It’s a dog’s life, and a flaming well good one too. Dogs have long been a family fixture but these days they rival their owners in terms of comfort and care. Our canine chums have their own swimming baths, grooming salons and...
Read MoreEllie has asthma. I know when it’s getting bad because her body is racked with coughing and every breath is an effort. She’ll allow me to comfort her but the only real help is medication. She’s shy, too. When...
Read MoreOnly in what I choose to call ‘middle age’– with the implicit intention to live to at least 114 – did I become a dog owner. It was a project that must have been quietly gnawing away at me, so to speak, for more than 50 years,...
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In my last house, I did my utmost to green a tiny space. Like many northern terraces, the outside...
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