For Lu
I am good at many things, but I have never been particularly good at training dogs. Never saw much point in it really, since I love the laid back nature of hounds, deerhounds in particular. Apart...
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I am not in the habit of writing obituaries for dogs. But some things you just can’t let go of. Maybe it is because Thanksgiving is approaching, and Thanksgiving four years ago was the start of all...
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My husband used to be afraid to leave town. He travelled a lot on business, and he never knew what he might come home to. That is because when I get stressed, as is often the case, and if chocolate...
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When I saw the peonies just poking their new shoots above the ground next to your house, it was almost too much to bear. I love peonies. In 1991 we bought the house on Strawberry Hill back in Dover...
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