Sylvester

Liquorice and I, as is usual these days, went on our early morning walk along our rural roadways. The last couple of days she has been most concerned about a heap of rubbish our neighbor has placed on the roadside ready for the Camden Council’s clean-up day....

Mornings With My Puppy

The times I have shared with Liquorice of an early morning, before the family rises, have meant a great deal to me. It is when I quietly sit in my father’s chair in the breezeway and give my little girl a nurse (not suckle <vbg>) in the breezeway of our...

Foolishness

Today I mowed the back lawn shorter than normal. Usually the mulching attachment on the ride-on mower cuts the clippings up very fine and blows them back into the lawn. This works well however there comes a time when the amount of new and old grass clippings becomes...

Little Fatty

Yesterday we returned with Liquorice to the place of her birth at the “ancestral” home of Planhaven Kennels and the delightful Francis Wilson. I am sure she would not mind her magnificent Newfs receiving primary acknowledgement. It was a lovely autumn day...

Mulberries

Liquorice really enjoys the out of season mulberries our tree has been giving us before Winter sets in. It started as a few tasty berries however the last few days it has yielded modest feasts for my little darling while on our morning and afternoon walks. Even my...

Missing Canine

Liquorice, my Newfoundland puppy (who has her fifth birthday on Monday – she will be all of five months-<vbg>), has a smile that washes away all the troubles and stress that life can bring. Until last night her smiley face has had an added attraction....