Mel Wardle
@melwardlepoet.bsky.social
Poet / Publisher / PhD Researcher / Deaf Partner of Sound Support Dog Kirrie
Leonard Guinea Pig is still a baby at ten months but such a big guinea pig and still growing! He is a bit unsure about whether he actually likes orange juice and will take a bit from the pipette then rush off to decide whether it’s pleasant or not, then come back for a bit more!
December 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Leonard Guinea Pig is still a baby at ten months but such a big guinea pig and still growing! He is a bit unsure about whether he actually likes orange juice and will take a bit from the pipette then rush off to decide whether it’s pleasant or not, then come back for a bit more!
Crunchy Guinea Pig loves his breakfast drink of orange juice! A good source of vitamin C for Guinea Pigs as well as humans!
December 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Crunchy Guinea Pig loves his breakfast drink of orange juice! A good source of vitamin C for Guinea Pigs as well as humans!
Thank you very much Prize Paws for Kirrie’s 10th place rosette and treats for the ‘Adventure Dog’ category of November’s photography competition! She is very proud of her rosette! 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Thank you very much Prize Paws for Kirrie’s 10th place rosette and treats for the ‘Adventure Dog’ category of November’s photography competition! She is very proud of her rosette! 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
The final Aston Society of Poetry Online Open Mic was held on Monday evening on Zoom with lovely contributions by Jan Hedger, Saba Azimi, Robert Punton, Gareth Barsby, Patricia Wardle, and Melissa Poulton. Thank you all for taking part and to Naomi Adam
December 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The final Aston Society of Poetry Online Open Mic was held on Monday evening on Zoom with lovely contributions by Jan Hedger, Saba Azimi, Robert Punton, Gareth Barsby, Patricia Wardle, and Melissa Poulton. Thank you all for taking part and to Naomi Adam
Join us on Monday 8/12/25 for Aston Society of Poetry from 7.00pm - 8.30pm. An open mic for all! Please contact [email protected] for a reading slot or the zoom link to listen! 📖
#poetry
#poetry
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Join us on Monday 8/12/25 for Aston Society of Poetry from 7.00pm - 8.30pm. An open mic for all! Please contact [email protected] for a reading slot or the zoom link to listen! 📖
#poetry
#poetry
Kirrie was tired after dog training club yesterday! Here she is just waking up after a snooze on the settee at Grandma’s house! 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Kirrie was tired after dog training club yesterday! Here she is just waking up after a snooze on the settee at Grandma’s house! 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
Kirrie and I are celebrating our two year anniversary of graduating as a deaf partnership at Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
She is a wonderful Sound Support Dog and my best friend and most amazing companion!
We were going to celebrate with a little bit of gammon, but Kirrie
She is a wonderful Sound Support Dog and my best friend and most amazing companion!
We were going to celebrate with a little bit of gammon, but Kirrie
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Kirrie and I are celebrating our two year anniversary of graduating as a deaf partnership at Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
She is a wonderful Sound Support Dog and my best friend and most amazing companion!
We were going to celebrate with a little bit of gammon, but Kirrie
She is a wonderful Sound Support Dog and my best friend and most amazing companion!
We were going to celebrate with a little bit of gammon, but Kirrie
It was lovely to meet up with our friend Jan Wilkins a few weeks ago for lunch in Stafford! Thanks so much for coming to visit, Jan ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It was lovely to meet up with our friend Jan Wilkins a few weeks ago for lunch in Stafford! Thanks so much for coming to visit, Jan ❤️
I’m so behind with posting photos this autumn but it was lovely to see Molly Causer, Sam Causer, Myles and Margaux a few weeks ago at The Gruffalo Trail! Plus some random pumpkin headed people! ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I’m so behind with posting photos this autumn but it was lovely to see Molly Causer, Sam Causer, Myles and Margaux a few weeks ago at The Gruffalo Trail! Plus some random pumpkin headed people! ❤️
Nurse Kirrie giving me super snuggles after today’s ear injection! She had a lovely morning at Grandma’s house whilst I was at the hospital and now we are cuddled up together 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Nurse Kirrie giving me super snuggles after today’s ear injection! She had a lovely morning at Grandma’s house whilst I was at the hospital and now we are cuddled up together 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
When you’re only nine months old and a bit of a messy eater! I think Leonard needs a little bib for when he’s enjoying a cherry tomato!
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
When you’re only nine months old and a bit of a messy eater! I think Leonard needs a little bib for when he’s enjoying a cherry tomato!
Some days I only have the energy to be quiet in the house, take Kirrie for her walk, do a silent activity of reading or writing and go to bed! TV or conversation is so exhausting! It’s so nice to be snuggled in bed with Kirrie cuddled up to me, no hearing aids. Tinnitus is always
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Some days I only have the energy to be quiet in the house, take Kirrie for her walk, do a silent activity of reading or writing and go to bed! TV or conversation is so exhausting! It’s so nice to be snuggled in bed with Kirrie cuddled up to me, no hearing aids. Tinnitus is always
Back in March I rescued a half dead anemone plant from a garden centre. The assistant said it would flower for a couple of weeks more then would die off until next year. It has flowered consistently all through the spring and summer. This morning it is loving the autumn sunshine
November 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Back in March I rescued a half dead anemone plant from a garden centre. The assistant said it would flower for a couple of weeks more then would die off until next year. It has flowered consistently all through the spring and summer. This morning it is loving the autumn sunshine
We will be skipping ASP for November, and Naomi and I will be hosting an early December Christmas / festive special on 8th December on Zoom! Please get in touch if you’d like to take part or for the Zoom link to listen!
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We will be skipping ASP for November, and Naomi and I will be hosting an early December Christmas / festive special on 8th December on Zoom! Please get in touch if you’d like to take part or for the Zoom link to listen!
Kirrie says thank you Ian Ridgway and Shirley Tench from Stafford & District Dog Training Club for a lovely session this afternoon! We both love attending Dog Training Club! 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
November 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Kirrie says thank you Ian Ridgway and Shirley Tench from Stafford & District Dog Training Club for a lovely session this afternoon! We both love attending Dog Training Club! 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
Throwback to WORD - Stafford Poetry and Spoken Word Events Jonathon Watkiss and me making some poetry and noise along with Steve Sutton in Hanley November 2023!
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Throwback to WORD - Stafford Poetry and Spoken Word Events Jonathon Watkiss and me making some poetry and noise along with Steve Sutton in Hanley November 2023!
‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them’ (Binyon 1914).
Kirrie wears her remembrance poppy bandana
Kirrie wears her remembrance poppy bandana
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
‘At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them’ (Binyon 1914).
Kirrie wears her remembrance poppy bandana
Kirrie wears her remembrance poppy bandana
My gorgeous girl enjoying a game in the garden this morning 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My gorgeous girl enjoying a game in the garden this morning 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
We had a wonderful time at the dog field this morning! Although I’m still having to be really careful not to tweak it my back is so much improved I could throw and catch a ball! Kirrie is so proud of herself for finding this tennis ball at the field 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We had a wonderful time at the dog field this morning! Although I’m still having to be really careful not to tweak it my back is so much improved I could throw and catch a ball! Kirrie is so proud of herself for finding this tennis ball at the field 🐕🦺🐾🐾❤️
Kirrie is the best travelling companion! Such a super girl loving our adventures
Pershore Daytrip Part 3
Pershore Daytrip Part 3
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Kirrie is the best travelling companion! Such a super girl loving our adventures
Pershore Daytrip Part 3
Pershore Daytrip Part 3
It was wonderful to see Jilly Oxlade-Arnott and her beautiful art gallery - full of fabulous works!
Pershore Daytrip Part 2
Pershore Daytrip Part 2
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
It was wonderful to see Jilly Oxlade-Arnott and her beautiful art gallery - full of fabulous works!
Pershore Daytrip Part 2
Pershore Daytrip Part 2
We have had a lovely day in Pershore with a walk around the Abbey grounds and delicious Greek Food……..
Pershore Daytrip Part 1
Pershore Daytrip Part 1
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
We have had a lovely day in Pershore with a walk around the Abbey grounds and delicious Greek Food……..
Pershore Daytrip Part 1
Pershore Daytrip Part 1
Sound Support Dog Kirrie and I are celebrating our two year partnership anniversary today!
She is the best ‘thing’ that has ever happened to me, she completes me, makes me smile and laugh, keeps me safe, and brightens every day!
She is the best ‘thing’ that has ever happened to me, she completes me, makes me smile and laugh, keeps me safe, and brightens every day!
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sound Support Dog Kirrie and I are celebrating our two year partnership anniversary today!
She is the best ‘thing’ that has ever happened to me, she completes me, makes me smile and laugh, keeps me safe, and brightens every day!
She is the best ‘thing’ that has ever happened to me, she completes me, makes me smile and laugh, keeps me safe, and brightens every day!