What we did on our holidays, Part 1
The Holiday, Part 1.
What we did on our holidays, Part 1
Monthly archives: September 2015
Safe and Sound
Never underestimate the comfort of a good bed with clean sheets, nor the pleasure of a long hot soak in a bath with real proper bath sheets to dry off after, and certainly not the reviving effect of a properly powerful morning shower. Yes, dear blog, we are returned from 2 nights on mainland Orkney and …
It really does not seem that long
A friend that we have not seen for ten years was asking after our menagerie today. I caught her up on the news and in that process I realised that Nell is now eight years old, not seven as I had been thinking. We really should stop believing her to be the pup of the …
A Puzzle and a Struggle
Managed to catch Ted asleep in his new bed yesterday. The signs are good that he may choose to sleep in it when he goes travelling. The awaited exhaust mounts came in today’s post at last. Hearts sank when we saw the state of the packaging, which had been resealed in Orkney. However, despite being …
To quote Corporal Jones:
DON’T PANIC! I woke this morning to the realisation that we have moved from “Ages to go; loads of time to prepare” to “OMG, I’d better get my skates on!” In fact, panic stations are just around the corner. How did that happen. How did I let so much time slip by in an orgy of …
Saved by the bell
The dog charity has been in touch to say that the person wishing to re-home their dog has regretted agreeing to have somebody come and photograph it. My services are not required and I am saved from melting at the sight of its big soft brown eyes. Phew. I’m disappointed really. I had been looking forward …