For The Love Of Dogs (and other beloved pets)
For the love of dogs. March 2025
More on this later – and not just dogs, but all beloved pets and companion animals.

For the love of dogs. March 2025
More on this later – and not just dogs, but all beloved pets and companion animals.

A client was recounting how she’d got herself ready for her first session with me – in her own words, ‘I need to know what to expect, so that I can prepare’. She’d initially asked a lot of questions – what was my approach, what…
It lifts my heart when I come across unexpected gladness (and skill/artistry). This is Michael Disley’s piece The Gathering. Created in 2024, it stands in the gardens of Marchmont House, and has wonderful textures and stroke-ability. There’s another of his sculptures there, too, but I…
Deck the halls with – well, yes boughs of Holly, but perhaps also some Elm (to help manage overwhelm), Walnut (for times of transition, and to provide emotional protection), or Hornbeam (to give you some va-va-voom). The festive season can be festooned with joy, but…
March 2026 I love this card. Two individual dogs, same mud, different experience. It’s pinned on a board, at eye-level above my desk. It reminds me to be humble. And to listen. Because until they tell me, I do not know how people are feeling….
From books to YouTube, we seem to be bombarded with advice on decluttering, freeing up space, and letting go. Sometimes that can become a pressure in itself, so here’s some light-touch support. The photo shows some of the keys which are now in my possession,…
“I just want her to slip away quietly in her sleep”. “What! Put a date in the diary for the vet to put him to sleep? And know that it was looming there? I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t bear it”. “it was the best…