Show Time!

Today Liquorice, in the company of her family, attended the Championship Show of the Newfoundland Club of New South Wales held at Bill Spilstead Complex for Canine Affairs, Erskine Park just west of Sydney here in Australia. And it seemed an...

Breakfast

I am fed porridge for breakfast each morning! For flavoring it contains some stewed fruit from our trees that has been frozen and now defrosted. This breakfast I willingly share with some members of the local bird population. They have their own metal dog dish in...

Visitors

The area in which we live is a pleasant tranquil rural setting. Most people have a horse or two. Some run a few cows. Across the road a neighbor grazes a few sheep, another has a couple of goats for milk. The lad next door is currently raising two “poddy”...

Swallows

When I walked along the driveway this morning towards our front gate Liquorice paralleled me just below the Jacaranda trees that line our track. As I looked down the slope at my little darling scenting for rabbits or birds or whatever my attention was drawn to a small...

The Fly

Liquorice tries to help us in many practical ways. Like carrying firewood from the shed to the house with me. Mind you I take the heavy “slabs” and logs while Liquorice only carries kindling in her mouth, but it’s the thought that counts. Eventually...