Morning all. We arrived at our Norfolk cottage at 8am after a very short night, woken at 3.30am. We had breakfast in the almost deserted Thurrock Services. I didn't feel fit to take over driving without a large coffee and a pain aux raisins. Had thought about going back to bed but the sun is shining and I'm awake now. I had trouble starting my Laptop, it had gone to English keyboard but my keyboard is French and it wanted the password. I had to type it 5 times before it decided it was correct after all. Then it offered the option of French keyboard.
The grass is very long and there are weeds 2 feet tall. It's only a month since we were here.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
The grass is very long and there are weeds 2 feet tall. It's only a month since we were here.
A month of rain, though It's been a bit of a rush getting there but hopefully now you're there you can catch your breath a little. With any luck you'll have brought some better weather with you - at least a little warmer. Dunno about that side of the country but it's been distinctly parky over this way.
I think we may have had ten minutes yesterday when it didn't rain during daylight hours, so some improvement over the rest of the week. It's not raining out there just now so once this cup of tea is finished I'm going to get the wellies on and see if there's anything I can do before the next downpour.
@Pat E spag bol or shepherds pie any good? What can he manage to eat?
We have a new dog He's only a year old, we're at least his third home in that time. He's big and bouncy and a bit of a handful - no manners - but a really nice nature. He just needs training and teaching. Our old tripawd is getting quite frail but he's taken the youngster in hand and is explaining - quite firmly - that some behaviours are not acceptable. As a human, I can teach dogs to 'sit' and 'down' and 'come' - all of which are pointless in the eyes of my old dog so he wouldn't bother (though he does them all very well, if he wants to indulge my whimsies). He teaches - far more effectively than I can - don't leap over sofas without checking if they are occupied, don't crowd the kitchen, don't beg for food at the table, bed time is NOT play time. That sort of far more useful thing.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Raisingirl, he can manage white toast and Brie (no butter) at breakfast time, tea or coffee are ok, plain water biscuits crackers through the day for nibbles, evening meal steamed potato, peas, green beans, cauliflower, chicken or red meat lightly cooked in a little butter, - not spinach, broccoli, corn, tomato, onion, etc, etc. no salt. The list seems endless of the things that taste terrible to him. We’re hoping that after the chemotherapy ends, his taste buds might come back a bit. It’s driving me a bit crazy. 😳
I must say the moon looks really good tonight. I think tomorrow is the full moon.
Speaking about tastes, apparently some foods taste like kerosene, and a bite of lovely crisp apple had him pulling such a face - spitting it out - tasted like a spoonful of salt. (Shaking head here).
It sounds difficult for you both Pat but not long to go now and let's hope those berries do the trick when they arrive.
@Raisingirl - good luck with the new pup. Bonzo was like that tho about 3 yrs old. No manners and no idea and never been walked so frightened of everything but was instantly very loving with us. Rasta taught him some manners but now they both bounce around the sofas and he runs for miles round the garden and when let off the lead.
We bought one of those fancy bowls to stop him inhaling his dinner. Yesterday at the vet's for annual check-up and jabs we were told he'd put on some kilos. I didn't understand how till OH confessed he'd upped his daily ration from 2 cups to 2.5 so he had a croquette behind every little bump. Doh!
BL - my keyboard is Belgian French but occasionally sets itself to English which doesn't help with passwords. Hope you have a good time once you recover from the journey.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
@Pat E maybe you could make up a bit of stew to freeze. It always tastes better when its heated up a second time (why is that?). And keep it for when he's through the chemo. Must be so hard for you both
@Obelixx He's not a gobbler, actually. He eats very calmly - even slowly I love that slow feeder though. Mental note taken for future need He's a nightmare on the lead at the moment and he uses his teeth - not to bite, just to nibble. I reckon he's got a dollop of collie in his genes. He's trying very hard to learn - we'll get there with a bit of patience. People get a puppy and think he'll understand English, then chuck him out when he has no idea what they want him to do. Poor scrap.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
I know about the puppy nips. Bonzo still does it when he's excited, usually after we've been out all day or I get back from a few days away. He's a Labrador so he's always hungry. No "Off" button. He also responds very well to training but then forgets it all when panic sets in.
Good luck with yours. We used to dogsit an Alsation/Collie cross and every time we went on a group walk we'd find ourselves herded together.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
We arrived at our Norfolk cottage at 8am after a very short night, woken at 3.30am. We had breakfast in the almost deserted Thurrock Services. I didn't feel fit to take over driving without a large coffee and a pain aux raisins. Had thought about going back to bed but the sun is shining and I'm awake now.
I had trouble starting my Laptop, it had gone to English keyboard but my keyboard is French and it wanted the password. I had to type it 5 times before it decided it was correct after all. Then it offered the option of French keyboard.
The grass is very long and there are weeds 2 feet tall. It's only a month since we were here.
I think we may have had ten minutes yesterday when it didn't rain during daylight hours, so some improvement over the rest of the week. It's not raining out there just now so once this cup of tea is finished I'm going to get the wellies on and see if there's anything I can do before the next downpour.
@Pat E spag bol or shepherds pie any good? What can he manage to eat?
We have a new dog
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Speaking about tastes, apparently some foods taste like kerosene, and a bite of lovely crisp apple had him pulling such a face - spitting it out - tasted like a spoonful of salt. (Shaking head here).
@Raisingirl - good luck with the new pup. Bonzo was like that tho about 3 yrs old. No manners and no idea and never been walked so frightened of everything but was instantly very loving with us. Rasta taught him some manners but now they both bounce around the sofas and he runs for miles round the garden and when let off the lead.
We bought one of those fancy bowls to stop him inhaling his dinner.
Yesterday at the vet's for annual check-up and jabs we were told he'd put on some kilos. I didn't understand how till OH confessed he'd upped his daily ration from 2 cups to 2.5 so he had a croquette behind every little bump. Doh!
BL - my keyboard is Belgian French but occasionally sets itself to English which doesn't help with passwords. Hope you have a good time once you recover from the journey.
@Obelixx He's not a gobbler, actually. He eats very calmly - even slowly
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Good luck with yours. We used to dogsit an Alsation/Collie cross and every time we went on a group walk we'd find ourselves herded together.
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