Archive for November, 2008

A delightful tale from Turkey - 26th November, 2008
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We found this article in the “Expat” section of the English language newpaper in Turkey “Today’s Zaman”. “From Chesterton, through Floyd to Cervantes” After I had written about our private forest, I received some correspondence from a lady worried about the health of our donkey: how had she reacted after eating half a dozen two-foot-high [...]


An ideal stocking filler - 26th November, 2008
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The Donkeys’ Christmas Tale is a 16 page full colour book, and tells the Christmas story from the point of view of the donkeys there at the time (some of whom resemble the donkeys living at the NEDDI sanctuary quite closely!) The 13 delightful illustrations by Jacqui Jones make it ideal for children of all [...]


Sad news. - 25th November, 2008
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We are very sorry to have to report the death of one of our old-timers.  Bridie, who came to us all those years ago in a dreadful condition, died last evening.  For some weeks she had become more and more frail and even with her own comfortable stable and all the love in the world [...]


A Donkey Joke for Christmas - 24th November, 2008
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What do donkeys send out near Christmas? Mule-tide greetings. And here’s one from our very own mule, Bonjovi Will you send us your (clean!) donkey jokes ? We’d like to see how many we can collect. Here are a couple more we thought you might like: A man bought a donkey from a preacher. The preacher [...]