Faithful Friend They say a photograph is worth a thousand words, but of course, I'm going to have to add a few more... There is so much I want to learn about taking photos and using Photoshop Elements to make them just as I want. For me sharing a photo is about sharing what I see and how I see ... [ Read More ]
Buddy Love
Buddy Love For the past two months, we've been looking after my parents' dog whilst they've been galavanting. It's said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that is certainly true for Buddy. And as skanky an old dog, that she is, Buddy loves her (and we do too). He loves her manky old ... [ Read More ]
Slow Cooker Dog Food
Slow Cooker Dog Food Cook this slow cooker dog food for your dogs and I promise you they will love you forever! It was last winter when a friend told me that since feeding their older dog chicken bones she seemed to be less stiff and recovered faster after a long walk. Needless to say, I was ... [ Read More ]
Autism: Living With A Literal Thinker
Autism: Living With A Literal Thinker It's a while since I've shared a post on autism. Not because I don't want to, but because sometimes I find it all too much and need to 'switch off' to it. That may sound selfish, but walk in my shoes for twenty years and I think you may understand where I'm ... [ Read More ]
How Did That Get Up There?
How Did That Get Up There? Buddy loves to play fetch. Not only will he fetch, but he actually brings the toy back and will try to place it back in my hand. Unfortunately, because his hips aren't good we don't play for too long, which is a shame as he is a joy to play with. Out of all our dogs, ... [ Read More ]
Embracing Autism Is Easier Said Than Done
Embracing Autism Recently I read an article by Keith Duffy telling those of us with an autistic child to stop mourning the child they aren't and to start embracing the child they are. Is it really that easy? For many of us embracing autism is easier said than done. I certainly don't sit there ... [ Read More ]
Butter Wouldn’t Melt
Butter Wouldn't Melt Some of you may remember when Zola first joined our family, back at the beginning of July. It may have only been a couple of months ago, but now, it's hard to remember a time without her. She is full on, an adorable pest with a butter wouldn't melt in her mouth ... [ Read More ]
Zola, One Determined Puppy
Zola, One Determined Puppy It's happened. We've acquired another dog. A puppy that we've named Zola, after the long distance runner Zola Bud because she came out of a bush (the dog, not Zola) and followed my husband the last four kilometers of an evening run. Which for such a young puppy took sheer ... [ Read More ]
It’s A Cat’s Life
It's A Cat's Life It's a cat's life! How these cats lives have changed. They are now relaxed, feed, spayed and happy cats; a stark contrast to the scraggy, untrusting and hissy cats they were twelve months ago. Two days ago I had no idea what photos I was going to use for my Sunday's post and ... [ Read More ]
How To Colour Code Your Dog’s Poop And When You May Have To
Why Would You Ever Need To Colour Code Your Dog's Poop? Colour coding dog's poop may sound a little strange, but as I found out recently there may come a time when you need to colour code your dog's poop. Especially if you have more than one dog, as we do. Recently all four of our dogs were sick ... [ Read More ]
Parenting An Older Child With Autism
Parenting An Older Child With Autism As many of you know I have a son who was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome a couple of years ago and I have to admit that although we knew he was autistic, to finally have it in black and white as an official diagnosis was a huge relief. It's not that I ... [ Read More ]
Kokoni Or Markiesje?
Kokoni Or Markiesje Two years ago we fostered a street dog that ended up becoming part of our family. She's a beautifully elegant dog, has a lovely temperament, never seems to run out of energy and is highly intelligent (unlike a couple of our other dogs). Taking a dog off the streets means ... [ Read More ]
The Zakynthos Walking Group Is Great For So Many Reasons
Aspergers And Social Awkwardness Aspergers and social awkwardness go hand in hand, for someone with Aspergers feeling socially awkward is the norm. Feeling comfortable in company does not come easily to people with Aspergers syndrome. Being in the company of others is a constant struggle, as ... [ Read More ]
Feeling Weary
Feeling Weary If you are a regular reader of my blog you will know that I have a son with Aspergers (and added extras). And as any parent with a child who has special needs or is 'different' will know, that parenting a child with special needs brings with it a different set of worries, struggles ... [ Read More ]
Hip Dysplasia In Dogs; Delaying The Inevitable
Hip Dysplasia In Dogs... Is a condition affecting the hip joints causing discomfort and instability that can affect certain dogs at any age. Some breeds of dog, like German Shepherds, Labradors, rottweilers, St. Bernards and Old English Sheep dogs are more prone to the disease than other dog ... [ Read More ]
Parenting A Child On The Autistic Spectrum…
Parenting A Child On The Autistic Spectrum Is Testing Parenting Any Child Is No Easy Task... But for me and many other parents like me, parenting a child on the autistic spectrum has been one hell of a roller coaster ride, and one that I can see no end to (I've never even liked roller ... [ Read More ]
This Week We’ve Been Totally Baffled…
By the appearance of a strange (and rather cute) kitten... The Other Morning... I went out to feed Ugg, our not-so-feral-anymore cat and her kitten (sadly we were down to one), when I heard mewing from behind our freezer. Which was rather strange as our cats were rumbling away, awaiting their ... [ Read More ]
Aspergers Syndrome: Feeling Included
One Of the Traits Of Aspergers Syndrome Is... Being sociably awkward. People with Aspergers struggle to make friends as they lack the ability to 'read' people, meaning they don't always know when they have upset someone or overstepped the mark. It also means they can be totally unaware when they ... [ Read More ]
That Bumbling Feeling…
You know the one... It's that feeling where you don't seem to know your arse from your elbow and you feel as if your are bumbling from one thing to the next, never seeming to complete anything. Please don't tell me I'm the only one. That could be the straw that breaks the camels ... [ Read More ]
Curiosity Killed The Cat…
It Really Did... This was meant to be a happy post, about how we recently had two of our now totally tame male kittens neutered. It was something I wanted to get done and dusted; one, because I just wanted to get their surgery over and done with (I'm a worry arse) and two because they are getting ... [ Read More ]
Learning To Plan
This Week... I've been trying to teach my son to plan. He may be eighteen now, but due to his Aspergers he is unable to plan things for himself. Just doing daily things like washing, dressing, brushing his teeth, eating and drinking can leave him flummoxed and it's worse now he's left school and ... [ Read More ]