We brought our first female Labrador, Czeta, over from England on the car ferry from Portsmouth. She behaved beautifully except when left alone in the cabin, locked in the shower room for hygiene’s sake. Then she howled and JP was summoned by the steward. As...
Counting sheep has been abandoned as sleep inducement. I have replaced it by self-hypnosis and deep breathing….flat on your back, start by relaxing the toes, go up the leg, etc. etc. This sometimes works. Counting sheep now just reminds me of things I have...
If one has to travel – and travel is supposed to broaden the mind which is universally considered a Good Thing – then by air it is probably best to go from small airport to small airport. Smaller hordes, nicer officials, seem to be the rule. So, on the way to... 
