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Missing Fluffy
As the year moves to its end, I really miss Fluffy. He was a wonderful wonderful cat. He loved people and other animals. He was not afraid of anything or anyone. He just loved. He curled up tight next...
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All the best for 2022 to all my readers
Drone photography by @djiofficial_za Thank you so much for reading me, for commenting, for all your suggestions and advice. It has meant particularly much during the last two years of uncertainty. For...
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Working in the sun
Hopefully, by the time you read this we will be on our way to Tenerife. We are due to leave our home at 04.30am! When we went to the travel agent to find out what options there were regarding our trip...
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Photos from Tenerife
At the airport. Triple vaccinated, disinfectant spray at the ready, and all masked up. They have to de-ice planes most of the year in Sweden but on the day we left, there was ‘freezing fog’ where ice...
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More photos from Tenerife
We are staying in Playa de las Américas, which is a purpose-built resort created in the 1960s. Many of the beaches have imported white sand from the Sahara to replace the black volcanic sand and rocks...
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Bookmarks or dogears?
If I have borrowed a book, I always use whatever I have at hand as a bookmark – usually a business card or a receipt – and I try to be as careful as possible with the pages and covers. If it is my own...
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Quad excursions Tenerife
We got back to Sweden at about midnight on Sunday. I felt totally recharged and re-energised. I am not sure if it was the sun and heat that did it, or being able to get away from my 24/7 work from...
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Bits ‘n Bobs
Firstly, I finished The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair, and I really really enjoyed it. I think part of my enjoyment came from the fact that I could not find a bookstore or books anywhere and I...
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What happiness!
I have always been torn by the idea of life after death. I come from a religious family but I stopped believing in heaven as a small child when I was told animals did not go to heaven because they...
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Kind of glad I was not in South Africa the past week
I have written about Tatsuya Tanaka’s daily miniature calendar before, here I was due to be in South Africa with my family right now. To be honest, I am not sure I would have coped with the heat. My...
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Harley at 9 months
Harley is just over nine months old now. He is playful, boisterous and happy. He – unlike Ziggy – retained his big ear whiskers. Which is good because it is soon going to be the only way to...
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I have no keys anymore!
It finally happened. I don’t have a single key anymore. Our entry door, front door, laundry room, recycling room, guest apartment, party venue and my company office all now have electronic tags. No...
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Saying goodbye to a beloved pet
One of the saddest things about life is that most pets don’t live as long as we do. But the best thing is that we can offer them a peaceful end when the suffering becomes too much. That is the...
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I would love Fluffy to be on a postage stamp!
The Swedish postal service has previously had a series of stamps featuring real-life pets. The first series, in 2020, was dogs. They have now announced a similar series of stamps, this time featuring...
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How has your health been during the Covid-19 pandemic?
The last normalcy I felt was at the end of February 2020 when my husband and I spent a weekend in Dublin to celebrate his birthday. We travelled freely from Dublin to Belfast, and life was normal. We...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Rest in Peace Betty White These were in our local supermarket today
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Corona savings
Sweden dropped all coronavirus-related restrictions on February 9th. Since then things are moving back to normal. I am still working primarily at home because many of my group lessons are arranged...
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Light in the darkness
The photo above – taken in Ukraine – is heartbreaken. You can see displacement, exhaustion, despair, and yet the animal is included in their flight. It is hard to see a photo like this and not feel...
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Patron Saint of Cats, St Gertrude of Nivelles, has her feast day today
Read more here My Catholic confirmation name is Frances, after St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals. And more about Catholic confirmation names: SaveSave
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My new daily routine
I save my back by using small handbags I have created a new habit for the days I work from home. I take a walk at lunchtime and stop for a coffee at the nearest coffee shop. This costs money of course,...
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