Thursday 27 August 2015

Recovery


Our Tuss had his testicles removed on Monday. One was retained and this meant we couldn't breed with him and the operation was necessary to prevent problems as he gets older (cancer basically). He was very groggy on Monday but much perkier the next morning and has come on great since. We can only walk on the lead for around 10 days but he looked great in this morning's late summer sun

Perry Como


Tuesday 25 August 2015

Andy Williams

There are myriad versions of this wonderful Brian Wilson song on YouTube but sadly most are pretty poor. This reading by Andy Williams (who along with Matt Munro and Matt King Cole was among my late parents favourite singers) is just great. Andy RIP

Saturday 22 August 2015

Family time


We had a lovely family get together today with Alfie and his folks. The weather in Devon was better than forecast and we took lunch outdoors


Stef's parents are always great hosts and it was smashing to have four generations together


Tom, Lacey and Alfie haven't seen much of Tuss since he was small but they enjoyed each other's company relaxing on the patio

Monday 17 August 2015

Back on the hill


Portly, slow, middle-aged but back out there. I managed three outings on Saturday: a five mile joggy dog walk with our Tuss plus Rich and his collie Sam, incredibly a 200 yard flat race on grass and the Glenfinnan Highland Gathering hill race

Monday 10 August 2015

Daughter




I think I heard this today in Costa but it sounded amazing and more kind of etheral than this. Maybe I need an espresso?

Tuesday 4 August 2015

Alfie's christening



We were in Devon at the weekend for Alfie's christening. He's two and a half now and we had a lovely afternoon at St John's in the Wilderness church then in the pub afterwards


Saturday 1 August 2015

Tussock in tweed


Tussock got lots of compliments in Scotland, and so did his Harris Tweed collar from his friend Julie at Collared Creatures