Category Archives: Pets

Serendipity And The Bunny That Nobody Wanted

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

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 →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Pets, Weekly Pet Challenge, Writing | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Blogging Community, C S Lewis, cats, J R R Tolkien, Pet Rabbits, Pets, Serendipity, Weekly Pet Share, writing, Writing Community | 95 Comments

Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge Day Four: German Shepherds And Guy The Gorilla

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

One day when I was little, I remember walking with my mother across the road to the mushroom farm to buy goat’s milk for our Siamese cats. This was nothing new, but on this particular day two huge dogs appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Pets, Photo/Story Challenges, Suffolk Tales | Tagged Childhood memories, Dog Bite, Dog Training, Dogs, Five Photo Five Stories Challenge, German Shepherd Dog, Guy The Gorilla, London Zoo, MG Sports Car, Pets, Suffolk | 78 Comments

A Merciful Interview: Bite Size Memoir

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

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 | 119 Comments

The Sad Demise of Charles P. Snake

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

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 →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Family Life, Pets | Tagged African Land Snail, Asperger's Syndrome, Corn Snake, Exotic Pets, Family Life, Ghost Corn Snake, Loss of a Pet, Pet Ownership, Pet Rats, Pets, Supernatural | 73 Comments

Alas, Poor Eric, I knew Him Well

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

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 | 26 Comments

No More Puppy & Kitten Farming

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

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 →