Category Archives: Animals

Celebrating the Launch of ‘The Palliative Horse’ by A.S. Williams

Posted on November 10, 2025 by ASWilliams

It did boost my spirit to sell all my book copies and have such engaged visitors. The morning after I awoke to a house full of flowers and warm memories. So much so that I remarked to Frank that I felt happy. Waking up in a positive mood is not always easy after a terminal diagnosis so the distraction of writing the book, publishing and celebrating it has done me a world of good. Weekly chemotherapy keeps me on my feet for now, as do enjoyable and nourishing activities. Continue reading →

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Poetry and Healing: My Ovarian Cancer Experience

Posted on October 4, 2025 by ASWilliams

Dear Readers, Sorry for the radio silence, but I’ve been seriously ill and some activities like maintaining my blog have taken a back seat. I’d like to say that my cancer experience is all behind me, but sadly that is … Continue reading →

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Have Dog, will Travel

Posted on August 3, 2022 by ASWilliams

My Top tips for travelling/house-sittiing with your own pet. Continue reading →

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She is most definitely worth many Tuppences…

Posted on March 6, 2022 by ASWilliams

Here it is then, the long-awaited news about our new family addition, puppy named Tuppence. She is six-months old now. Sire, pictured below, the fabled blue mini JRT, Louie, of Much Wenlock; dam the even-more-fabled patterjack, Faith, of Herefordshire. Late … Continue reading →

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Artists, Saucy Boxes, and Konik Ponies

Posted on July 1, 2021 by ASWilliams

What do artists, Konik ponies and saucy boxes have in common? Read my blog to find out. Continue reading →

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Friends who Never Judge You

Posted on April 22, 2021 by ASWilliams

Loving and losing four-legged friends. The unique gift that animals bestow. Continue reading →

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Farewells in 2020

Posted on December 3, 2020 by ASWilliams

It’s been a strange year. There’s been the pandemic to cope with, I’ve had some mental health struggles, we have bought a new house in Nijmegen and plan to leave Amsterdam in the new year. As if that wasn’t enough … Continue reading →

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First House-sit of the Year

Posted on March 24, 2020 by ASWilliams

Unless you are a Buddha living under a tree you will have noticed we are in the grip of a pandemic which has severely restricted our freedom of movement. It now seems like some distant dream when we could move … Continue reading →

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Sailing along the Amsterdam Canals

Posted on August 27, 2019 by ASWilliams

Dear readers, I promised you a blog about Amsterdam and here it is! You might remember that Frank and I are OOPOEHs. Omas en Opas Passen Op Een Huisdier, which translates into the rather unflattering; Grandpas and Grandmas look after … Continue reading →

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All Good Things…

Posted on July 23, 2019 by ASWilliams

After two months of house-sitting it is sadly almost time to go home again. We’ve travelled through Hertfordshire, Nottinghamshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Leicestershire and spent the last two weeks in the smallest county in England, Rutland. … Continue reading →

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