I heard a funny story at my German class the other night. The teacher, who is German, has an English friend who delights in writing to her in her Mother tongue.  The trouble is, he composes sentences in English and then puts them through Google Translate, then cuts and pastes the result into an email.  [...]

Vintage Fever is a big thing, certainly in the area where we live.  Furniture and ephemera from the fifties and sixties is in big demand with kitchen ware that I remember from my youth fetching high prices.  When I first set up home, a  spice rack was on everybody’s wedding list.  These 1970s spice racks [...]

Whenever we visit the vet’s I notice that the staff follow the same hygiene procedures for pet care as for human care – and rightly so. Cross infections are just as dangerous for dogs as for people, so it is reassuring to see that the veterinary nurses wear scrub uniform although some pets freak out [...]

Lula and Sadie Four months since she arrived here, Lula has settled in very well.  Every morning she leaves her crate and runs upstairs to jump on to the bed and rub noses with me, then she lies on the bed for just a few minutes. Next she scampers downstairs into the back garden to [...]

We own a number of domains – at least a dozen. So for many years we have been customers for good quality web hosting. Like many other areas of business, there can be pitfalls in the setting up of domain names and websites.The choice of domain name registrar is crucial – offers of ‘free’ domain [...]

In my last article I explained how we found a two year old Welsh Terrier for sale online. This really was an answer to my prayers: after a discussion on the practicalities of collecting her from Manchester we rang back and asked them to reserve Lula (that’s the name she already had) to rehome with [...]

Any dog worth its salt is likely to growl or back away when they see a white lab coat, so maybe that is why our vet wears a blue one.The days when medical staff dressed to intimidate their patients are long gone.  These days they try to look friendly and approachable, for example the surgeon [...]

Lula's first time off the lead We all know that dogs need time off the lead to play and be dogs rather than pets. Playing off the lead is good for their health, and allows them to burn off plenty of energy. But when can you be confident that your new dog will stay where [...]

After a couple of depressing attempts to adopt a dog from Dog Rescue centres we were quite exasperated. The procedures at some of them appear to be designed to prevent the dogs finding their forever homes. For example, we saw a dog of the same cross breed as Kevin, which was Collie/German Shepherd, through a [...]

We know a few people who are motorcycling fans and here is some advice for all of you. If you need a motorcycle accident attorney Austin,here is an address for your little black book.  The legal practice of O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949.  [...]