This yellow rose (above) has the most incredibly glorious perfume.

This bloom, and some of her pals, are putting on a wonderful display in next door’s garden, as if to say — “No! It can’t be winter yet. We won’t allow it!”

It has gone very, very cold in the…

CREATIVE COMPOSITION

PHOTOGRAPHY, DOG RIGHTS

PupperJack refuses to be left behind.

Somehow he had got himself in the bag. I have no idea how he did that.

I do know that he is a bit of a slippery character, and has managed to get himself into all sorts of places where I wouldn’t expect him to, and given me quite the…

ILLUMINATION BOOK CHAPTERS (UPDATED LIST OF CHAPTERS HERE).. ROMANTIC COMEDY — QUIRKY ROMP — CO-STARS MOOCHER THE DOG

“Yes, all I know is that my biological mother died and my father was broken hearted. He knew he couldn’t cope with a baby and that’s why I was put up for adoption.” Julie seemed to have developed a lisp in order to tell her story. She gazed deeply into…

CREATIVE REFRESHMENT

‘Autumn Play’ by Annette Wynne*

World, to-day you’re red and gold,
Who could call you sad or old?
Who could say that autumn grieves! —
See, she dances through the leaves
Like a happy child at play
On a golden holiday. …

DO NOT READ WHILST EATING

Life lesson: Mud comes a close second to sweetly fragranced flowers. Oh, yes, it does!

On one of my groups Steph is tearing her hair out, and wailing about her dog rolling in big muddy puddles.

I’m amazed. I’m astounded. Is this the first dog she’s ever seen? Has she…