 1 minute.

We have three long rows of raspberries right by the veg patch. It’s been 3 months minus 5 days since my puppy TSAR left us. I’d not even seen his grave. Today I walked around picking up fallen twigs and branches to light the fire with and finally saw his resting place. Not an elegant […]

A New Use For Slate Roof Tiles?

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 12:35.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’m in the middle of engraving a slate roof tile that we salvaged from the stable restoration. It’s lasted almost 200 years already. Hopefully it will last many more :o)

Beautiful SoulMate

Monday, 25 January 2021, 13:23.Reading time 1 minute.

My beautiful soulmate. My gorgeous pal and companion died in my arms this morning. It was not a “natural” death but the kindest of all cruelties. Even the very young Eastern European Vet, who came to help us, shed a tear or two. He kept calling Tsar “my wonderful munchkin.” Les than an hour later […]

Puppy SitRep

Tuesday, 5 January 2021, 14:23.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Good News – We have the “Hot Box” back. Woohooooo! Tsar’s bed is in an alcove right beside the Rayburn and we got a 999kind Emergency Delivery of Oil today. Hot Box warming up. It takes about 4 or 5 hours to heat Cast Iron Rayburns. Tsar is now sleeping peacefully in his bed with […]

SWANKY : I Have Gone RIGHT OFF The Hamster

Sunday, 29 November 2020, 13:48.Reading time 1 minute.

And his swanky new AL -YOU -MIN -EEE- UM Defender ! Our smelly, many years old, rickety, but GLORIOUS Defender (R.I.P.) was a laugh a minute. Especially when you hit 50mph. We used to take Tsar Dog on “walks” in it too. Well, we’d drive him around the local countryside for an hour or so. […]

BABES

Thursday, 15 October 2020, 17:04.Reading time 1 minute.

For some unfathomable reason, for the past few weeks, I’ve been calling Tsar BABES. Bless his doggie heart. He is now 12 years old and ….. So I regularly hug him and kiss him and call him (see title above) I think I’ve confused him a bit. My name is Tsar. Who the fluff is […]

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