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…
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…
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
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…
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….
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……
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….
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….
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…..
as the famous headline goes... glorious day with dogs lounging around in various places to cool off. So, there is the old dog, lying next to me as I type - under a window with a delightful breeze just ruffling the curtains. There is the brown dog, upside down and legs akimbo on the sofa … Continue reading Phew what a scorcher….
Musings of a middle aged dog walker 