Terribly Un-British

To have a car in your double garage, let alone BOTH of them. Front brakes flushed and replaced (disks and pads) in the morning followed by an afternoon of steady clearing. Et voila:

Cars in a Scottish garage.

Cars, in a garage, how un-British

It was only after her absence was noted, leading to her being found in the back of the Honda happily engrossed in the treat pouch, that I noticed Mia in this. There she is, 10 minutes prior RED PAWED in the act of affecting entry to the premises where the crime subsequently occurred.

Aren’t staffies lovely?

A walk in the park resulted in multiple puncture wounds to and around his left ear, a gash to his left eyelid, a haemotoma to his right eyeball, puncture wounds to his shoulders and right thigh and a copious coating of his own faeces.
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Strawberries and cream

A child and a samoyed puppy

Becoming fast friends

Kids and puppies go together like strawberries and cream, and don’t let anyone tell you any differently.  True to form, Marcail and Kamu are fast becoming best friends.

Sure, there’s the odd up and down like him getting trapped in a door that’s being shut, or what is intended as a cuddle actually transpiring as an attempt to pick him up by the ears!!!  All these things will pass though, and what will be left is a lifelong friendship and a fondness that will outlive the physical partnership.

It’s a boy

Two samoyed puppies on a patio

Back to Falkirk with Kamu (front) and his sister. She’ll be continuing on to her home tomorrow.

Holy smoke

“Mark!  Mark!  Quick, come here! Help!”  Now that could mean lots of things, but it did seem that something was seriously wrong.  Turned out it was.  Debs had been working on the PC for a few minutes when it shut down, then tried to restart whilie the case filled with acrid smoke.

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Eden

Went to the Eden Project today. Absolutely superb for kids and their big kid chauffeurs alike. It’s so nice to go somewhere that, yes, is s business running to make a living, but which feels like it is backed with integrity. The cafeteria was reasonably priced for value and the food was excellent. Prepared in-house, delicious and healthy. Such a contrast to the overpriced junk prevalent at places like Legoland.

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