Some kind neighbours with a large secure garden let us bring #sophiefromromania to play…

Now that’s a happy dog #sophiefromromania

'Pek çok din vardır, fakat sadece bir tek ahlak vardır.'
John Ruskin

Now this is a better way of going for an early walk isn’t it #sophiefromromania ?

Emergency over - #sophiefromromania came home. Thanks so much to neighbours who helped

Ruskin Spear (British, 1911-1990) - Breakfast Cat

E ora, non più stanca, chiedo al mio sguardo di andare oltre le cose.
Con sapiente accortezza oltre il muro, oltre la pioggia.
Per esplorare ciò che tutti rifiutano: lo scialbo e pauroso mondo del Niente.

🎨 John Ruskin

John Ruskin
Amboise

…even getting cautiously friendly with their dog

#sophiefromromania is still learning how to play nicely with other dogs

“The innocent look on their face is enough to take up most of the room in your heart.”
- Mark Twain

Ruskin Spear
Cat in a Cardboard Box, n.d.

A nice gentle walk in the drizzle with #sophiefromromania

Artist: Ruskin Spear

Living without purpose is like sailing without a compass. --Ruskin

Great news - the little podcast we launched a year ago to highlight the challenges of living with #parkinsons has hit a million downloads!

Living without purpose is like sailing without a compass. --Ruskin

We require from buildings, as from men, two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it; which last is itself another form of duty.

John Ruskin
The Stones of Venice

Actually being brushed isn’t as bad as I thought says #sophiefromromania

Big adventure for #sophiefromromania and me this morning, crossing the busy main road on the way to a whole new park. Despite a bit of carrying when we suddenly came across the bin lorry we did well…