Bruce – KDD & Co

goodbye, dear friend

By: Kate Davies Designs December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

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We had to say goodbye to Bruce yesterday

lend me your ears

By: Kate Davies Designs August 23, 2021August 23, 2021

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are ears for listening or for chewing?

Bran & pals

By: Kate Davies Designs July 8, 2021July 8, 2021

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a new addition to the household

Chloë, not cancer

By: Kate Davies Designs March 15, 2021March 21, 2021

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One wee dog, two sweaters, and an inspiring story of recovery

plan B

By: Kate Davies Designs March 12, 2021March 21, 2021

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Bruce has some important information to share with you

jags

By: Kate Davies Designs January 18, 2021January 18, 2021

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Hiya, it is I, Bruce. Today I am here to tell you about the history and meaning of a very common Scots word which, it seems, very few of you outside Scotland are aware of. That word is jag. In Scotland, the word jag is often used in reference to pretty much any sharp or…

Banana BOB

By: Kate Davies Designs April 21, 2020April 21, 2020

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Hi I am BOB. You’ve not heard me here me before. For, unlike Bruce, the philosopher, I am a dog of action, and not of words. But today I’ve decided to break my silence to tell you about my favourite thing – BANANA! The reason I like BANANA is very simple. I live beside West…

life with BOB

By: Kate Davies Designs April 5, 2020April 5, 2020

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Hello, friends. It is I, Bruce. In case you’ve forgotten who that is, I’m the big black labrador who lives with Kate and Tom. I like SWIMMING, POTATOES, STICKS and BALLS, and enjoy living here among the woods and hills, where on my long daily WALKS with my humans, I am sometimes lucky enough to…

Snow Ball

By: Kate Davies Designs December 16, 2017December 16, 2017

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Hiya! It is I, Bruce! As we all know, one of the most confusing things about living with humans is that the sounds they make (which they call words) can sometimes have several meanings. Today I am here to help you, my dog friends, by clarifying the double-meaning of one of these confusing sounds –…

wintery days

There is a definite change of season in the air. There have been days of rainbows . . . . . . and days of freezing fog . . . and nights when the northern lights shimmered and shifted above the west highland way. This particular wintery spell has brought sub-zero temperatures and fine dry…

A History of Rain

By: Kate Davies Designs December 18, 2015January 3, 2016

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It has been one of those really difficult weeks. A good friend of Tom’s has just died (an expected death, but very sad circumstances); I have been laid low with labyrinthitis (truly terrifying) and even poor Bruce is suffering (he’s been in the cone for four weeks now due to a horrible infection on his…

a year in the life of the Milarrochy oak

By: Kate Davies Designs November 4, 2015May 23, 2017

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You may remember that, a little over a year ago, I passed my driving test (woohoo!) This has had a big impact on my life, and particularly on my daily walks with Bruce. Instead of just striking out from my front door, I can now drive a few miles, and explore further on foot. One…

a handmade wedding

Thankyou, all of you, for your lovely comments and congratulations! I thought you might appreciate hearing a little more about the handmade elements of our wedding. A few years ago, Tom decided to have a kilt made. His surname is Barr, and the tartan of that name is also associated with a popular Scottish soft-drinks…

you say “potato” . . .

By: Kate Davies Designs April 25, 2015April 25, 2015

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Hiya! It is I, Bruce. Today I am here to tell you about a delicious and intriguing object: the POTATO. Also known as “tattie” or “spud”, and, often (for some mystifying reason) prefixed with the adjective “humble”, the POTATO is one of my all-time favourite foods. Together with other wondrous food-objects (for example, CHICKEN, SAUSAGES…

between weathers

By: Kate Davies Designs March 14, 2015March 14, 2015

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Finally! A break in the weather. It is beginning to feel vaguely Spring-like at last. Primroses! Things in bloom on my doorstep again! Bruce and I have been making the most of the weather on our daily walks. You can see the water levels of Loch Lomond are rather high – a result of the…

Westering Home

Here is another new yoke – this one is named Westering Home I developed the idea for this design across on the ferry to Islay, one of my favourite Hebridean locations. On my frequent trips there, I often find that Westering Home – Hugh Roberton’s famous 1920s song – pops into in my head, and…