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The Wife

Married in 1992, Sandra is the island of sanity in my world. She has a tolerance towards me that is beyond belief. Happily she enjoys the use of technology but …

A Dry January

Once again I am having a ‘dry’ January i.e. a month off the booze. This will the 25th consecutive year that I have done this, so it is very much …

Remembering Orla

Always a sad day as we remember poor little Orla who we lost in 2008. Poor little thing only had a short life, and she was ill for pretty much …

Happy Birthday Oscar

Happy birthday to Oscar, our third rescue cat. Five years old today, he is one large hunk of a loveable cat. Best mates with Moreno since day one, he gets …

Happy Anniversary Moreno

I am not exaggerating when I say that 7 years ago today our lives and the lives of hundreds of stray cats and dogs changed for ever. Of course we …

Happy Birthday Tigra

Happy first birthday to our second rescue Galgo, Tigra. In posting this I have noticed that I haven’t even added details of our first rescue Galgo, Teo. In fact the …

Orla Anniversary

Time does fly! 5 years ago today Sands turned up from a rescue she was helping with little Orla. Brought home, we thought, to die with some dignity and love …

Happy Anniversary Kasper

We have had Kasper one year today. Unfortunately I am not at home to celebrate, although rather ironically I wasn’t at home when he arrived. Found tied up by a …