Pets
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RIP Arthur, the best of all the good boys
“Animals are a lot like people, Mrs Simpson. Some of them act badly because they’ve had a hard life or have been mistreated. But, like people, some of them are just jerks” – An elephant expert on The Simpsons This week I have been processing the death of Arthur, dear beloved Vizsla of my friend Read more
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Scarbados: a day trip to Scarborough
The initial plan was to walk to Whitby, until I remembered it’s 20-odd miles and the cats would kill me. So I settled for a day of bimbling around town, looking at buildings and gazing at the sea. Scarborough was the original seaside town, after a 17th century resident discovered the scam of claiming the Read more
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Cats, The Bag Of Nails pub, Bristol
There was a bit of a craze for cat cafes in England a few years ago, the concept borrowed from the home of the laser-focused theme restaurant, Japan. The mania seems to have cooled, and here’s hoping all those cats are still being well looked after and are getting a decent number of treats. The Read more
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Fancy letting me sit on your pet?
I am not sure how many people out there in reading-my-blog land [1] are aware, I do the odd bit of pet-sitting. I am proud of my 100% record of handing over non-dead animals back to their owners. Sad will be the day when I have to invest in an “It has been X days Read more
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