Have you ever seen a dog so happy to be wearing her new jumper?

My encouragement for the day came in the middle of my daily reading! Don't look back - keep your eyes to the future!

While I was seriously ill in hospital, I was having this exact hallucination - as myself and reality were losing touch!

Some of the rectory pets, our five doggies. There are also 4cats, 6 snakes, two lizards, two tortoises and a tarantula. We love our animals!