Monthly Archives: August 2009

Spider alert

What you don’t want to see when you’re making the bed is a spider running out of the covers. Now I know it is getting colder at night but that is beyond the pale.

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The mind

The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n John Milton

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Bolt

Saw Bolt – (the wonder dog), recently. Do follow the link, it is worth it just to see the expression in the dog’s eyes. Excellent Disney animation. Even better – look at the youtube trailer. You need to a flashplayer … Continue reading

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A new form of entertainment

Ensuring that Misty does not go rushing out into the garden barking furiously has become quite a pantomime. It involves much soft-spoken entreaties of “Quietly” and “Gently” and stroking of raised hackles. It is becoming reasonably successful, but it takes … Continue reading

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Treat of the week

A nice bowl of soup and chunks of newly made bread. Parsnip and apple actually.

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Quantum physics

It isn’t often that a novel sends you rushing to the web to look up Quantum physics – but such is the power of Danny Scheinmann’s Random Acts of Heroic Love that you can’t help it. At least I can’t. … Continue reading

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A wonderful life

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Especially for today

Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, … Continue reading

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Dry day

It’s a dry day in Dalamory. Quick: take dog for a walk, fill the bird feeders, stop faffing on about why you didn’t do the washing and hope someone feels like cutting the grass soon. Oh yes – and enjoy … Continue reading

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Haircut

The highlight of yesterday was comparing notes with the spouse on what actually happened on the Wedding Day. It is amazing how different they were. Don’t think either of us would do very well as police witnesses to a crime. … Continue reading

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