Ray and puppy!

Ray is generally very good at meeting other dogs now. It does not seem that long ago when he was lunging and barking at anything that moved. He was occasionally tolerant of a dog that was very calm, but even that could not be relied upon. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 60a

Frances, my younger sister was “quite different” from Valerie and I. Perhaps it was a 3rd child syndrome (does such a thing exist?), or perhaps she just learned to express herself at a much earlier age, but she was certainly a topic of conversation numerous times in my earlier years! Continue reading →

Nocturnal Habits!

Ray’s nocturnal habits have changed just recently. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 81a

In 1969, we saw Brenda and Les quite regularly. Our evenings generally consisted of listening to their zany takes on life, together with Les’ latest musical creations on his guitar. He also had a great love of The Moody Blues, Paul Simon and many others, and took great delight in playing his records and then talking about the various pieces of music. Continue reading →

Ray – The Book Update 2

In Update 1, I introduced you to the Front Cover. A small thing…. but visually very significant for trying to communicate that “pick me up and read more” message! Continue reading →

A Neighborly Touch?

Ray has very different relationships with the neighbors on each side of us. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 98

With our house contents sold, we moved down to Essex to live with my parents and, very soon after, I was packing my life into two large suitcases and two pieces of hand luggage! Continue reading →

The Wine Shop – update

Our most recent visit to Fortinos to do some routine shopping was expected to be predictable (when will we learn?). Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 97

Having been advised that our application to live in Canada had been approved, we had to make appropriate plans. Continue reading →