Forgot Something

Liquorice and Keaton have trained me well, for my worthy puppers require that I brush them while they rest lying on their sides. My little darling and the young master are firm believers in that old maxim, “Never stand when you can sit, and never sit when you...

Tale Of Three Biscuits

Brushed the puppers in the breezeway this morning. Keaton lay against the iron-lacework gates. Next to him was Liquorice, putting one of their day beds to good use. I placed the mat next to them on the floor in readiness for their grooming session. The mat makes life...

The Preferred Drop

Liquorice and Keaton have two types of water available to quench their thirst. Since we do not have “city water” my little darlings are offered rainwater collected from the roof. During times of drought this is blended with “city water” trucked...

Sleepy Time Boy

This afternoon, Liquorice was asleep at my feet while I was sitting at the computer. Keaton lay on the vestibule tiles whereupon the young master found his innocent self attacked, set upon by a large pot of Spathiphyllum! Keaton was apparently asleep, dreaming of...

Garlic???

I go through periods when I eat garlic, beautiful flavorsome raw garlic, and many delicious cloves at a sitting. Wonderful stuff! Usually I have it on bread with tomato pepper and salt, which happily, has been my lunch these last few days. Even Liquorice will eat some...