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Maggie and the Big Black Dog
In my own home! I kid you not. Now that cannot be right, can it? I should begin at the beginning though… It was a quiet day, I had no idea what was about to happen. A car drew up and I went to the window expectantly. Horror of horrors! Out of the car stepped the biggest, blackest dog, you have ever seen! Charlie ran out, heedless of danger, to greet this devilish creature who was accompanied by a smaller version not to mention a lady I have met before somewhere… ‘Where’s Maggie?’ I heard this lady ask as she came into the hall. I was trying not to be…
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Maggie and the Big Friendly Bear – Part Two
For several days (or is it weeks?) I have avoided the wood in the only way I know how. I sit, I stare at the Boss, she tries to cajole me along, if she goes too far and threatens to drag me, as she has done when I am about to eat something I shouldn’t, I dig my paws in and strain backwards meaning that she gives up for fear of strangling me or injuring herself. Look on Instagram, there are reels and reels of Golden Retrievers doing just this. Were I able to talk on these occasions I would tell her that there is a strange scent in the…
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Maggie and the Big Friendly Bear. (Friendly? I didn’t say that)
Part one. At long last, I have been granted permission to tell my tale. I should say that my paws do not allow me to type very quickly nor accurately, for that matter. Hence, the need to wait for the Boss’s assistance as I relate my story. Apparently, she is well practised at this job. She resigns herself to reliving my escapades from time to time, however traumatic she finds it. It seems she has had more important things to write about of late, but what could be more important than my latest escapade? Humour me! It all started a short time ago, just before my first birthday I believe.…
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Oh Maggie!..
Huh? I don’t know what all the fuss is about. Just fancied curling up with something that belongs to the Boss. I really didn’t mean to chew the bobble off that hat. Honestly, humans! This human has lots of other hats and look, she’s smiling in spite of telling me off. What’s a little bit of chewing after all? I do admit that I surprise myself sometimes with my ingenuity. I surprise the Boss and the other humans too. Take last week for instance: I was woken rather rudely by someone coming down the stairs when it was still dark. Apparently, that is the norm now. Anyway, the said someone,…
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Maggie’s first Big Adventure
Hi, Maggie here on the keyboard for the very first time! I just had to tell you about my first big adventure. It began on the morning not long long after I had arrived. I thought I was safe from ever going outside that front door, unless carried. We had been to the place where they prod and poke you and then try to distract you while they prick you with something sharp. ‘She can go out in a week’, the Vet said. The Boss carried me back to the car and I was ushered back into the house. That, I thought, was that. Here I would stay with Charlie.…
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The Arrival of Maggie
Well, Charlie Brown here again…and there is so much to report! My life has changed. I am no longer the only dog in the house. ‘The Puppy’ has arrived. She appeared in our midst, a couple of weeks ago actually. They are calling her ‘Maggie’ and she is just a smaller version of old Flossie. It has taken me this long to get over the shock, I can tell you. At first she didn’t do very much, sort of hung around the patio or slept in her pen, emerging for food and cuddles and necessary trips to the garden before curling up and falling asleep again. I was pleasantly surprised.…
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The Value of Turnips
A few years ago, in 2013 to be precise, I created a tale about turnips and money. I came across it again recently and thought it deserved a re-post. I should say that Abi-Eshu, who is the protagonist in this story, is a fictional character from Ancient Mesopotamia, circa 3500BC. (Not to be confused with Abi-Eshuh, the 8th king of the 1st Dynasty of Babylon who reigned for 28 years from c. 1648–1620 BC or 1711–1684 BC) Abi-Eshu bears no relation to any living person – or does he? Do read on! A friend of mine came back from a London seminar this week, with some startling facts and figures.…
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A Rumbling in the Jungle…
Good afternoon, Charlie Brown here, after rather a long hiatus… Listen – there is a rumbling in the jungle! I have overheard the Boss talking in excited tones about – a puppy?! If what I have heard is true, my position as Top Dog could soon be challenged. I can’t say I’d mind too much. You see, since my foster Mum, Flossie, left us, I have had to fend for myself. (Violins optional) I kid you not, remembering to ask to go out to ‘perform’ has been a trial for me. Since I was a tiny pup, I have not had to ask for anything. Flossie saw to that. She’d…
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A nice Cup of Tea…
The recent controversial news from America regarding salt in tea, using a kettle versus microwaving (eek! What?!) I thought as a Brit, I’d pen a few key points that make tea the number one drink for all occasions using a kettle (in my opinion – as a Brit, I am not pushy LOL!) My thoughts when: 1. A friend pops in feeling glum me. I’ll pop the kettle on, sit down and relax for a bit 2. A stressful situation is getting out of hand… me. Calm down, have a nice cup of tea 3. I really don’t know what do next… me. Have a cup of tea, it’ll help…
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The last word…
From up in Heaven I look down on you. I run, I play and I watch you. From up in Heaven I see you cry and I bark to let you know I am here. You hear me. As I watch you scroll those photographs you keep on your phone of our adventures, I know what I must do. I show you the rainbow over which I have travelled and as I see you look up and stare at it in amazement, I know you understand. Your best ‘four-legged’ friend, Flossie 🐾 🐾
