Having toiled and fought our way across the hostile steppes for years, last year we became fully certified organic, a hard won accolade. And by and large, a thankless one albeit with certain satisfaction for ourselves.
Now, we regret to say, we are retreating just a smidgin to sustainability rather than full Organic. So not all the way back to decadent Paris, but perhaps as far as St. Petersburg only.
Economics (the times, the times) and the sheer mongrel nature of weeds has dictated that we perforce must use Roundup once or twice a year.
Unfortunately our Puffing Billy Weed Steamer was expensive to buy and to run, and didn’t really produce the results we’d hoped for. We were then troubled by the carbon we were notching up with the weed-eater (and the collateral damage to vines as well).
So – a small, hopefully temporary backward step. Nothing else makes complete sense just now.
In our case, let it be known sustainable viticulture is not just a catch phrase. We do not use fungicides or pesticides. We will be S.W.N.Z certified, and we are fully committed to healthy soils and ultimately healthy wine.
More on this to come.
20 December 2009
Bobs Knees
We can’t face them frankly, and at smoko, now that Bob’s back in his seasonal shorts, other members of staff have developed 100 mile gazes.
Nevertheless, some female clients have asked if we could publish a shot of the knees in question.
So if you are faint of heart. LOOK AWAY NOW!
Oh no, we didn’t warn you early enough. So sorry.
17 December 2009
Tis The Season to be Jolly
First, a reminder of where we have been this year – the depths of an Earnscleugh winter. Not a soul stirring, all hands are inside warming their chillblains.
Next, where we are now. It's early summer and we are back in the Redbank vineyard shoot thinning.
Our fruit is all coming on. The soft fruit will be ripe for Christmas. We are particularly fond of red currants.
The lavender is spectacular this year.
And here's another shot of our feather. We never tire of it.
20 October 2009
Spring Fashions for Dogs
What the smart vineyard dog is wearing this year.
Fire, while still fit and sprightly, is not the young pup she was and feels the cold more these days. She loves a woodburner stove, and can often be found on a cold night imitating a Coney Island hot dog at very close quarters to a roaring blaze.
Nevertheless, she is still the first to volunteer for frost fighting chores at 3 a.m., and this year, as insurance against below zero centigrade temperatures, has been sporting a very fetching number, imported from a very chic boutique in Dunedin, from a leading NZ designer.
Fashionistas will admire the deft use of 100% American denim, cut on the bias. It should be noted that the fur is fake. (Don’t tell Fire that.) Note how the slim lines of the garment both flatter and compliment the figure of the older dog. A coat that can be worn equally confidently at the races, at home on the estate, or even out on the town clubbing til 4:00 a.m.
She is very happy in her new coat. As with the best clothes, it is practical, well made and damned attractive.
18 October 2009
The Fuecundity of Sheep
While we admire many things about how they do things in China, we do differ on radically on various aspects of life and production at Two Paddocks.
For instance, we refuse to mass produce; you will be hard pressed to buy our Riesling at
Wal-Mart. Also we pay our employees far too much, and we have no respect at all for those at the top.
When the Proprietor attempted to introduce morning Chinese-type calisthenics for all workers (the Prop on bull horn yelling, "up, down, up, down"), he was met with howls of derision. You wouldn’t get that in Beijing. We may have to bring a few blokes from the New People’s Army to instill a little discipline into the rank and file.
Also we have never adopted a One Lamb Policy. And every year our beautiful South Suffolk ewes take full advantage. This year is no exception, despite the retirement of rams Mel Gibbston and Jimmy Baahns. The girls had a tryst this year with visiting stars Tim Sporl and Liam Kneeson who, it seems, rocked their world big-time. This year we have 24 lambs from 14 ewes, including 3 sets of triplets. For the statistically minded, that is a lambing rate of 170%.
You go girls!
26 September 2009
So You Think You Can Dance, Fool?
Mention has been made of a work stint in Malaysia earlier in the year by the Proprietor.
(See 11 May 2009 post below.)
If proof were needed, we now have irrefutable evidence that a career as a hoofer was never going to be a starter for the boy. Here we see man effortlessly outclassed by animal.
However, reports that both actors in this fell in love have been confirmed. The proprietor has said after 24 hours with Marina (an orphan saved after catastrophic fires in Borneo) he was ‘a goner,' and after four days it was love for life. Still has a dreamy look in his eyes at the mention of her name.
Sadly, between ourselves, she is not returning his letters -- not a good sign. It seems unlikely she can’t write -- she can do everything els . We think the Proprietor is afraid she has simply found someone else who can dance better.
Wouldn’t be hard ...
20 September 2009
Life at Home and Abroad
How deeply irritating is it when one comes across those that refer to themselves in the 3rd person? Particularly on a blog? Even more so when they have reduced their name to a single word?
And so it is here on these pages, which sometimes go strangely silent for weeks, months at a time.
Why? Because that idle, gormless third-person self -- referential Proprietor -- has been doing anything but tending to those tasks (hardly onerous) that call for attention.
Look at him sprawled, ungainly on the couch, whining feeble excuses: "Please, I can only type with one finger. I'll be at it all day. I have to learn my lines. The rugby starts soon. I'm hungry. I might faint. The dog needs a walk. Again. Coffee. For pity's sake, coffee. I am expecting a call. From the White House. I am alcohol deprived. Don’t you understand? I haven’t had a drink since last night. Probably."
Pathetic indeed.
So let us stir the vile slug, and try manfully to get this show on the road again. Catch up with the blizzard of interesting stuff that has been happening in the world of Two Paddocks while the Proprietor has been moaning on the couch.
Well , not entirely on the couch. The old bludger has been seen on the party circuit in Toronto, particularly during the Film Festival this month.
He strongly recommends (now isn't that just plain annoying, that 3rd person thing) the following movies (should have seen more, but there were parties to go to – priorities):
Beautiful Kate
Harry Brown
The Boys are Back
Triage
And of course Daybreakers, featuring the old chancer himself, and starring Ethan Hawke and the excellent Willem Defoe, who was there in 3D real time, in person. Daybreakers was shown to a fabulous, vocal audience in Midnight Madness. Loved it.
And look , in the Proprietor’s defense, parties are not entirely silly. When else do you get to catch up with old friends, and make new ones? And what’s life without a pal or two to help you on the way?
Among other friends this year in Toronto: Michael Caine (who incidentally gave a completely hilarious one and a half hour talk on his life in film) Bryan Brown , Rachel Ward -- now a superb director, Emily Mortimer, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush, Ernie Dingo, Romola Garai, the Spierigs, Fred Schepisi, Rob Lowe, Brendan Gleeson, Terry Gilliam, et al . What pleasure there is in banter and mild mutual abuse. The Proprietor feels privileged indeed to breathe the same air, etc.
And then, while we are on this shameless name dropping run, the other thing the Proprietor has been up to is his other life as rock groupie. In town recently; the marvelous Ben Harper, with a great new band -- nicest man in the world -- and of course there was the Proprietor backstage grazing brazenly on the catering. Similarly with U2 -- the 360 Tour is astounding, and not to be missed on any account by anyone who loves music, and spectacle. U2 were kind enough to take the Proprietor to a second show in Boston, on their plane, and God love them for that. What a phenomenon they are. And from Dublin. But you knew that already.
One other thing, among many in this vastly underrated city not to be missed is Caribana, Toronto's annual Caribbean Carnival Festival. If you like to be among some 10,000 dancing women wearing just a few feathers among them (and who wouldn’t) then this is for you.
And finally , surprisingly, the Proprietor has been at work on Happy Town, 8 hours for ABC.
This show is devised and produced by an extraordinary trio: Scott Rosenberg, Andre Nemec, and Josh Applebaum -- clever , hilarious maniacs. It should be very original and edgy television. It features the friendliest, most delightful cast possible: Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker, Abe Benrubi, Ben Schnetzer, Frances Conroy, Jay Paulsen, M. C. Gainey, Sara Gadon, Robert Wisdom, the fully licensed Steven Weber, and more . All, as they say in my pub, as funny as a fight. On a HiDef screen somewhere adjacent to your sitting room in the late winter/spring . Hold on to your hat, if you are wearing one. And give up smoking -- they say it's bad for you.
But hang on, that’s enough of this blatant and utterly disgraceful name dropping -- back to the real world, for God's sake. Here goes...
News from H.Q.
Well lets see, what has been happening while the iron fist of the Proprietor has been missing, if not missed?
First of all, we are inordinately proud of Mike Wing, our vineyard manager, who this winter won Young Viticulturalist of the Year in our region, and followed this triumph by taking second place at the Nationals in Hawkes Bay. Number 2 in the entire country, a land positively festering with young viticulturalists! We are so proud the rest of us almost want to share some of the limelight ourselves. Except that no one would believe us. Let us say this however, Mike continues to more than justify the faith shown in him on his appointment. Good on you Mike.
We are sick to death of being punished by early frosts at Redbank. Last year we lost our entire crop of Pinot there. (The Riesling was fine with water frost protection.) So we have undergone a massive and expensive installation of an overhead water system. We have propellers already, but at -5°C (brutal) they proved inadequate. This has been a big bullet to bite, and a lot of work, but with a vineyard as good and as loved as this, it made no sense to lose any more of the beautiful grapes we grow there. Not a moment too soon; it looks like the boys will be frost fighting next week.
We are not solely interested in grape growing at Redbank, we also grow lavender, saffron, sheep, apricots, pine nuts, tomatoes, truffles (attempting to anyway) old breed apples, olives, figs, rosemary, etc. etc. And we grow things just because we like them. We love trees. And why not -- they might even save the planet. Every year we plant more, replace those lost, and every year the place looks more beautiful than ever. This year we planted more cypress -- the Proprietor loves nothing more than an avenue of cypress -- fruit trees, oak, and about ten varieties of natives in a part of the property which will be bush one day. We have also planted two shelter belts of poplar at Gibbston and Alex (Last Chance and First Paddock).
Over and out. The single digit can take no more.
15 July 2009
Feather Lands
Two Paddocks has always supported the Yartz wherever and whenever possible, just as the Yartz have always supported us.
In this spirit , a two year collaboration and commission has this week come spectacularly come to fruition with the installation of an incredible new work by our old friend , the great NZ sculptor Neil Dawson.
Neil drove the truck himself down from Christchurch ('like riding a bike') and carefully, over two days, established the piece on (appropriately enough) Chook Hill.
We love it.
The feather, on the back of Neil's truck, makes it through the wintry Lindis Pass.
It finds a new home on Chook Hill...
and seems to float serenely above our vines.
7 July 2009
More Alien Shocks
Yes it’s winter, and as usual we have our equivalent of crop-circles; overnight strange patterns appear on the pond ice, which leave us floundering for rational explanations. Or if there are any, the Proprietor, among others is too thick to know what they are.
The Proprietor’s box brownie does little justice to oddly shaped dark and light patterns on the dam ice.
Fire is having a bit of a think as to whether those really were aliens she saw on the dam when she had her evening run last evening. She is unable to confirm or deny.
29 June 2009
Near Harvest
A prize to Mark Field for the weirdest Two Paddocks photo yet...
Near harvest, icy nets shelter our Riesling on a frosty morning.
On a more conventional note, Mark looks over our autumnal orchard towards the red bank itself -- the strip of pinkish clay on the hillside.
27 June 2009
Pinot and Dance on the TODAY Show
This video appears in news.ninemsn.com.au and we thought you should see it.
Yes , this week sees the proprietor in Sydney. But much more significantly, with the Dog Whisperer himself, Cesar Millan. A star if ever we saw one, and his about the only show we watch on TV. Brilliant.
We caught up with him a couple of times and gained much insight into that most fascinating subject -- dogs. Of course,we had to ask him about something that often pops up here on this site -- "dangerous dogs." So called. Cesar, with the wisdom of a veritable Solomon says, "There are no dangerous breeds, only dangerous owners."
And so say all of us.
Woops. This should have been a photo of a terrier. Instead the system has thrown up a shot of our friend M.C. Gainey. A very dangerous breed indeed.
27 June 2009
Inspiration, Miracles and the Mundane
Requests have been made for more documentary evidence of latest T P exploratory mission. (See MARS story.)
G. Sachs finds rare balletic inspiration after a glass of our Pinot in (or even on?) Lake Eyre.
Our crack oenophile team have abandoned their sleeping arrangements to get an early start winetasting.
Hygiene advisor
G. Gregan takes the lead in shovel service.
Our tasting panel retires to the jury room to decide, and collate results. Verdict: TP Pinot 2006 a 'cracker,' a 'beauty,' a 'little ripper' etc.
26 June 2009
Tasting Pinot on Mars
There no limits here at HQ to the lengths we will go, the places we will travel, to ensure our heavenly products are tested at the very limits of human endurance. Ultimately for the benefit of you, the customer.
On a regular basis, we assemble the very best palates we can find, (it helps if the said palates belong to good company — and when are they ever not?) and then send them to the most unlikely of settings to see if Two Paddocks drinks well in situ. Alps, deserts, canyons, seabeds, jungles; you name it.
This week we found a crack panel of gourmets and bon vivants, and courtesy of NASA , sent them to Mars. You may be surprised to see the team freely helping themselves to the atmosphere, but then oxygen is essential for wine tasting.
Result: Two paddocks 2006 First Paddock is superb , even under these circumstances.
(The sharp – eyed will observe one other wine we liked: a Shaw Smith chardonnay, very good indeed.)
OK, we made up the Mars bit; we are in fact near Lake Eyre in the deep interior of Australia, now in flood — a once in every 20 or 30 year event. But it might as well be Mars. And we certainly weren’t on a soundstage at Burbank.
Those familiar with our TP fan base will see at the opposite end of the group from the Proprietor, the most capped player in the history of rugby (139 international caps) George Gregan, ex Wallaby Captain. On team for comedic purposes and health and hygiene expertise. Leads by example.
Also present:
Bill Potter — Raconteur, marriage counselor, travel expert, jokes
Dave Johnstone — Stand-up comedian, public relations, waste disposal
Nick Collinshaw — Sit-down comedian, financial advisor "don't," security
Gunner Sachs — Team leader, spiritual guide, photography and low surrealism
Footnote:
We found , no surprise, that the bottle of Two Paddocks not finished drank even better the next day . Well of course it would. It is a matter of deep regret to wine makers all over the world that 99.9 % of wines are drunk within an hour of opening, thus never allowing the wine to open up to its full glory.
So here’s our suggestion; Open your lovely bottle of Two Paddocks or Picnic, drink half a glass, then put the top back on. Then turn to the bottle of Two Paddocks you opened YESTERDAY, and drink that , keeping the one you just opened for tomorrow. Repeat the next day.
You know it makes sense...
Picnic Proprietor gives thumbs up to Picnic at previous picnic in peaceful pastorale. Priceless.
15 June 2009
Winter
Yes its pruning time again and the A team are at it once more. Supervisor, as always, is Fire.
Followers of T.P personnel will note that Casey of Team America is back in the fold again.
For followers of Clyde “H” it should be noted that Mike has a crook finger (as shown) and is on the side lines for 6 weeks. The home team having a wee slump as a result.
15 May 2009
Wines To Avoid
Of course wine is not for everyone,and not all wines are to be recommended for the rest.
By and large,wine in an actual bottle ,as opposed to say a plastic bladder in a cardboard box is probably advisable.
We say pay a little more, go for quality, and instead drink a little less. No change in outlay and you’ll feel better about pretty much everything. Also buy wines that are as clean and natural as possible, as free of sprays and other stuff as you can find. Central Otago wines are, in general, pretty clean as we have so little trouble with fungus issues, etc. Nice clean place ... come visit.
BUT ... while we’ve all known desperation for a drink, nothing at all should drive you to drink your mate’s home brew. That way madness lies. Or blindness. Or worse.
Seen here, and below, Mike and Nathan are starting a brew with some spare grapes.
They are NOT making Two Paddocks. It might not even qualify for “clean skin” by the look of it. Nil by mouth at costs.
Management have warned the boys that any damage will be at their own risk. And that the future of rugby in Clyde is of course dependent on Mike being able to see the ball. [Clyde, with Mike as captain, doing very well this year, so far.]
11 May 2009
Further Absenteeism
Proprietor spotted today in Kuala Lumpur, or thereabouts, working with what seemed from a distance an orang-utan. The orang-utan seemed more competent with a bike than the Proprietor. So no surprises really …
6 May 2009
More Field Tests in Foreign Parts
Further field tests today (assisted by David Wenham, actor) of Picnic Pinot Noir 2007 at Sydney's Rockpool Bar and Grill (ask for it by name). Drank beautifully and may just have contributed to RBG’s 17 points (out of 20) in Sydney Morning Herald today?
3 May 2009
Absenteeism
We have an answer as to the missing Proprietor at the critical moment of harvest this year; caught in an excellent episode of the splendid Bro’town (5th and last series) aired on 3rd May. In this episode he teaches the boys drama as guest teacher for a week. A tatty postcard informs us he is still there trying to find the motorway out of South Auckland. But enjoying himself.
A case of Two Paddocks to our pals at Bro’town!
3 May 2009
Field Tests
Of course, the other reason we sometimes (in the interest of fine wine production) go fishing, say, is to try our wine under varied circumstances. This is not simply quality checking, but also we, rather like NASA scientists in the 50’s, test the quality of our staff – in this case the Proprietor.
Here the Proprietor, having shared a bottle of Picnic with R. Tomkins, casts a wet fly upstream.
Result1: Picnic Pinot Noir (2007 in this case) drinks very well in the High Country and is the perfect accompaniment to salami, lettuce and chutney sandwiches on Vogel’s wholemeal bread.
Result 2: The Proprietor demonstrates that Picnic Pinot Noir, in moderation, will not impair your cast. There have been instances recorded even of a slight improvement, albeit temporary
1 May 2009
Harvest Complete
With clockwork precision the final bucket of grapes from the 2009 harvest were emptied into the bin as the clock struck 5:00 p.m. on Friday. This was perfect timing, as the truck was busy being loaded with our day’s pickings, to whisk the grapes off to the winery!
In contrast to the last vintage it was our Redbank Riesling that was the last to be harvested; last year it was the first! Everything else was pretty much to schedule, albeit a week ahead of last year. Needless to say, it, as always, is a relief to have this crucial task for the year behind us!
Mike is pleased to have his first harvest at the helm behind him, and was seen racing out the gate to join in the start of the duck shooting season, and a spot of fishing. No doubt a well earned break after many nights enduring frost fighting over the past couple of weeks.
--Mark Field
With clockwork precision the final bucket of grapes from the 2009 harvest were emptied into the bin as the clock struck 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
The Gibbston crew posing for a photo op before the harvest.
FOOTNOTE: The Proprietor somehow mysteriously absent for harvest – anything that involves perspiration, back bending and so on he tends to regard with a certain hauteur. Idleness in other words.
27 April 2009
What We Did Not Eat for Lunch
(One disclaimer after another) We know these days bloggers write about their morning shower, what they had for breakfast, who they fancy … BUT …
We don’t want it thought that we at HQ do anything but work tirelessly towards providing you with the world's greatest Pinot. We are unflagging in our enthusiasm and dedication towards our Great Mission.
However occasionally we do find ourselves elsewhere doing something, which on the face of things, may seem like an irrelevance. For instance:
Here the Proprietor finds himself up one of the South Island’s great fishing rivers...
...in company of
R. Tompkins of
Cranbrook Films.
Seen here in action.
And surprise of surprises, the Prop finds himself in company of a 3 lb Rainbow. Let it NOT be thought this is a recreational activity – at H.Q. we are assiduous in finding food matches for Two Paddocks or Picnic Pinot. We have established, beyond doubt that our Pinot is marvellous with trout, salmon and all manner of other fish (we do not eat whale, so no idea about that one, but then whale isn’t fish).
It is many years since we established the trout verity, and now we do NOT kill them from our rivers. In fact, we gently return them to their gorgeous environment.
They are NOT lunch. They seem entirely at ease with this arrangement.
For the record here are some other things we match with Two Paddocks or Picnic Pinot:
Lamb
Roast vegies
Thai food (various)
Japanese food (various)
Shepherd's Pie
Tofu and mung beans
Ship’s biscuits
Montgomery Cheddar and chutney
Pickled herrings
Brassiere/bistro food (various)
Peter Gordon’s great cuisine
Comfort food (various)
Fish and chips
Vegan sausages
Roast beef
Curry
Southeast Asian food (various)
And so on…
What marvellously flexible wines! After all these years of research we have only come up with one food to cross off the list:
x Sticky toffee pudding
So… as they say “bon appétit” and “cheers.”
23 April 2009
Morale
Here for the purposes of morale, is an entirely gratuitous picture of a dog. Our dog.
Feeling better?
14 April 2009
Harvest Underway
Once again Two Paddocks’ vineyards were a hive of activity as harvest started in earnest at Alex Paddocks this morning. The Winemaker was heard to mutter “I think I can make something pretty smart with this fruit…” (Last Chance, we hope!)
--Mark Field
25 March 2009
Notes on Wine and Recession
The proprietor has been travelling the world in earnest these last few months doing what he can to staunch the haemorrhage in the world economy (5/8 of s.f.a.). However he has come to some fairly firm if mildly delusional solutions – some of which he passed on to the charming P.M. John Key last month. We await major policy decisions from Wellington.
1. Apart from some really dud banking, some dodgy bilking from Hedge Funders etc, most of what has engulfed the world appears to have been a massive loss of confidence in reaction to an overblown and over confident market and economy in recent years. In short – panic.
However we think we could learn from (of all people) George W. Bush. Bush, you may remember, rather perplexingly declared war on an emotion - the so-called “War on Terror.” More useful than that dubious enterprise might be a “War on Panic.”
Our motto could well be that marvellous British WWII number “Keep Calm and Carry On”. Just the ticket for a blitz or a recession.
In the War on Panic, be careful to handle statistics properly (they are volatile and can damage) for instance, 5% unemployment is also actually 95% employment.
It is also important to identify and neutralize the purveyors of panic. Here we need to corral the business page editors, the T.V. pundits, the doomsday economists and so on and firmly exclude them from the process. They should be sent out for a good long lunch lasting for, oh, some six months. Their consumption alone at that old fashioned thing, the business lunch, will kick start the most flagging of economies! And fortified by half a year of pinot noir they will return to their desks cheerier and more constructive.
You know it makes sense! You’re either for us or you’re against us!
2. It is well documented that the Royal Navy rationed a tot of rum to its men every day for the purposes of morale. While we should not emulate the R.N. in all things – they did after all invent keel-hauling – we do think there’s something in this. Rum, however would not be our choice as a weapon in a war on low morale – a nice glass of red wine to all citizens looking a little peaky or depressed could work wonders. It certainly does for us. (Do not serve in lead beakers – that seems to have finished off the Roman Empire.)
24 March 2009
Vintages
At C.O.W.C.O. we have bottled our 2008 Picnic Pinot, Sauvignon, and Riesling: all splendid.
And now nets are on for 2009 – what promises to be a good vintage if miniscule in volume. (You may remember the catastrophic frost of early 2008 – the same day the proprietor caught his biggest ever fish. Isn’t life droll sometimes?)
23 March 2009
Pinot Knees Up January
Noted that this year was another successful Central Otago Pinot Celebration. Present (and correct); the always charming Jancis Robinson, and this year a first – Prime Minister John Key, who was unexpectedly very funny. Actually, why unexpected - no reason he shouldn’t be funny. So there you are…
The Prime Minister also attended the N.Z. Premiere of “Dean Spanley” – which for those who haven’t seen it is a masterly meditation on that most profound of subjects: wine.
16 March 2009
Natasha Richardson
Beautiful woman, great actor, good fun, wickedly funny, lit up the world. Sad sad loss.
16 February 2009
Ringing Changes
Major change this week. We are sad to report that Richard (plus Sherree and family) leave this week – Richard to bigger things at Neudorf Wines in the Nelson district – colleagues well respected by all at Two Paddocks. Richard will be head viticulturist there under the august leadership of Tim Finn (the other Tim Finn). We congratulate Richard on this prestigious appointment and wish all the Flatman family all the best in the future. We will miss them. Neudorf is by our estimate, six times the size of our little concern, and its wines often just as good! Plus like us, they are fair and even handed to short people. Goodbye Richard.
On a brighter note, Mike Wing is stepping up to the plate as our vineyard manager. Mike has been with us for four years now and knows our vineyards like the back of his capable hands, and has energy and commitment to burn. We are all excited about a new era with Mike at the helm, with his staff and management behind him like Caesar’s legions. (all four of us).
In addition to this Mark is moving upwards to a more managerial role, and could probably call himself General Manager of Two Paddocks if we went in for honorifics. Whatever; Mark and Mike now blaze the way forward, even in these straitened times to prosperity and progress and most importantly a great wine year and many more to come. Onward, upward! Possibly even Sideways.
10 January 2009
Dog Coaches Actor
A new year. The Company Dog, Fire, is reluctant it seems to talk publicly about receiving more column inches than you could throw a stick at lately. The Proprietor, fairly or unfairly (you judge) has blamed or credited (you judge) the dog for his primary resource in his research for his role in DEAN SPANLEY – coming soon to a quality theatre near you. We have tried to reassure Fire that it could be worse – she gets, so far, no blame for the vampire in DAYBREAKERS (release in September). Now that would be upsetting for a staffy – a much misunderstood but adorable breed.
Fire, while still fit and sprightly, is not the young pup she was and feels the cold more these days. She loves a woodburner stove, and can often be found on a cold night imitating a Coney Island hot dog at very close quarters to a roaring blaze.
A new year. The Company Dog, Fire, is reluctant it seems to talk publicly about receiving more column inches than you could throw a stick at lately. The Proprietor, fairly or unfairly (you judge) has blamed or credited (you judge) the dog for his primary resource in his research for his role in DEAN SPANLEY – coming soon to a quality theatre near you. We have tried to reassure Fire that it could be worse – she gets, so far, no blame for the vampire in DAYBREAKERS (release in September). Now that would be upsetting for a staffy – a much misunderstood but adorable breed.