On a day when all the rest of news is sad or bad, it is great to hear some good news for once.
This Newfoundland is being trained to rescue people from the sea in Swansea.
The picture came from the Daily Mail and you can read more about this Super-Dog here
We have decided not to send Christmas cards this year. (more…)
Stop Press News! Santa will be in the RSPCA CHARITY SHOP in Gorseinon this week. (more…)
Regular visitors to my little blog will know that on a couple of days a week, we drive the ambulance for the RSPCA in Swansea. Today we had to take a beautiful grey and white cat, aged possibly about two years, to the vet for a check-up, after she arrived at the Centre. She had been brought in by one of the Animal Collection Officers from Mountain Ash where she had been found straying in the past couple of days. (more…)
Yesterday, I caught a snatch of something interesting on Breakfast TV.
Apparently, hundreds of people are at risk of killing their pet cats by mistake. (more…)
The first airbus 380 was transferred to Singapore yesterday and a celebratory ceremony was held in Toulouse.
Last year when we were camping near Perpignan , sheltering from a strong and long Tramontana wind, we had our own personal flying display from this fantastic machine. (more…)
The other day, I found a Barclays bank visa card on the pavement as I took the dog for a walk
When I was about 16 in the mid fifties, the usually very stuffy BBC Radio presentations began to throb with wonderfully vibrant sound. Elvis Presley had emerged! (more…)
With the early morning drizzle and a fresh breeze yesterday, we might have preferred to have stayed in bed, (more…)
This morning, I came upon some old friends via the internet.
When I am feeling a bit nostalgic, I occasionally turn to the ‘Costa Blanca News’, an English language newspaper published on Fridays in Spain. It was from this week’s paper that the names of Peter & Teresa Cunliffe leapt from the screen at me.
