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Category Archives: Pets
Serendipity And The Bunny That Nobody Wanted
Most of you, I’m sure, have heard the joke about the horse walking into a bar and the bar tender asks: “So why the long face?” But I bet you haven’t heard this one: Three people walk into a store … Continue reading
A Merciful Interview: Bite Size Memoir
Money is on my mind. Not so much because Christmas is fast approaching, but because of my disgust at the way the media whipped us up into a frenzy of Black Friday shopping last week. Watching the news that night, … Continue reading
Posted in Bite Size Memoir, Family Memoirs, Pets
Tagged Bite Size Memoir, Black Friday, Dogs, Family Life, Family Memoirs, hope, Interviews, Mercy, Money, Musings, Pets
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The Sad Demise of Charles P. Snake
We thought we had a poltergeist in our home a few years ago. My aspie daughter (lover of all creatures bright and beautiful and the more unusual the better) had wanted to own a pet snake ever since she was … Continue reading
Alas, Poor Eric, I knew Him Well
Poor Eric the hamster has gone, flown off to Hamster Heaven he has. I didn’t think he looked very good a couple of nights ago, not very lively. Having owned several hamsters over the years, we can always tell when … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood Memories, Family Life, Humour, Pets
Tagged Childhood memories, Eric Sykes, Family Life, Heaven, Humour, Japanese Anime, Japanese Manga, Jurassic Park, Lemmy, Loss of Pet, Motorhead, Pet Hamster, Pet Rat, Pets, Raptor, Rodents, sadness
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No More Puppy & Kitten Farming
Pets, animals, birds of all kinds, you name it. I write about them often as you well know, as a subject very dear and close to my heart. Therefore, if you would just allow me a brief moment to share … Continue reading
Posted in CATalogue, Current Affairs, Pets, Uncategorized
Tagged Animal cruelty, Animal Farming, Campaign, cats, Dogs, kittens, Marc The Vet, Petition, Pets, Puppies
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