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Alison

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    Sol, animals of all kinds, dog rescue, beekeeping, horse riding, bridge, gardening, country pursuits, reading, travel, eating, family and friends

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  1. I think of you every day Melv, and the memories are such happy ones. Today is a sad anniversary though. Me and Sol picked some of your favourite wild herbs from one of your favourite places and have put them in a vase next to your casket. I still love you so much
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    Bum Wibble

    Nope, nothing sinister about the lumps! Focal adnexal dysplasia according to the test results and nothing to worry about. The vet is delighted with Sol's recovery - not half as much as I am though! I had a eureka moment last night and thought of a good use for the lampshade collar which he hasn't needed to wear. I took it out with us on our morning walk to see if the idea would work. He's so used to being my muse that he insisted on donning it for a photo! Unworn for 10 days but the minute the camera comes out and he discovers that it isn't focused on him................ I was actually experimenting to try and find a way of stopping flower petals blowing in the breeze without excluding light. I have to bow to Sol's superior knowledge (yet again) and agree that he looks far more beautiful than the rose I was trying to capture Thanks again to everyone for thinking about us both
  3. The Bolter. A fascinating insight into the social mores of that place and time. Best if you read this one first IMHO - really adds something and places it in context
  4. A perfect reply indeed Theresa, thank you I've given up any ideas of independence re. the Ipod suggestion mind you, just easier to bow to the greater Ginga knowledge and resign myself We're "being" the Andrews Sisters tonight (mostly Rum and Coca Cola but some Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy too - trying out a new routine that Sol fancied) so harmonious artistic relations are restored
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    Bum Wibble

    Tomorrow is D-Day for stitch removal and pronouncement of test results on the lumps. They went off to the laboratory the day after Sol had his op and as I've heard nothing from the vet, I'm presuming (hoping with all my heart) that this indicates that there's nothing sinister about them. Our Reiki friends here have been sending healing and our non-Reiki friends have posted such kind and positive messages which I'm certain have made all the difference Sol has breezed through his recovery, even after his course of painkillers stopped at the weekend, and I've felt very optimistic and relaxed about things. My customary default would be panic so desperate that I'd need scraping off the ceiling! He had the last of his antibiotics on Tuesday and the wounds look so healthy and clean - definitely no local infection. He's well in himself in every way so I've no reason to suspect that he has a temperature or anything which might indicate internal infection. He's such a good lad I explained why it was vital that he didn't lick his stitches and he understood completely. As a consequence, he hasn't had to wear the lampshade collar at all apart from the first night and the morning after. I'm relieved as I was worried that it might chafe the wound on his neck. On the other hand, I did have plans to decorate it in style......... I also explained the restricted exercise business to him and he's not only understood that too but seems to have positively enjoyed it. Instead of belting around after squirrels in the fields, we've been like Darby and Joan pottering through the village and catching up on all the gossip. Will update tomorrow, and thanks again to everyone for thinking about us
  6. Don't want to start a new thread, but could any muso Fugees offer advice please? Input from Ange's hubby (for one) would be greatly appreciated Sol and I are currently at loggerheads over a busking tune issue. He's a purist and thinks that it should be played in 3/4 time. I think that 4/4 time would be better received by the public (the pattern of Sol's dance and the rhythm of the music are somehow both easier on the eye and ear in my opinion). His counter argument is that he finds it easier to perform/dance in three quarter. However he's happy to dance to other 4/4 stuff and does so perfectly which leads me to suspect he might just be being stubborn The tune in question is "Blue Moon of Kentucky". Any advice welcome
  7. PMd you Sarah but forgot to mention that it might well be worth asking for Reiki in the health thread here
  8. Sorry, I've been a little out of touch here for a while but I seem to think that Peaches is new to you and your home As long as she's happy I wouldn't worry about the toy thing at all. If she is a new girl she might just be taking her time to get accustomed to everything, finding her own way around what she might and might not like. I wouldn't pressure her. My lad was with me for many months, had many different kinds of toy (including tennis balls) but *took no interest in them at all. He happened upon the most beaten up scabby old tennis ball in some long grass on a walk one day, brought it home and has been a one for throwing toys ever since. I think he just needed to discover the delights of playing in his own way and in his own time. Nearly 2 years on he still doesn't play with toys in the house or garden at all - only ever when we're out - but he's so obviously happy that I don't feel he's missing out on anything. He seems to regard "home" as a place for relaxation and "out and about" as the place for fun and games, which I have to say suits me just fine. My dog is just like me! If you really want Peaches to play with toys, I'd concur with Rudi's suggestion of a Kong stuffed with goodies. I honestly wouldn't worry that she's missing out on anything if she seems happy though. Dogs are every bit as individual as children - some like a game of footy, others prefer quieter things like colouring in. *He was interested in life in general, enthusiastic about cuddles and walks and healthy as confirmed by the vet hence me not worrying about his indifference to toys
  9. Great news! I have been watching this thread, just had nothing constructive to contribute. I'm really pleased you've decided to take time out.
  10. Alison

    Digby

    I'm so sorry
  11. I don't know about harmful as I have not considered it to any profound degree, but I have often wondered the same thing about "offensive". What offends someone (and may not offend another) really is very subjective as you say, Rudi. I'm so dull and mainstream that it doesn't happen to me but I've often thought how I would hate to be labelled, to be defined by any one aspect or characteristic. It would feel somehow reductive and I know that I'd feel insulted. Having said that, there are people who wear a certain aspect of their persona like a badge and are quite uppity if others don't acknowledge it. They really like being defined. I couldn't agree more In respect of such as the dog lead couple, it has to be said that if you choose to be sensationalist [dictionary definition: "language or subject matter intended to arouse amazement, curiosity, or morbid fascination"] you're sticking your head above the parapet big time and likely to get everything you are (quite literally) asking for - reaction. I didn't actually see the article on the woman being led around on a dog lead. Assuming that they are a fetish couple doing this in public they surely can't imagine that their actions won't provoke a reaction, even if that's just kids poking fun at them in the street or curious looks from old biddies. If they're shy retiring types... well nobody forces them to do this in public, do they? It wouldn't impinge on their sex lives if they chose to keep it within the confines of either their own home or a fetish club. Whilst they have every right to indulge their fantasies, do they have the right to do so in public? What about the rights of those it might offend?
  12. My whole post was with reference to the title of the thread: "-isms.....Why Are Some Acceptable and Others Not?" My theory is that some "isms" may be perceived (NOT by me) as choices and therefore somehow less acceptable. I hold the view that nobody should be ridiculed or discriminated against even for things that definitely are choices (e.g. having a beard, keeping pets, taste in music) provided that they harm no one. What I failed to make clear was that these were rhetorical questions and I apologise for that I thought it was obvious but the written word will always fall short of real-life conversation! They don't reflect my own view at all, far from it. They're cruel. Unfortunately it is a fact that some people do see such issues this way though - often perfectly well intentioned folks from the older generation who know no better, sometimes even people from the medical profession who surely should know better My own experience is that children are the most accepting when it comes to "isms". I don't generally like kids very much but I have to say that this impresses me. It also makes me more optimistic about the future of society. Agreed - to my shame I chose crap examples Donald Trump's comb-over coiffure might be a better case in point. Nobody ridicules him for being bald because he can't help that but plenty do - including the BBC - for his hairstyle. That actually p*sses me off a great deal (see my previous comment) as I think it's personal, unnecessary and unkind. It's his choice, he obviously likes it and thinks that it suits him, it harms nobody, let him get on with it. I'd go even further than that: every gay or bisexual person that I know seethes at the notion that they have a choice about their sexuality. It is a fact that some sections of society see it as such though, hence my first post. For what it's worth I'd have worded the title differently: "-isms.....why are some perceived as more acceptable than others". All "isms" should be accepted as far as I'm concerned, (again) with the caveat that they harm nobody. Claz, Joe, Billy, Steph and Ange (I exceeded my quotes ). Just to reiterate the point that the examples given are not my idea of matters that are decided by personal choice. I still think my theory holds water though. It comes from some 30 odd years of asking bigots why they think what they think. Edited to say that I'd seethe at the notion of my own sexuality being perceived as a matter of "choice". Also to say that Steph, every post of yours that I've read suggests that you are perfectly articulate
  13. My Weimaraner Melvin was a terror for wanting not only to "help" but understand everything human. If I was using a calculator he'd hook his paw around it and insist that I let him press the buttons. Keys had to be removed from door locks because he could actually unlock them! Sol regards me and his Dad as servants and doesn't deign to help with anything at all Come to think of it, he doesn't even make the effort to scrounge (and that surely has to be top of the task list for any hound). No, he knows if he sits in his chair smiling sweetly we'll make the effort to deliver the goodies without him having to lift so much as a dew claw. Sol is the most intelligent member of this household my miles! Fish & chip supper in his TV viewing basket
  14. I found the camera that was right for me by asking in the photo thread here on The Refuge - loads of good advice. Start a thread there Yena, you'll get lots of help
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