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Picnics
Picnics are one of my greatest pleasures; I remember sandy sandwiches as a toddler and what I thought was sheer sophistication – salmon out of a tin eaten with plastic forks and washed down with orange juice. The fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged beaches, cairn terrier, fires, Misty, Picnics, sandwiches, sausages, thermos
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Hot hot hotter……
No complaints today – this week the temperature has gone from 9C to 24C via a day’s stop at 12C on the way. Had a busy afternoon yesterday; on returning from town, there on the doorstep was a parcel from … Continue reading
April again
Aha! So the Birthday Month is over; and what has been the non-treat of the day? - Going to the dentist. This was only my fourth or fifth visit to this new dentist since the trusted and faithful practitioner retired. At … Continue reading
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Tagged birthdays, Dentist, HBTW, kettle, Misty, Morphy Richards, tumble-dryer
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A rainy day
The Birthday Month is passing very quickly, so I need to remember to take advantage of it. The trouble is that with HBTW still poorly, we can’t manage to get out for treats. However, something good has come out of … Continue reading
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Tagged Birthday Month, cairn terrier, Car, Driving, Glebe, HBTW, Misty
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A happy escape
Yes – it’s that time of year again, and how lovely it is to see Misty’s eyes! You have been saved from a post about the dreary and mundane fears that have been bugging me this week. (Nothing serious, just … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, Blessings, cairn terriers, Flowers, Happiness, Misty, paperclog, positive, Upstairs Downstairs, Western Isles
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The Gathering weekend
This is the reason I have been quiet over the weekend. It’s the first time the family have all been together for nearly six years, and it counts as a plethora of Birthday Month Treats. (You have to look closely … Continue reading
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Tagged children, conversation, Family gathering, games, Misty, thankfulness
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Fluffy Bunny Cairn
Here is Misty is drying off from a bath. Talk about fluffy! The bath is in honour of a family get-together over the weekend, when all 17 of us will be together for the first time since nearly 6 years … Continue reading
Toto and Misty
The Wizard of Oz is usually screened at Christmas or holiday time; Him Behind the Wheel had never seen it, so we settled down the other night for some no-hassle viewing. What can be said about a 1939 film with … Continue reading
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Tagged cairn terriers, Courage, Judy Garland, Misty, Toto, Wizard of Oz, yellow brick road
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It’s the time of year
A little bit of mayhem this afternoon and You-know-who has been very busy. Misty still thinks Christmas is a tradition thought up purely for her pleasure and delight and insists on trying to get into the wrapping paper and in … Continue reading
Birthday Blessings
Blessings have been very much on my mind as I think about blogging friends and family who celebrate Thanksgiving. As you probably know already, Misty is a very special part of our lives. Today is her fifth birthday and she … Continue reading