I’ve been struggling to get to grips with writing my third novel, tentatively called Pets Aplenty. While on my last cruise speaking engagement, there was the chance to get some writing done. It was one morning when I had started a conversation between Beryl the receptionist and Paul Mitchell the vet – it was taking… more…
Malcolm makes waves
A Western Mediterranean cruise on board the Ventura where I was giving six talks. There was a great holiday atmosphere throughout and the entertainments team worked their socks off to ensure everyone remained ‘buoyant’. This is a picture of the ‘Great British Sail Away’ from Cartagena, with much flag fluttering and singing of Rule Britannia. more…
Uluru Barbecue
A great ending to a whirlwind trip to Urulu (Ayers Rock) where that evening, we had a barbeque, sipping champagne. It had been overcast all day – which meant it was cooler and so enabled us to do three walks in the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Then 30 minutes before we were due to park… more…
A Caribbean cruise on Ventura
We had a two week cruise over in the Caribbean calling at ten islands. As you can see from this photo taken in Antigua, the Ventura is a huge ship and can carry 3200 passengers. I had to give four talks while onboard. On Grenada, I went tubing on a river with rapids swirling down… more…
A Feature in The Sunday Times
This was a piece in the Sunday Times Home Section about whether pets have a sense of humour. more…
A Daily Mail Feature
This is a picture of me amongst the fallen trees in Mancombe Woods next to our property. One of the many photos taken to accompany the feature. The Daily Mail sent down a photographer two days before the piece was due to be published. But they didn’t like the pictures he took so they sent… more…
Adorable Dora
Dora arrived at our home in Somerset having travelled by road from Madrid. As you can see from the photo, she soon made herself at home. more…
Leader of the Pack
We were flown out to Madrid for three days’ of filming for Nat Geo Wild, where we partook in an episode of “The Leader of the Pack” along with two other couples. We were assessed by Cesar Milan as to our suitability to take on a seven month old Yorkie cross terrier from Birmingham Dogs’… more…
Me in the Doghouse
Had a feature in the Daily Mail about wives preferring their hounds to their hubbies based on my own experiences. It was accompanied by a great cartoon from Andy Ward who caught my wife’s likeness well. As for me? Well I do have a rather hound-dog expression most of the time. But no, we don’t… more…
A Celebrity Canine
Arthur-Rex became Crewkerne’s mutt-of-the-moment when featured in the local paper. He had an appearance on the front page and inside there was an interview with him alongside his pawtrait. When he was trotting down the high street, someone was heard to say, ‘Ooh, there’s that famous little doggie.’ So besides his own tail, he’s made… more…