a hymn for alcoholics
A hymn for Paddy
To be a Pisshead
Drink, if it is your intent to sleep in the gutter,spend a mint to pickle your brain, become a nutter.
There’s no disfigurement beyond this linamentDeclare your first intent to be a pisshead.
We shall breed whilst supping the mead, addle sensation,making sure our kiddies absorb poor concentration.
They don’t do as [...]
collie and jack russel judo pups
collie and jack russel judo pups!
ooh! Let go you little beast!
Yum! That was a tasty bite. That’ll learn you …
There is a slight snag. Sally has decided that my cabin is her kennel…
yoga for dogs
Doga – yoga for dogs
Sally’s first class with the new age guru (who bears a striking resemblance to a war crimes suspect)
Sally phoned the cops after the class …
Strictly speaking, the top photo was Alexander Technique – rolling the hips gently to one side, neck and backbone relaxed; prior to eating the cardboard.
What a cultured [...]
illustrated fantasy stories
Illustrated fantasy stories
Adventures featuring paintings/images
(remind me if I’ve missed any)
Illustrated fantasy stories of a Jungian type
Fantasy travels
featuring the hermit, his daughter and a dog; and a journey through the Plains of Rubedo
the aliens
Illustrated fantasy stories in Illinois
with blog members included!
Kensington on Trent Frogs AGM
the 3 sisters’ home
Illustrated fantasy stories with interfering [...]
Minerva’s Palace
Minerva’s Palace/Temple at the top of the mountain
Kate/Minerva is crowned as Horace the (ex) hermit and Dog look on. From the story The Hermit’s daughter.
extract:
Dog yapped excitedly, they turned a corner and Horace saw many people coming towards them. In the distance Horace could see a group of modest dwellings arranged around a many steepled [...]
Luna Moth
A Luna Moth hiding amongst the salvia foliage.
A bit out of focus but I’m not a professional photog!
Contemporary Fiction Reviews
Contemporary Fiction Reviews
jeanette winterson – lighthousekeeping
everything is sinister – david llewellyn
Kurt Vonnegut – cats cradle
stone gods – Jeanette Winterson
Molly and the Muslim Stick – David Dabydeen
border collie puppy
Sally the border collie pupNew photos March 2009 young collie photos
aged 8 weeks and one day!
After one day in her new home, she’s remarkably well settled and very good with children – entirely due to her care in the first 8 weeks of her life
More dog/puppy photos
collie and jack russel puppies
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The Hermit is Dazzled
The Hermit is Dazzled
The hermit is dazzled by life in the community. The girl and her dog are not impressed…
The game of dice is gambling, you pudding. Again the dog is unimpressed …
extract:Having settled himself before a huge bowl of “spicy camel, millet, vegetables, fruit and today’s mystery extras” he translated – BOGOOTTS [...]
English Hedgerows roses
Hedgerows with wild roses – Cornwall
Late June 2008
Wild Roses – closeup(and a foxglove)
Wild Roses in the hedgerow
Standing back for a better view!
This was before the recent monsoons – several inches of rain in a week More photos of English hedgerows