My Old Friend

Well here is Pixie, he has been with the clan for quite a while now, he must be nearly 13 years old..

When the larger dogs came to stay one of my friends left, Treacle, she was a Tabby and very friendly but she just didnt like the dogs.  Pixie stayed, the mistress was well pleased, he is very affectionate and I have to admit to having a soft spot for him,,,,,,,

Aw well beginning to feel tired, I found one of the sleeping bags, am not supposed to be using it but it is nice and soft.  My excuse is, they shouldnt leave it around. so goodnight all...


Your Royal friend....

Let me introduce ....

No competition, I am still the most handsome, (ok who said "who am I kidding"?).  We have Scrooge who you already know, then there is Poppy, poor old lady we arent sure how old she is.  In the middle is the newest addition, a kitten who thinks he is a dog.  Appropriate name I suppose, Patch.  Now Sapphire has the most beautiful eyes but she is still a pup and full of mischeif.  Her father was a Husky, her mum on the right, is named Daisy. 

I am definitely the best ............. ah well I suppose I can hope.

Reubens the Royal signing off once again.

It's raining, It's pouring (how absolutely boring)!

Ere guess what even though it is raining, I, Reubens the Royal, managed to escape from the house.  I climbed out the window!  Wicked eh, the Mistress didnt even realise as I normally go to sleep under the tea trolley in the corner of the room.  I hear my lady saying "one would never know he was here".

I managed to crawl through to the next garden, left a parcel on the lawn, and then carried on into the next one.  I refreshed myself with a drink from the bowl of water our kind neighbour leaves out for her gardener's dog.  As it was raining I thought it would soon fill up again.  I didnt really think anyone had seen me but alas alack they did,  Our nice neighbour, I heard her telling my mistress all about it, heard the profound apologies for the parcel left on the lawn (grrrr some people are never satisfied).  I dont really think I was out that long, the mistress was just getting ready to come out and look for me when she saw me soaking wet out on the patio.  I went in as meek as a lamb.

Well the next thing was, how can I dry myself so I went up the stairs, into the bedroom and rolled over and over onto the nice clean sheets.  Great, sadly though my mistress had only just put them on the bed, mind you I consoled myself with the thought that she knew I was going to do it and she wanted to make me comfortable, after all I am Royal.

Life gets so hard some days.....

I suppose I had better just look as though I am staying in but I would like to be out, I just cant win.

 Ah wait a minute did I hear a whisper, grrrrr no it's the mistress on the phone relating my escapade to her daughter.

There really has to be a way to let them know that I am ROYAL.  Can they treat me like this, I thought it was a good idea to leave a little parcel and the bowl soon filled up with the rain and and the sheets, mmm well I was dry wasnt I.

Signing off on this miserable day I am in the dry that is all I can say.

I have decided...

In my royal status I have decided if the mistress says OFF I will say "Off with her head" (psst can I do that in this day and age or am I really on the wrong page?).

It isnt as though I sleep on the chair, hey who put that bloomin picture there?

Just look at that it is Scrooge with the young mistress's cat.  He went there to stay the other day he was treated with respect in every way.  Mmm maybe I had better change my home, stay put never to roam.  I think I will just wait and see if my mistress considers poor little me.

You never know she may buy me a chair a fine regal throne but not to share, it will be mine it is only fair.  The others will just have to lay on the floor, oh my goodness what a bore.  Ere how am I supposed to sit on that one, it is far to big, I am only little and upon consideration it is far to dear.  That plan is out the window I fear.

Ah well back to the drawing board as they say, will have to consider another day.

Yours forever 

HRH Reubens the Royal.

Oh dear I fear...

Hello everyone, I thought I would relate my troubles, I am worried as our mistress has decided to change the decor, rip up the carpet out with the chairs, I am shaking in my paws do I hear you saying "what for".  Now dont be a bore, instead of "out" or "leave" it will be "OFF" at the top of her voice nothing at all for me to rejoice.  No more playing on the bloomin suite for I fear she will want to keep it all very neat!!!.

Now look my friends, I am sure you will agree, there is nothing wrong it is plain to see.  The carpet is perfect the chairs are a blessing, now come on people you know I am not messing.  In our doggie world they are a treat to behold, we have fashioned them to our own way of thinking.  A little rub here a little rub there and behold a lovely doggie chair.  The carpet we trod as light as a feather mind you it all depended on the bloomin weather.  So what is the fuss I do declare I am inclined to think it isnt fair. 

Ok I will just have to put my Royal status in play, I am going to have to tell her "If you want me to stay I want my chair, where you put it I really dont care"!!!  Hey did I hear her saying if I am not careful it will go outside along with myself, arghhhhhhhhhh I really do think I had better hide.

Ok your miserable doggie friend
HRH Reubens the Royal.

Hi Folks Reuben here....

Hi ya folks, Reuben the Royal here, havent written for so long, there has been such a lot happening in my domain but I thought I had better show my face once again..

Just look at that handsome creature, the nose the cheek, mmm which is my best feature?

Well Christmas will soon be on us again, sadly I wont have to worry for my master left us, so it isnt the same.  Mother is on her own possibly wishing for a sugar daddy but nah she is too old so she will have to put up with me....this handsome laddy. 

So Juan is quiet, nothing going on in the vaults of her mind, (hush now dont be unkind)...we the animals of the house are protecting our lady keeping her spirits uplifted, (ere nothing shady).

I believe you know that once we were two but now we are five and then, and then a kitten snakes alive!  This tiny little thing who thinks he is a dog, he follows us around his mind in a fog.  When we run down the stairs he is on my tail he doesnt even think to hold onto the rail!  I say my tail as the bigger dogs have to be first, they think that secretly they own the place but just look at my face.  Tis I not you, dont be blue but I was here first, I know that dominance is your secret thirst....Ah well....time to sign off I am developing a cough ........

Your Royal Highness
Reuben the Royal.

Evolution or Creation.....possibly both:

Many a theorist have argued over evolution and creation, now what if, when the big bang occurred evolution became fact.  Did we evolve from the fish to the apes and to latter day man, man without much thought.  Did a greater being land upon the earth and decide to mate with the evolution which had occurred, eventually succeeding in creating man as we are today.

If this is so, then both are correct with evolution being the first and creation being the second aspect.  Does it really matter I wonder, we are here now and we just have to make the most of it, we cannot change that which occurred.  Mind you can we?  Mmmm what about parallel dimensions, can we change to one which is peaceful and then dilute this one altogether.  Oh dear the mind boggles!!

So here we are back to the beautiful angels, man or woman or just androgynus.

The beasts united, how do their minds work, are they the more sensible beings, do they know more than us?  Anything is possible.  We tend to think that we are the greatest and in charge of the animal kingdom but I think we will all have such a great surprise at our eventual demise.

Going back to the Big Bang, many deny that it happened so there we are ......... oh dear, if so I am wrong again I fear......(big smiles).  It really isnt important but it keeps the brain active......

Reubens leave, this isnt about you just because you think you are royal......xxx

Karma and Reincarnation....

Myself I believe in karma and reincarnation, cant remember if I have mentioned this before but it has to be an answer as there are so many people suffering through the atrocities of others.  It really is hard to believe why these things are happening, this is why I believe.

We talk about karma if we are unhappy about something but what if that something is our own karma?  If we talk about reincarnation then certain things could have happened in another life or in our present situation.

 None of it really gets us any nearer to the truth as so many do not believe at all, just the final curtain, darkness, nothing.  I have tried to put myself in that position and it is a funny feeling.  I remember when I was in the juniors just sitting at the desk and visualising nothing, absolutely nothing.  Spooky as for me there is truly something.

One of my teachers used to get the pupils to sit, close their eyes and then he would ask what we saw, ok I saw nothing and this is where I got the idea of visualising it.  This went on for many a year and each time a little thought would creep in, with practice though it is possible to do it to a certain extent.  I am now talking about a different nothingness than the actual demise of life.  When accomplished other thoughts and feelings present themselves.  Visions, excursions down another avenue, it truly is interesting.  I do it often but when I realise what exactly is happening the visions disappears.

No matter what, I truly believe that even those who think there is nothing, something will creep into the departed soul and show them that there is a light, a wonderful light of understanding.  Whilst we are on this plain of thought faith goes a long way to helping one to get over the trials and tribulations of life.  Basically, in my mind, the soul itself is free we are just anchored by our heavy bodies, the vehicle which we chose to travel in.  Many say that we are just in a school with its many classes, some good and some bad.  We wont be allowed out until a lesson is learnt.

Now on the other hand, there is a theory that we do not have to reincarnate on this mortal plain at all, all just a case of not knowing I would say.......

I guess if we live our lives in as much peace as we can and not in pieces, we will survive whatever the case maybe....

Take care now.....

How to........

Mmmm how to have a committee who agrees with each other, get rid of the ones who dont and ban them from joining again. Go around to some and challenge them until they are in tears and in the end give in. The mind boggles because I thought we were under a democratic rule and that everyone had the right to their say.  Well it doesnt seem that way.

Mind you I joined a committee years ago, I had been going to a Spiritualist Church and was very naive at the time.  I enjoyed every moment of it and thought that they were all spiritual people.  I was under the impression that they realised that everyone had a point of view and each point was valid.  Well after a few years I joined the committee, I wish I hadnt.  I saw behind the scenes and the unfairness which was going on.  The main clique chose and made their own rules for those whom they deemed worthy to be sitting, for another in particular who wanted to join they denied her the right saying that it was the rule.  See they didnt really like her because she smoked and she was very down to earth but willing to learn.  I was amazed tbh.

After a while because I understood everyones point of view I was told by the chairwoman that I had to come down off of the fence and to take sides in a particular thing which was going on.  I couldnt take sides as each of them had a right to their view.  In the end because I wouldnt be hypocritical I left, it broke my heart at the time and I remember crying most of the night.  Silly eh but there we are that was me.  Now it seems that these things are still in play, so sad, so bad.  Always one who wants to be Queen Bee and others who follow like sheep.  I think in this case we have two or three Queen Bees but at times the lefthand doesnt know what the righthand is doing so no matter what even if one is responsible for the beginning of the group in question, it doesnt matter.  After many many years they have decided she doesnt fit in because she dare oppose them.  Life eh but hopefully karma will come into play.

Well a cat and a dog supposed to be enemies, they have sorted out their problems no disputes there bless their cotton sox.  I really think that many animals have the answer, all they want is love and affection and a good meal.  So easy to sort out, I feel sad for those who dislike all animals they are missing out on the love which they return in thanks for a good home and comfort.

Take care everyone, a problem is only a problem when one thinks it cannot be resolved but everything can be resolved one way or another.  If it isnt resolved to our satisfaction then perhaps it isnt the right time for our welfare to come into play.  Rest assured though I do believe we are guided and when one door closes another opens for the good of all.  Positive or negatively it will happen, life teaches but we have to take note of the lessons, work on them and look to the future goal of all mankind not just a few dictorial people who have their own lessons to learn.

I think.......

Oh dear, I think one of the most disappointing things in our material life is when a friend whom one thought was loyal, lets you down.  I dont worry for myself but I do for my family and I hurt for them.

The ones I am on about have been so loyal to this other person, they have stood up for her and not entered into a conversation when they could have just joined in.  Sad, sad, sad....and yet they have been true to themselves so they have nothing to approach themselves about at all.  Now the lies are being shown and I wonder why we have been so naive.

Aw well, karma is a great thing so lets hope it shines above every other thing.

Life is funny but to be honest I do not really think that loyalty is abundant with many people, some do not have the courage to stand up for what is right they follow like little lambs and then they go to the winning side.  That side wont alter because there is so much wrong with it, at this moment in time it seems like a dictatorship and if you do not agree then you are out!!  As simple as that....

So let me uplift myself and think of something great, but wait, what is great at this moment in time?

Our Louise would have celebrated her 50th birthday last 13th September, 2017, she so wanted to be here for it but sadly as I have said, she passed away.

At the beginning of the year her dad, my husband Rob, also passed.  Now we had him cremated and buried at the cemetry in the village.  I didnt like the position he was in, it grieved me as it was behind a rather large cross which was very unsafe.  To try and alter the situation I rang the council and told them that the cross was unsafe and that there wasnt any room for us to stand when a stone was laid.  He told me that the cemetry was filling up and that it was just filling in spaces.  I told him that that was my husband he was talking about and that he was worthy of more than a filler upper.  Anyway short of spending out more cash nothing could be done.  I felt like digging him up and bringing him home.

When I said to the Stonemason about it he suggested that we turn the stone around the other way, this is what we did.  It was near a pathway but over the hedge was the recycling bins.  There was a lovely round grassy area which I looked at and wondered why they hadnt used that if the cemetry was getting full.

Anyway when our Louise went she was the 2nd one to be placed on the round area.  I had tried to get her near Rob but it wasnt to be.  So I rang up the council and asked them if we could move Rob up with Louise.  The answer was yes.  After a few forms and cash being exchanged he was moved.

Now the area was originally grass but the council have stoned it, the two are near the pathway and I have to admit that I am very pleased.  They also overlook the sea at Westward Ho!

Now on Rob's we placed an Angel with the words "in the arms of an Angel", on Louise's we had a Robin set next to her name.

When Louise and George were in the unit where they were placed after being made homeless, long old story, they werent allowed to have visitors and came under a set of rules.  This was whilst the council were supposed to get her a permanent home.  Well as I live over an hours ride away, I would ring Louise two or three times a day to make sure she was ok.  She would tell me that she was outside the unit in her wheelchair feeding a Robin.  This little soul would jump up on her footplate and Louise took great pleasure in attending to it.  Before the casket was taken into the crematorium a little Robin passed the funeral car.  It was as though Louise was saying "its ok we are still here".

All her friends remembered her birthday and put lovely words upon her facebook, they were/are loyal friends and they looked out for her.  She was mum to all......

Ah well such is life, another day dawneth and it will soon be Christmas.......

Lest we should forget

An elephant never forgets, such beautiful creatures.  I have collected many statuetts over the years, large ones with the tear in their eyes.  A mother and her two babies, small mantlepiece selections.  My question is how did they acquire the title of not forgetting.  Strange through the years things have been labelled with different aspects of life.

Is it good to keep all our memories, do we need them, our minds tend to get so cluttered that surely we must dispose of many.  There are some which are very special and ones which will never ever be released into the ether.

2016 was a very bad year for my family and I, in January I lost my precious husband and then at the end of the year in November I lost my lovely daughter.  These things will never be forgotten.  Now I feel a sense of loss even though I am surrounded by others.

The loss continues as others are a pair and I am one on my own,  have to sort out my life and see where I want to go.  There is a part of me which is quite content but then the sensitivity of being just me takes over.  I am not a me me person but in this instance I have to consider me before it is to late.  On the other hand what should I do, I still have my daughter's dogs so have 5 in all.  The youngest of Louise's wants all the attention and she has just cost me a £330 vets bill whereby she attacked Scrooge my lovely little one.  They were all left in the charge of my grandchildren whilst I went on a fortnights camping holiday, it happened the day before we were due back.  It isnt the first time she has got him and yet she is so gentle, they just clash.  That and a large pane of glass broken makes me wonder whether I should have gone away.

There is such a lot I really want to scream about but one always says, the least said the soonest mended but, what about the next time, no one to confide in.

So there we are I have to pull myself together and see what exactly I want to do with the rest of my life.  It makes me feel selfish as I always consider the rest of the world, the plight it is in, for me I have everything but I have lost so much.  Karma has to be solved but I need to know which way I am supposed to go.  Will just have to get my brain in gear I guess.  Take care everyone.

OK OK I'm Awake!

Ok Ok I'm awake, I get the message, send in the calvary, so what do you want me to talk about!  That is my mate Scrooge on the back of the chair but Sapphire, well, she doesnt really live here.  The Misses has been looking after her daughter's three dogs until they can all be rehoused.  Just imagine it when they go, peace!  The trouble is the Misses has become attached to them but gets just a little bit fed up with clearing up and hoovering the carpet, more hairs you see.  She has to empty the cleaner at least three times before the carpet is clean and then next day she begins all over again.

Surely you can see why I was sleeping, I may be roped in to help and tbh I do not see why I should.

I have a secret and I know that you humans would like to know the answer, what do we dream about when we are sleeping.  It is so relaxing being able to sleep, eat, exercise and then back to sleep again.  Well that is my secret and I am not telling you, so there.  I know the Misses believes in dreams and astral travelling so are our dreams astral travel?  Perhaps I would like to understand it myself.  I have heard her talking and she is convinced that within the dream state one can astral travel and go back into time.  Who am I to doubt her thoughts, I bet she would love to know what is going on in my world......(evil grins and a wag of my tail).

Just look at the bottom of the chair, that is what we get for being thoughtful, each time the Misses leaves the youngest (and the largest lol) has her way with whatsoever she feels like destroying.  Guess who I am talking about, Sapphire, it is hard to believe that she is only a pup, looking at her.