Ray Barker?

Within a relatively short time of Ray moving in with us, we could have called him Ray Barker. In fact we called him Ray Anatolian because, apart from sounding quite aristocratic, we believed at the time that he was part Anatolian Shepherd. Continue reading →

Ray? Go figure!

Our back garden is approximately 50% grass and 50% shrubs and trees in a typical layout of the grass being the middle area, and shrubs and trees in the perimeter areas. The shrubs and trees areas have concrete slab pathways through them which were based on Ray’s habits when he first moved in*. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 37 (Late 1950’s – King’s School)

The trip back to England from Jersey was a little more interesting as the sea was quite rough. The ship’s crew had roped off the access to the bow as waves were breaking over it, and the ship was rolling very badly. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 36 (Late 1950’s – Channel Isles)

In 1959 we had our first holiday out of England. We were going to go to Jersey in the Channel Islands which was really exciting for me because of my interest in ships. Continue reading →

Creature of Habit!

Dogs are “creatures of habit” but then, aren’t we all? Continue reading →

Ray! Jump … Sit!

The photograph below has nothing to with this Post, except to emphasize that when Ray hears “Ray! Jump …………. Sit”, this is what happens!

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Dear Diary – Page 35 (Late 1950’s – Grammar School)

In the late 1950’s, television was becoming a standard fixture in most homes with the result that people did not need to go to the theatre to be entertained. Continue reading →

Dear Diary – Page 34 (Late 1950’s – More Music)

My interest in music was now well under way and so complimentary tickets to see solo artists and groups at the Embassy Theatre were of great interest. I can remember seeing The Small Faces performing there and loved it! Rod Stewart may well have been with them at that time? Continue reading →