Real life
Real life
Market day in Bergerac and the streets are paved with chicken bones. As a spaniel, I am bound to say…
Real life
Market day in Bergerac and the streets are paved with chicken bones. As a spaniel, I am bound to say…
Real life
Bonjour mes amis! Cydney spaniel ici, en France! Well, the Eurotunnel was very nice, although the dog departure lounge could…
Real life
Bonjour mes amis! Cydney spaniel ici, en France! Well, the Eurotunnel was very nice, although the dog departure lounge could…
Real life
‘Of course, there will be no air quality now,’ said a friend, shaking her head over my support for Brexit.…
Real life
‘Of course, there will be no air quality now,’ said a friend, shaking her head over my support for Brexit.…
Real life
We fled Balham after the result, having been outed as the only Leave voters in Lambeth. The builder boyfriend and…
Real life
We fled Balham after the result, having been outed as the only Leave voters in Lambeth. The builder boyfriend and…
Real life
The cottage in Surrey has fallen through, for the time being at least. Maybe I am going to be a…
Real life
The cottage in Surrey has fallen through, for the time being at least. Maybe I am going to be a…
Real life
‘This EU passport is an outrage. I want a British one!’ Not my words, Cydney’s. The spaniel is coming round…
Real life
Would you like a Labour party manifesto with your breakfast?’ the tattooed, multi-pierced waitress might as well have asked as…
The grass may have been tasty but it landed me in A&E
Turns out you can’t eat grass. A horse does something clever to it in its mouth that humans can’t. Fine,…
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Turns out you can’t eat grass. A horse does something clever to it in its mouth that humans can’t. Fine,…
What on earth was the girl from Taiwan doing in my bedroom?
After a tense two week stand-off, the Balham Airbnb Crisis has been resolved. My upstairs neighbour and I have drawn…
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After a tense two week stand-off, the Balham Airbnb Crisis has been resolved. My upstairs neighbour and I have drawn…
I am handmaiden to a foul-mouthed member of the royal family
Some people call their house Dun Roamin’ to sum up their state of mind. After ten weeks ministering to my…
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Some people call their house Dun Roamin’ to sum up their state of mind. After ten weeks ministering to my…
Why menopausal women need guide dogs
Hello, Cydney spaniel here. She’s lying in a darkened room so I’m to tell you what happened. To cut a…
Real life
Hello, Cydney spaniel here. She’s lying in a darkened room so I’m to tell you what happened. To cut a…
Welcome to the only house left in south-east England that hasn’t been chavved up
Buffy Sainte-Marie said it best. ‘The lights of town are at my back, my heart is full of stars./ And…
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Buffy Sainte-Marie said it best. ‘The lights of town are at my back, my heart is full of stars./ And…
The gloves are off with the Brothers Turnthetapoff upstairs
The gloves are off in my battle with the two brothers who live in the flat upstairs. They have just…
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The gloves are off in my battle with the two brothers who live in the flat upstairs. They have just…
The cottage of my dreams was proving a nightmare to buy
The cottage of my dreams (or possibly worst nightmares) proved rather difficult to purchase, not least because the agent selling…
