Monthly Archives: August 2014

The last weekend of the summer holiday is the time to try and catch up on all the last-minute things there will not be time for, starting tomorrow… Like a bath for Matilde. She hates getting wet and I hate … Continue reading →

It is nearly the end of the summer holidays and – for once – I shall be glad to get back to work.  With the combination of the awful “neighbours” in the house next door – thank goodness they are … Continue reading →

Unlike the usual August silly season when there is nothing much of importance in the news, this summer we have been saturated with daily horror. The delay in adding a new post to my blog is partly because it seemed … Continue reading →

It has been several weeks since I have tried to get Cristian the farrier to come and trim the donkeys’ hooves. He was very good with them last year and managed to deal with the rood and norty behaviour very … Continue reading →

A short while ago this image appeared on Twitter – posted by with the following caption: “#animalcruelty #animalabuse #Musrabs in Gaza lead donkey to be stoned as a scapegoat for Israel. #savages” The Tweet was posted by @EriSt0crat who helpfully tells … Continue reading →

* Hat tip to Bruvver Eccles for the title, from Twitter last night: It is my normal custom to check the donkeys at the last moment before I retire to bed. I make sure they have enough water for the … Continue reading →

The news is certainly bad.  We all consume news in different ways and particular episodes make their impressions on us. An example that struck me, from the Daily Telegraph 19 July: “Hamas militants sent a donkey laden with explosives on a … Continue reading →