Friday, 11 July 2025

Dearly Loved Pet............................Nelson - The Wonder Dog

A fictitious pet - one who has won many medals and badges in the Navy.

Mynah Mimic

I did want a Mynah Bird after seeing one on Children’s TV.

One of nature’s mimics, I thought it’d be good for some light-hearted banter.

Thursday, 10 July 2025

Joey…long lost pet.

 By the time I was born my mom was sick of bigger pets…my older sister had owned a rabbit and a cat….by the time  I was born mom only agreed to a budgie and the cat and bunny were ancient history…I remember being baffled where they had gone and why couldn’t we go and get them back!

We had  over the years two budgies a green one and a blue/purple one..both called Joey, as mom insisted all budgies were called Joey?!…(despite my aunty having a budgie called Perky.)

Joey was lovely.❣️



Dearly Loved Pet.......................................Good Boy

From the archives.

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

PORTRAIT of a DEARLY LOVED PET

Haven't we all had a pet who we have outlived and think about fondly? OR does a beloved pet currently live with you?

Paint a portrait of that pet in collage form. Framed or unframed. In its habitat or an imagined one. Hanging in a museum or sitting on a table in a frame. You get the picture. 

P.S. If you are like my husband who, as a child, never had a pet, imagine one you would have loved to have and memorialize it with a portrait!

Thursday, 3 July 2025

MOVE It or LOSE It


While some may find a stroll in nature with an occasional stop to smell the roses a "moving" pastime, there is nothing like a session of "air cycling" to get the old blood flowing!