[box]A year ago I wrote the following blog about Agatha Christie’s play, Go Back for Murder. What a delight now to be able to post pictures from the wonderful Vagabond Players production. And yes, I did end up designing the
Episode Fifty-six: Invalided out again.
Throughout January and February, the weather was cold and frosty, and, as it often is at that time of year, most of the family was sick. Caroline had a particularly nasty dose of flu, and Hugh was laid up with
Episode Fifty-five: Max conquers the muzzle.
Everyone was exhausted after the New Year’s party, but Max, who’d slept upstairs throughout most of the festivities, was wide awake and raring to go for his morning walk. Mum and Dad were heading home that day, so Hugh and
Episode Fifty-four: New Year’s Resolutions
It was obvious what Max’s New Year’s resolution had to be: I must not bite! However, it was also obvious that he needed help achieving that goal. On Boxing Day, our shopping expedition was to buy a promise collar for
Merry Christmas from Max and the Elwoodettes Marionettes!
Max was not the only pet who was recreated as an Elwoodettes Marionette. His friend, Miss Brandy, who stars in many shows with him, was also a real dog. The two walked together daily and shared many exciting adventures together,
Episode Fifty-three: A not so merry Christmas
Once the excitement of the shows was over, Max became sulky again. There were just too many family outings that didn’t include him. The week leading up to Christmas was one event after another: two open houses, a matinee at
Episode Fifty-two: The birth of a ham – and not the Christmas-dinner variety!
Christmas was coming, and that meant show time. Finally, we were ready to debut Guard Dog in Concert, which was the very first of what was to become the Max, the Ho Hum Husky series. However, Max was not impressed
Episode Fifty-one: My Devil in Disguise
After Halloween, the house was full of treats, so Max continued to clean up. Every time the girls ate a treat, he had to have one of his chocolate Goodboys. Like all children who overdose on too much candy, his
Episode Fifty: Happy Halloween!
As Halloween approached, Max seemed determined to outdo himself in delinquency. One day, Edna and I took the dogs down to the Brunette River. Soon after we reached the water, Max went thundering off into the bush and ignored all
Episode Forty-nine: Witches, warlocks and misbehaved mutts – The terrible twos continue!
All through October we were struggling with puppet tasks, and Max wasn’t the only thing that was misbehaved. Hugh was at his crankiest, coping with work all day and trying to finish a new travelling theatre in the evenings; the