Category Archives: pets

Animal planet

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert
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Dog days

Posted on August 23, 2008 by Charles Lambert

My sister went to Whitstable yesterday and found this wonderful creature considering the view. She shared him with me and I’m sharing him with you. What a wonderful world. PS I realise how inappropriate the title to this blog is, … Continue reading →

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Translation

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The best way to confirm that translation isn’t just shifting sense from one word to another but wrestling with, and reflecting, cultures is to take a look at packaging. We’ve just picked up two fabulous new Bialetti pans from our … Continue reading →

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Wakey wakey

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Charles Lambert

http://www.youtube.com/get_player My thanks to Katia and Susanna for this. I don’t know who did it. If you do, let me know.

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Knut goes nuts

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Charles Lambert

There’s an arrestingly titled article in today’s Independent about Knut, the hand-reared polar bear cub in Berlin Zoo. It goes: Knut is a psychopath and will never mate, say experts. The article describes Knut’s antics: On a wet day last … Continue reading →

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For I will consider my cat…. (Tilly)

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Charles Lambert

For I will consider my Cat Jeoffry.For he is the servant of the Living God duly and daily serving him.For at the first glance of the glory of God in the East he worships in his way.For this is done … Continue reading →

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Good riddance to…

Posted on September 2, 2007 by Charles Lambert

…Leona Helmsley, the hatchet-faced parasite who said that paying taxes was for the ‘little people’ and left her dog $12 million. Maybe they’ll bag her ashes in one of those neat little sachets designed for pooches’ poo.

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Dogs

Posted on August 21, 2007 by Charles Lambert

One of the hardest things about travelling is that you often have to leave your pets behind. This is particularly the case if the journey touches Britain, whose irrationally draconian anti-rabies measures make it impossible to take your dog: because, … Continue reading →

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Fat cat

Posted on July 15, 2007 by Charles Lambert

I was looking down into the garden this afternoon when one of our three cats decided to relax. His name’s Rocco, otherwise known as Tubs, Porco, Samsonite and the GFGO (the Great Fat Grey One). You can admire him here. … Continue reading →

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A strange few days

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Charles Lambert

A strange few days, with the kind of strangeness that might have the germ of a story, though it’s too soon to tell. It started on Wednesday morning. I was going to Rome to teach for four hours. This involves … Continue reading →

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