The $105 fish

Yesterday I spent $100 trying to save a $5 fish. We have a large tank/terrarium which has green tree frogs in the top half and a couple of fish in the bottom half. Ostensibly they are for bio-control in case the frogs decide to make four-hundred babies. The fish eat the frog eggs before they’re […]

There’s nothing like dog saliva between your toes

I have two dogs–known respectively as ‘the Big Fella’ and ‘the Little Fella’ for blogging purposes.  The Big Fella has his whole life been a bit of a wuss and he’s particularly wussed out by thunder storms.  If one hits at night he pushes his way into our bedroom and hauls all 60kgs of himself […]