More Prattle from Povey

https://retiredpovey.blogspot.com/2026/07/important-news.html

  TO ADVISE YOU THaT I AM UNRERGOING TREATMENTS to deal with possible/probable blood infection, arising from fairly minor surgery THUS  my Facebook page has been quite, and will be for a while The treatments are  important  but my condition is not life threatening I will be in touch when matters are improving   NO CALLS  PLEASE     NO CALLS  PLEASE  

  T here is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and women to fill our day; And when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we a lways arrange for more? Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie— Perfect passion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head. Nevertheless it is hardly fair To risk your heart for a dog to tear. When the fourteen years which Nature permits Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits, And the vet’s unspoken prescription runs To lethal chambers or loaded guns, Then you will find—it’s your own affair— But … you’ve given your heart to a dog to tear. When the body that lived at your single will, With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!). When the spirit that answered your every mood Is gone—wherever it goes—for good, You will discover how much you care, And will give your heart to a dog to tear. We’ve sorrow enough in the n...

  They have to be cotton, not polyester. They need a pocket for my i-Phone I can't be too fussy about the colour, but I prefer the blue one Two for $12. Great for Dog walks at the 17th St, Dog Park. Not eligible for submission to G.Q. magazine

  Poached Cod with Poached Eggs

  At the dog park this afternoon I met a man who once lived in the Worcester MA area. I asked, "Do You Remember SPAGS?"  This took him into memory land. "SPAGS NO BAGS" UNFORGETTABLE! Spag's - Wikipedia