“Telegraph Road”

I guess it was inevitable that after last Saturday, with Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” incredibly accompanied by David Gilmour’s guitar expertise, I would move forward just a few years to 1982. Continue reading →

The photograph (at bottom) was taken in March 2017, but part of it … the furry part …. could easily have represented yesterday!

We were out on our regular “Ray walk”, and he seemed quite disappointed with his normal “treat stops”. Lululemon’s dog biscuit bowl was empty (and the staff were obviously busy), and the bank was closed. Ray, in true Ray fashion, took it upon himself to resolve the problem and took charge of his walk. Continue reading →

“Comfortably Numb”

How could anybody live through the 1970s and 1980s, and not like something by Pink Floyd? Continue reading →

“The Bicycle Adventure”

“The Bicycle Adventure” is another story in the book “The Odessa Chronicles”. What happens when the man-servant discovers an old bicycle at Moonbeam Farm? When did he last ride a bicycle? How much help are a cat, a Jackalope and a Barn Owl? Continue reading →

How smart is Ray?

I am periodically confronted by comments on how smart a dog, cat or other creature is … most of which I do not read, because the majority of them are little more than romantic notions supported with irrational and inconclusive evidence.

What does “smart” mean? Continue reading →