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Musings of a middle aged dog walker

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now that IS short..(just like me….)

So at last the time came for me to have my long awaited hair cut and see if I could become ‘me’ again 🙂 It was near to 18 months since my last cut and I usually go for a trim every 6-8 weeks, so there was plenty of cutting to do. this pic is … Continue reading now that IS short..(just like me….)

June 5, 2021charity, hair, short4 Comments
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and the return of the garden and to the garden…..

After quite a few months of building works and moving this to there and that to here, we are starting to get things settled and to find our new arrangements for the shed and plants taking shape. Hurray for a bank holiday weekend and a chance to work on some plants in pots and new … Continue reading and the return of the garden and to the garden…..

May 31, 2021Leave a comment
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Pretty in Pink …

so while we are in the middle of the major works of rearranging our living space so I can work in the garden shed and there is space for the darling daughter’s things in the house, we thought we would add the extra dimension of getting the house repainted. This is long overdue and the … Continue reading Pretty in Pink …

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021Vale roadLeave a comment
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Office dogs :)

WOW-I am now using the shed as an office -whoever would have thought that would happen? It has been a long time in the building and the workshop bit is still a works in progress, but the office end of the shed is now fully functioning, including, of course, with two office dogs in situ- … Continue reading Office dogs 🙂

May 16, 2021Flyte, office, shed, TeasleLeave a comment
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COR… new office at the end of the rainbow

Obvs will now need to knock down the new shed so that we can dig for the crock of gold- which might be a shame as Mr Mackie has put a reasonable amount of hard work into the shed to date- but gold is gold after all… Meanwhile the old dog and I had a … Continue reading COR… new office at the end of the rainbow

May 5, 2021May 16, 2021
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Aha the swinging seat…

and here we go again – a new awning for the swinging seat :). It’s that time of year which seems like a rite of passage or is it one of the rites of spring? Anyway, it is time to get the trusty sewing machine out and make a magical new awning for the astonishing … Continue reading Aha the swinging seat…

April 5, 2021May 5, 2021
dogs, Vale road

Out with the old and in with the new?

Pink paint that is....quite honestly I don't know why it needs redoing just now - when it was last done only a few years ago- or was it about 17 years or so now? Hmm who would have thought the paint wouldn't last out the full two decades eh? Anyway, it has been good fun … Continue reading Out with the old and in with the new?

May 19, 2021May 5, 2021
Vale road

the temporary office…

well, that has been a highly busy few days for sure - COR what a lot of rearrangements of furniture we have done and what marvellous new set ups there are.... goodo.... We are engaged in what has become major building works in the back garden. It was billed as 'putting up a shed' to … Continue reading the temporary office…

March 28, 2021March 28, 2021officeLeave a comment
dogs, Vale road

Sheer genius…

So for a while now the old girl, Teasle, who is thirteen, has needed a hand to get onto the bed. Well, you could say 'tsh tsh dogs on beds? really? outrageous...' etc. but I have always favoured the dog on bed scenario so that's that. Back to the story then.... Teasle has found it … Continue reading Sheer genius…

March 28, 2021Leave a comment
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WOWEE … it’s snowing

They said it would snow today... but I didn't believe 'them'. We are having groundworks done for the new shed which has to go up so that we can have an office in the garden and the rooms in the house can be rearranged so that Pops has a place as a base when she … Continue reading WOWEE … it’s snowing

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021Leave a comment
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Yoga in a time of lockdown…

So there I was, minding my own business and about to reach for the knitting (teaching myself fairisle..hmmmm) and, from out of left field and the periphery of my vision, a brown dog launched itself at me. How delightful. From the picture below you can see exactly how delightful it was.... The good news is … Continue reading Yoga in a time of lockdown…

April 21, 2020April 21, 2020Echo, lapdogLeave a comment
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time for a walk on the beach….

wouldn't that be lovely? As we sit here, in retreat, which some call quarantine or isolation, it's good to remember the carefree days on the beach with the dogs. Times when the days were long and sun filled and the sound of the waves gently breaking on the sand lifted our hearts. The thing that … Continue reading time for a walk on the beach….

March 29, 2020March 28, 2020Leave a comment
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Honestly, that was AGES ago……

So, I was a bit busy with a virus around Christmas time so didn't do any notes - and here they are.. We had a lovely Christmas - Simon did superbly in getting all the decorations done in the house and outside. We had gorgeous lights and baubles on the Christmas tree outside which we … Continue reading Honestly, that was AGES ago……

February 14, 2020February 10, 2020Leave a comment
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Well I never knew that….

Having had dogs around at home all my life - various combinations of rescues, cross breeds and pedigree working dogs - mainly bitches and often more than one, I had never experienced aggression within the pack until this summer...(if you don't count the time in Suffolk when mother in laws three turned on my Spaniel … Continue reading Well I never knew that….

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020
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To the Lighthouse….

One of the things that I really love about time in Deal is that we discover something new and different each time we visit. I remember times with Poppy as a toddler when we sought out new hidden alleyways each visit and it was several years before we had them all noted.. Our big thing … Continue reading To the Lighthouse….

January 2, 2020lighthouseLeave a comment
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Where did the time go…..

I am not at all sure what we have been up to lately but somehow the days and weeks have slipped past 🙂 I guess it is because on the long winter days inside there is so much to do . We get swept up in domestic chores and I have been much absorbed in … Continue reading Where did the time go…..

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019seasideLeave a comment

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