Tell Orlando about the cat or pet in your life. What is their name? How long have you lived with them? Tell us three things about them. You could also:
We’ll be featuring new Tell Orlando content on the Autumn Voices website monthly.
This week’s Online with Orlando content comes courtesy of Mandy Macdonald, and is both a Show and Tell Orlando ? Mandy Macdonald is 77 and is an Australian writer living in Aberdeen. She’s written about 250 poems which have appeared in various publications in Scotland and further afield, and a pamphlet, The Temperature of Blue, … Continue reading The Vagabond
January is a cold and often dreary month, but hopefully some of you have four-legged friends to snuggle up to, or force you to step outside to take in some vitamin D while you go for a walk! This month’s Tell Orlando is a painful but fond memory of a beloved dog – first lost, … Continue reading Rosie is a lurcher
Flora Fleming has worked with the Ayrshire branch of the Cat Action Trust for years, and first introduced Orlando to Sallie and Robin. Dear Orlando, Flora here. I don’t think you remember when you and I first met, so I’ll give you a few clues: lots and lots of cats and kittens, almost every one … Continue reading Capturing Orlando
Anne Dunford, our recent reviewer of Henry Mance’s How To Love Animals In A Human-Shaped World, has been in touch with us to tell Orlando about the cat in her life. Anne says: Orlando will understand how cats can achieve more than we humans can at times, so he’ll understand what this poem is about! … Continue reading Mango the Cat
I’ve always adored animals and have had lots of pets over the years. When I reached my fifties, however, I found myself living in Ross and Cromarty, sharing a house (and running a business) with a dear friend, and thoroughly pet-less. It was a strange experience. I was happy and busy and working and socialising, … Continue reading Webster and Wolfie in Wigtown
