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Happy St Valentine’s Day

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Today is St Valentine’s day.

I am indebted to kitmarlowescot2 … via Stonehead for these pictures of a delightful Gloucester Old Spot piglet born this week with appropriate markings for the occasion

Happy St Valentine’s Day…. give someone you love a hug…… and be kind to everybody you meet… little things like just letting somebody out in traffic, for example, can be contagious and spread like ripples on a pond.

Working dogs celebrated

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Last week, we had to transport a beautiful and very energetic Labrador dog to the vet. His visit was for castration, which is always performed before rescued animals can be re-homed into families as pets. (more…)

Hazardous Waste On Welsh Beaches

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Perhaps it is just as well that we have had sustained heavy rain and gale force winds for many days now. (more…)

Free Range Shopper

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

Last week I felt inundated to saturation point both by chicken welfare and by healthy eating. (more…)

No Christmas cards this year

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

We have decided not to send Christmas cards this year. (more…)

Bendy Buses in Swansea

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

There is great upheaval in Swansea these days. Roads are being changed beyond all recognition….and all to accommodate the new ‘Bendy-Buses’. (more…)

Santa comes to Gorseinon RSPCA Charity Shop

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Stop Press News! Santa will be in the RSPCA CHARITY SHOP in Gorseinon this week. (more…)

Beautiful grey & white cat found in Mountain Ash

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

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…)

Gas Pipeline: What comes around goes around

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Today will see the end of the project to build a gas pipeline though South Wales. (more…)

Two capsized boats

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Firstly……the TV news and the newspapers have been filled with the reports of the cruise ship MV Explorer which emulated the Titanic in the Southern Ocean, hitting an iceberg and sinking.

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