Fifty Grades of Thin
I’m not talking about diets here. The subject is hair. It seems the latest trend amongst the fashionista (plus anyone else willing to sell their first child to support the habit) is…wait for...
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The Grandpuppy Has Arrived At Last. And Taken Charge
Meet Mini — a twelve-week-old Newfoundland puppy. At the time of her induction into our Tribe, she was twelve weeks old and weighed in at 13 kg (around 28 lbs). That was a week ago–since then she’s...
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A Dog? Really?
Yes, folks, there will soon be a puppy in my life. I am not really a dog person. Dogs smell, they shed hair everywhere, sniff crotches, and jump up on me. What’s not to like? I hear you ask. What...
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Scat Happens
Well, once again I am hoist with my own petard. Or, put another way, I am foiled by my own plan. I try to remain philosophical on these occasions, but sometimes it’s harder than others. This is one...
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Pet Peeves — Linguistically Speaking
Six years ago I wrote a short piece here about how certain people, and cultural groups, can be characterised by their speech as either verbs or nouns. I thought then that I was a verb. Now I’m not...
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Introducing … Mildred and Maxine!
I’m pleased to introduce my two gorgeous wee bunnies, Mildred and Maxine (AKA: Millie and Maxi). They are Dwarf Netherlands, nine & half weeks old, and adorable. See for yourselves: Mildred and...
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PICKING OUT A NAME
This is worse than naming a baby! Everyone has an opinion — negative — but so far no one has any (interesting) suggestions. You are no doubt wondering what the dickens I am blathering on about. Well,...
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The Time-Suck Diet
Wait! Don’t let the word diet frighten you off. This isn’t about that kind of diet. I’ve already been down that road plenty — most of my life, in fact — and I’m not taking that path again. No, this is...
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Listen Here, Brain…
How do you tell your brain to shut up and go to sleep? Geez, I wish I knew. Mine just keeps on talking by itself into the wee hours, and it keeps me awake. Then, when I need it to be alert and on the...
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Tattoos — An Artful Gift To Posterity?
Never mind the gallery full of beautiful paintings… I’m wondering if I have missed my chance to leave the ultimate piece of artwork to my children on my demise. I’m referring to tattoos, of course. I...
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One Ringy Dingy…
The conversation went something like this: AG: Hello? MM: oh, hi. Sorry I didn’t get to the phone quickly enough…it only rang a couple times.. AG: I hung up on you! MM: oh, that explains why it only...
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Seventeen Chickens
Aah, what can be nicer than waking (before dawn) to the sound of an adolescent rooster yodelling…? Yes, I once again have some chooks. Quite a few, in fact. I can’t really claim them as mine,...
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A Word About…Dog Bonding
I know what some of you are thinking…”So what’s the big deal? You see a dog, you love it, it loves you back.” Well, for some of us it isn’t that straight-forward. We aren’t all dog people. I don’t...
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Fifty Grades of Thin
I’m not talking about diets here. The subject is hair. It seems the latest trend amongst the fashionista (plus anyone else willing to sell their first child to support the habit) is…wait for...
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The Grandpuppy Has Arrived At Last. And Taken Charge
‘ Meet Mini — a twelve-week-old Newfoundland puppy. At the time of her induction into our Tribe, she was twelve weeks old and weighed in at 13 kg (around 28 lbs). That was a week ago–since then she’s...
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A Dog? Really?
Yes, folks, there will soon be a puppy in my life. I am not really a dog person. Dogs smell, they shed hair everywhere, sniff crotches, and jump up on me. What’s not to like? I hear you ask. What...
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(Still) Blowing in the Wind — The Comb-Over
The Meandering Matriarch:It’s been well over four years since I first published this article, and I’m thinking many of you won’t have seen it. It has an important message, which I feel needs to be...
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And the Word Is…
Before I get into the discussion of certain words, I need to offer a bit of context. Why do I need context? Well, I’m not really sure, but it seems appropriate somehow. You see, the correct use of...
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I See Things in Trees
I see things in trees. Sort of like shapes in clouds. Or Rorschach ink blots…but we won’t go there. Anyway, I’m a bit nutty about trees. All sorts of trees. This is the driveway into where I’m...
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You Never Know What Might Pop Up Next…
What next? Life really is crazier than fiction…you can’t make this stuff up. Okay, Robin Williams could, but nobody else that I can think of. For example: a few years ago I was on the Queen Mary 2...
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