I think this will be the most downloaded church newsletter on the web. It has a fascinating dog focus - the death of a beloved dog, the meaning of the word dog, history of dog ears, etc. but yet it's a church newsletter. I particularly like the barking in different languages at the beginning. We could all learn that the ordinary can be extraordinary if we make a bit of an effort.
The Swiss architect Le Corbusier bound his favourite book, Cervantes’ Don Quixote, with the skin of his dead dog (see below). This issue of The Hotspur contains no animal parts but is devoted to dogs because 2006 is their year in China and, from time to time, it’s probably worth celebrating our symbiotic relationship with the beasts. Science, space travel, language, myth, music, art: scratch any subject and you’ll find a wet nose, four legs and doggy breath lurking somewhere beneath. This is just as true under the pews of Healey Church, where Muffy, a small dog of great charm and aroma, notches up the most regular attendance of any of us.
Thanks to Hugh for posting this [please note that Hugh posts his own cartoons on his blog and some of them might be considered offensive - you are warned!]
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