A Grateful Young Lady

Liquorice watched with little interest as I had backed the car from the garage and parked it on the concrete apron in front of the garage and breezeway of our home. When she sees me do that she knows that I will soon be leaving with my parents. It also means that we...

Liquorice Gets Trapped

There was a knock at the front door this afternoon following lunch. It was a pair of young ladies from the Jehovah’s Witnesses bringing around their Watchtower magazine. They bring one around each month or so however today the junior one of the pair was a...

Auntie Liquorice

Rosie came to visit with her Auntie Liquorice last week-end. Rosie is a nine and a half week old Golden Retriever puppy belonging to my Nephew and his wife. Rosie warmed to Liquorice straight away on this their second meeting. She was no longer unsure of my black...

Our Special Day

It has been many years since either my parents or I have celebrated our birthdays. Just a reminder that another year has slipped by. However Liquorice’s youthful enjoyment of her monthly birthdays give us much pleasure. It’s silly I know but a full year is...

A Walk On The Wild Side

Liquorice, who has her eighth (monthly) birthday tomorrow, and I set out on our morning walk and were surprised to find a nice box of chocolates resting on the gatepost. With it was a note from one of the neighbors thanking me for a recent good deed. Since it was dry...