Busy! Busy! Busy!

With immediate effect, I am not expecting to be doing much in the way of Posts or responding to Comments however, be assured that after about a couple of weeks, things should be back to normal. In the meantime, and with the holiday season approaching very fast, please consider the book lovers/readers on your list Continue reading

A gift of Ray!

It’s that time of year again! We have a large Maple tree in our back garden, which has many leaves to drop!

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Shaken … not stirred?

The subject line could be taken straight out of a James Bond drink mix guide, with “shaken … not stirred” being the final instruction before tasting! How about another recipe…..

Recipe for Disaster! Continue reading

A tough decision!

At Ray’s first medical examination, he was diagnosed with Stage 2 Heartworm. Stage 2 is serious, but did offer a chance for successful treatment. We had a number of options: Continue reading

Ray’s past?

“Who Said I was up for Adoption?” was an interesting book to write because not only was Ray a huge education for me (being my first dog), but also because he impacted me emotionally on a consistent basis, and in many different ways. Continue reading

New Followers!

It has been a while since I welcomed new Followers … so welcome! I have no idea how you found me, but find me you did. I have no idea why you found me, but you must have had a reason. Continue reading

Ray’s story!

It is funny remembering all the hurdles we faced in our early years with him, and thinking about how he is today. The initial 18 months (the time-frame covered in his book) were certainly interesting for me, in that I experienced first hand his “lunge and bark” routine. Shortly after that I was made aware of his “startle response” . I “startled” him, and his “response” was to leave two sets of claw marks down my chest. Continue reading

I don’t like poetry!

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The “real” Ray!

Ray is a lot more “bouncy” of late (I could have never imagined referring to almost 80lbs of dog as “bouncy”!). Continue reading

April 10 – The Interview!

I was recently interviewed by The Authors Show (Scottsdale, Arizona) about my book “Who Said I was up for Adoption?” Continue reading