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Sooty’s first hair cut

Sooty had her first hair cut today at the age of six months. She was very well behaved while visiting the hairdresser and devoured her doggy treat afterwards. She looks skinnier than I expected, which suggests that we aren’t feeding … Continue reading

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Sooty finds her way home

We thought we had lost Sooty tonight. We went for a walk on dusk at the vacant land across from our house near the tennis courts. On the way back, Sooty ran off and disappeared. The light was fading and … Continue reading

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School maths award

Kathleen had her primary school graduation this evening for the second time. Western Australia is the only Australian state where primary school includes year 7, and apparently that may change in 2008. Anyway, it was good fun for Kathleen, who … Continue reading

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Christmas mayhem

Tis the season to be jolly and all that, but Christmas morning for parents is madness. We managed a seven o’clock sleep-in this year, only because the big kids were under orders to wait until the toddlers woke up. James … Continue reading

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Oh deer!

My morning jog continues to provide inspiration for mini-blogs. Today I was just past the first caravan park towards the Buckland Bridge when I heard dogs barking where I’ve never heard or seen dogs before. A minute later I saw … Continue reading

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The Gorey ghost #2

My correspondent continues her story of the Gorey ghost in the Welsh mountains: The haunting didn’t stop and there were many more times when we, or one or two visitors saw, or felt a spirit. I don’t know if it … Continue reading

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Vocabulary expands

The twins will be 20 months old on Tuesday. Here is the full list of their current vocabulary: mum, dad, dude, leen, dog, snowy, stevie, ouch (pronounced ow), oh oh, poo, wee, pie, more, ta, bowl, teddy, moo, mine, bickie, … Continue reading

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