Tag: pets

  • Lessons from an Ornery Old Blind Man…

    Life Lessons from a Blind Old Dog… I’m sitting here with Heff, the ornery old blind man himself. Fifteen years on this earth, and he’s still teaching me things I never thought I’d learn. You see, Heff wasn’t always like this. Back in the day, he was my shadow, following me everywhere, full of attitude…

  • 🐾Megín…

    This week, a fresh paw-print appeared on the Spirit Sofa. Everyone, please welcome Megín, chocolate Labrador, loyal companion, beer thief, and lifelong lover of boat rides. She’s reporting in from the other side, tail thumping and nose twitching, with a message (and possibly a half-drunk bottle of beer) for those of us still paddling through…

  • Episode 71 -The Spy Who Loved WiFi…

    The Spy Who Loved WiFi (And Left Me for Dead)… There’s a special place in hell for people who take advantage of dementia patients. And an even darker corner for sisters like Fanny McFox, who see it as an opportunity to install a 24/7 surveillance system in your dying father’s room while you survive on…

  • Legacy in Fur and Fury: Heff…

    Tonight, I’m sitting here with Heff. Heff is my late mother’s dog. He is now blind, diabetic and, let’s be honest, an honorary bastard of the highest order. A story in himself. He’s the kind of creature who, if he could talk, would tell you to get your hands off him, turn off the light…

  • Episode 34 – Because Who Needs an Alarm System?

    Because Who Needs an Alarm System When You’ve Got an Old Dog and a False Sense of Security?? You know what’s fun? Living alone in the middle of nowhere as a single woman with a geriatric dog and thinking you have a working alarm system, only to find out it was cancelled behind your back.…