Glyn Thomas
I'm the author of the blog and the book "Telling Tales". I spent a happy decade in Ukraine working and living and am now settled in the UK with my Ukrainian wife and our three children. The book is based loosely on tales from Anya's past most notably the period of the Holodomor.
Telling Tales
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Category Archives: Asha’s Adventures
Asha goes swimming
I knew my dog liked the water but quite how much… A trip to the Kiev Sea over the weekend went down very well… two topless girls playing with Asha in the water – throwing sticks, sunshine, a BBQ and … Continue reading
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Bringing a dog to Ukraine (Part 2)
…so, the dog is being wheeled across the tarmac to a waiting plane… and you just have to get on yourself. At Gatwick the entrance “funnel” of temporary barriers is occupied by zealots kitted out like charity workers on a … Continue reading
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Bringing a dog to Ukraine (part 1)
I guess you may have seen the film Armageddon. The one with Bruce Willis saving the world (OK that does not narrow it down a lot…). Anyway, in the part where the second lunar module is about to accelerate … Continue reading
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