Getting Rid of Our Dog Smell..!
“What’s that awful smell?” “What smell?” I asked the friend of mine, who had just entered my home. “Can’t you get it?” he asked surprised. It was after he’d left, I went around sniffing at every nook and cranny and finally found the odour came from my old dog, who…
A Very Bad Impression..!
A rude passenger was on the train Bishop Manning of New York was travelling in. This fellow made a great disturbance as he was about to get off, pushing and shoving and accusing others in a most discourteous way. As he finally got his possessions together and started for the…
How Dare You..!
As I see more and more youngsters in the country jailed because they dared question, I remember an episode involving my own daughter, who decided to voice her protest. No, it wasn’t about climate change or farmers protests, but something she felt her priest hadn’t handled well. She wrote a…
Crumbs Under the Table..!
Are you eating crumbs falling under the table? Right next to where I write this column everyday, I have a large window, and am visited most all the time by a host of different birds and many squirrels. They come and sit on my windowsill, some stare fearlessly as I…
Don’t Hold My Hand..!
She was over eighty, and not too sure of her steps as she fumbled to find the bannister railing, when the shopkeeper came running and extended his hand, “No thank you!” she said gruffly, and then looked at me, as I had suddenly turned and found she wasn’t next to…