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Tag: Pets
The Unfinished Symphony
For a human, Franz is usually quite nice, I guess. He spends a lot of time at his desk, or going between the desk and the piano. He’s a composer. He writes dots on paper to tell musicians what to play. I understand he’s quite famous. That doesn’t really matter to me.
Can’t it Wait until Morning?
Humans are the strangest creatures, don’t you think? Take my Mum for example. During the day, when I mostly just sleep and eat, Mum’s up. She’s writing things. She’s watching TV. She’s taking my doggy sister Fanta for a walk. She’s just constantly doing stuff when it’s sleeping time! Then at night, when it’s time to play, she and Fanta just both go to bed.
How to Welcome a New Kitten
There’s lots of useful advice around to help introduce a new pet to your home. Sadly, your pet will not have read any of it.
Three Pets in a Bed
Three Pets in a Bed Poem by Iris Carden There were three in the bed, and all of them said, “No room for a human. Sleep elsewhere instead.” The human said,” Wait! It’s my bed you’re in. Surely there’s room. Some of you are quite thin.” The pets wouldn’t move. They just wouldn’t share. The…… Continue reading Three Pets in a Bed
The Midnight Visitor
A story from three points of view, by Iris Carden Fanta’s Story Hello Everyone, Something happened the other night. It was a long time after bed time, but still a long time until breakfast. I heard a croak, and knew a frog had got into the art room. (It’s happened before.) I woke up Mum.…… Continue reading The Midnight Visitor
A New Beginning
Up until now, I’ve had multiple blogs. You might recognise them. storiesontherun.com was my short story and book review site. mrbumpycat.com was my blog about pets sometimesitislupus.com was my blog about living with lupus Chronic illness is a monster, and lately I have found managing multiple websites just too much of a challenge. So I…… Continue reading A New Beginning
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