Tag: Animals

  • The FAT cat sat on the mat

    The husband, Alistair, and I have had Boo for five years. A new neighbour took her in when her original family emigrated. He travelled a lot and soon she came over to our flat more and more, crying to be let inside. She really just chose us. Our neighbour didn't mind. Besides, you can't change…

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  • Pet Project Thursday – Boo

    Like most white girls from the suburbs, I love animals. I even volunteered at the SPCA for a year. I grew up with a golden retriever named Prince - The Dog That Ate Vaseline Intensive Care Cream - who brought hours of joy and laughter to my family. And now the husband and I have…

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  • The dog that ate Vaseline Intensive Care Cream

    I wrote this a year ago on my old blog. I think it’s worth sharing again in the lead up to a new blog feature I’ll be introducing... When my best friend and I were 13, we dreamed of sharing a big house with a menagerie of mutts. Toy poms and huskies for her, golden…

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  • It’s (kinda) cool by the Zoo

    About 90% of the animals are endangered and the zoo is involved in breeding programmes that help repopulate species in the wild.

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