Category Archives: memories

Neutering – or “it’s a choice”

Posted on March 14, 2024 by suziecreamcheese

https://www.akcchf.org/educational-resources/library/articles/an-update-on-the-health.html https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/when-should-you-neuter-your-dog-avoid-health-risks https://www.veterinary-practice.com/article/effects-of-neutering-on-undesirable-behaviours-in-dogs About 15 years ago, we got a Golden Retriever. Knowing next to nothing about dogs, and totally nothing about Goldens except that my brother in law had one, and that dog hated kids – since I’m not … Continue reading →

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Max and the watermelon

Posted on October 3, 2022 by suziecreamcheese

I wanted to post this in reply to another blogger’s post (that would be BiteyDog 🙂 ) but I couldn’t figure out how to do that, so here you go: My Max was a therapy dog, and one of our … Continue reading →

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Letters

Posted on February 14, 2021 by suziecreamcheese

I miss letters. I miss writing long, chatty letters to people. When I was a kid, my two best friends left me behind as they were sent off to boarding school. (I had wealthy friends). They were at different schools … Continue reading →

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The sound of scissors

Posted on December 28, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Which is nothing like the sound of silence. When I was a wee one, many centuries ago, I would sit on my mother’s lap when she was sewing, and when she was cutting fabric, and pretty much any time she … Continue reading →

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