Wednesday 14th Dec: sadly a weary old Bob took his final road trip. He was gentle, uncomplaining and stoic to the end. Bobby loved walks, he loved his Nan and all his humans. He loved his green dino, drinking from muddy puddles, sleeping on sofas or sleeping anywhere really. He came to love the car... Continue Reading →
For my pet loving friends…
This made me laugh out loud, I loved point 4 and the final sentence the best. Dear Dogs and Cats, The dishes with the paw print are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Please note that placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and... Continue Reading →
For my dog loving friends – two of my favourite dog presentations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY This is especially for Edwina and for Simon both enduring horrendous chemotherapy regimes. I would have put it on FB but I can't work out how to load these kind of files on there. Just a little dog happiness to keep you going... DogsAndPeople You may also enjoy 'Bob the Dog does theology again'... Continue Reading →
When your body betrays your mind (or ‘lessons on life’ from Bob the Dog)
We are all told these days that we should be 'listening to our bodies' and what is usually meant by that is that we should become aware of the signals our bodies give us when we are under stress or over tired. The idea is that when you are not giving a voice to how you are... Continue Reading →
Help! There’s a Monkey at My Keyboard (and it’s me)
It only took 2 days for the 'New Phone Nightmare' to turn me into a very angry, teeth gnashing, chest-thumbing 'monkey'! The phone isn't the nightmare part. The nightmare is the gigabyte quantities of new information I am required to master before I can make the most of all the gadgets, widgets and apps that... Continue Reading →
New Collars!
Bobby and I both have shiny new dog-collars!In the previous post, I promised I'd be back with a shiny new collar - so here it is! And as Bobs has featured so often in this blog I felt he also deserved a new collar which he is also very pleased with but, as you can... Continue Reading →
Bob (the dog) does theology… again! (the meaning of communion)
I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but Bobby has (yet again) helped me solve a theological conundrum. I've been thinking about how we know stuff (see previous post Thinking without words) and what I've been wondering about is a phrase from Tom Wright. He says 'love is a way of knowing'? (Tom Wright Suprised by Hope 'Love is the deepest mode of knowing'... Continue Reading →
Is it possible to think without words?
I'm back at college... more long words: epistemological, ontological and eschatological (loosely translated 'how did we get 'stuff'/what is 'stuff'/what will happen to 'stuff' in the end) I've been wondering whether it's possible to think without words? It must be: children who can't yet speak can still think. Even my dog 'thinks' but how do either... Continue Reading →