That year was the beginning of difficult times for me and Hugh. I was missing Luigi and worried about my father, and on top of that, we were dealing with the start of teenage rebellion and often joked that Max
Remembering a very special lady
I was very sad to receive the winter edition of the Puppetry Arts Institute newsletter and see that their long-time director, Diane Houk, had passed away last November. Diane was a charming and talented lady who, with her husband and
Episode Fifty-nine: Fair-weather walkers
Max’s behaviour continued to be erratic, but as the weather became warmer, the increase in outdoor activities provided him with more outlets for his energy. He loved it when everyone was out in the garden, especially when the girls put
Standing in.
One often hears tales of actors falling ill and, in the absence of a proper understudy, some poor individual being handed a script and forced to step in. However, in all my years of theatre, I had never actually experienced
Episode Fifty-eight: Ho Hum Ham with an attitude.
With all the trials, tribulations and losses keeping our spirits low, we certainly didn’t need any more problems with Max. Therefore, when the community school announced an evening course on first aid for pets, I decided that this would be
Episode fifty-seven: Ups and Downs.
The next few weeks were taken up with preparations for our new and revised Babes in the Woods production. It was good to be busy, since I was very worried about my singing teacher, Luigi Wood. He had collapsed and
Go Back for Murder – now on stage at the Bernie Legge Theatre
[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
