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The good, bad & ugly
Lately I’m finding it hard to write anything positive. I know I can be quite negative on this blog sometimes, and that’s usually because I write about things that upset me or that I just don’t grasp about this country or the culture….the dark pit of frustration! And even though this will not be the most up-beat thing I’ve posted on here, it is something positive….in a way. I’ve written and tweeted many times about the streetdogs here, or how dogs are being treated, it …….Then what happened?…
Appreciate
It is boxing day today Since boxing day is not a day with a special name in Holland, to me it’s “the 2nd day of Christmas”….for all of you that don’t do Christmas; it is the last Sunday of the year 2010. And a beautiful day it was! a few weeks ago I had committed myself to join a Didim charity event and today that day came. A large group of Turks and foreign expats did a sponsor swim for the “Didim friends of animals association” which basically runs a dog/cat shelter here …….Then what happened?…
You know…dogs
I’m an animal lover, I love em all…except for (dead) fish…they creep me out. Maybe it’s because I always grew up with pets in the house…I had my share of birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats & mice, while my mom had gotten us a dog and later we had a cat. In kindergarten we had bunnies in the classroom and we had to take turns in feeding and cleaning them. We also had numerous trips to the petting farm where kids get introduced to all sorts of live stock and the way they behave. Basically …….Then what happened?…
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