Category Archives: Family

The moose loose aboot this hoose

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

We’ve been away for a week & when we got back, I opened a kitchen cupboard & found mouse droppings. Grrr. Itinerant mice are pretty common in Edinburgh tenements & multiple occupancy buildings but we haven’t seen hide or hair … Continue reading →

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The therapy dog

Posted on February 16, 2010 by

I found myself dealing with more unhappy situations with my 80 year old aunt last week. As she’s in hospital at the moment, I took Jake to Tyneside with me as my therapy dog and he was brilliant – great … Continue reading →

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Happy new year!

Posted on January 1, 2009 by

Feels like we’ve been away for ages. Actually, only for a week with family in the Midlands, where the dog:scraps ratio was in Jake’s favour. Toddlers, doting older rellies … many, many titbits found their way Jakewards. And no antlers … Continue reading →

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Ironic book title

Posted on December 6, 2008 by

Now we know Jake is on the very edges of lurcherdom, but even so …

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Jake meets Roomba

Posted on October 15, 2008 by

I first heard about the Roomba over at Dog-li-ness. I’ve coveted one ever since. What’s not to love about a robot vaccuum cleaner? This weekend we finally cracked and bought one. Our very own robot house elf. Fantastic. Jake mostly … Continue reading →

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King of (Crichton) Castle

Posted on May 28, 2008 by

We visited Crichton Castle on Saturday. Who would have thought Jake would have so much fun in a ruined castle? He liked it more than we did! Scrambling up and down the spiral staircases … … sticking his head thru … Continue reading →

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Eurovision

Posted on May 25, 2008 by

Hello, this is Edinburgh calling.These are the results from the Lurcher voting. Whippets: huit points.Salukis: dix points.Greyhounds: douze points!!!![the crowd goes wild] Jakes yawns. Gives up trying to beg humans to give up their barbeque. Retires to friends’ sofa until … Continue reading →

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On manoeuvres

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

We have been away for a week, doing the pre-Christmas visits. 800+ miles! First leg: from Edinburgh to Tyneside. Jake was delighted to see one of his biggest fans, Gus’s aunt. So many little treats slip his way from the … Continue reading →

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Security briefing

Posted on November 27, 2007 by

Once a month, Chief Security Officer Jake is faced with a most perplexing challenge. He is used to surveying the street from his command centre: the bay window of our first floor flat (for those in north America – this … Continue reading →

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Snug as the proverbial shibo inu in a bodysuit

Posted on September 7, 2007 by

Back after a couple of months off. One domestic mammal has had a gammy leg pretty much since the last post and Jake is learning to be an assistance dog by finding slippers. Anyhoo! Try to imagine getting this onto … Continue reading →

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