A Beautiful Picture

 

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I Have a Cold....AAHHTTCHOOOOOO....

I have a cold.

I have a sore throat

I cant stop sneezing

I am VERY viral..........AAAHCCCHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!

I dont have a graphic with a dripping nose (thankfully)!  So I have to make do with the rose dripping blood, though its not quite the same thing!  Today has been a pretty good one for a Sunday.  My son Danny came round for his dinner and I fed him up.  Garlic chicken fillets and spicy roast potatoes (my own recipe, with the secret spices I use).  Then apple strudel and icecream, frozen this time not fresh.  After a chat and clearing me out of household cleaners, off he toddled to meet his girlfriend and left me to my worsening sore throat and sniffles.  Hannah has been quite well the last few days, in fact, this morning she was so pleased to see me that she wagged her tail so hard that she fell over !  Last night we went to Kerry`s for dinner and we took Hannah.  Kerry has an upstairs flat so we struggled up the stairs with her and she lay down and went to sleep, lifting her head only for a piece of roast chicken.

I think tonight is going to be a bit on the chilly side.  The sky is very clear and thats always a sign.  I have just turned up the thermostat for the central heating as I`m starting to feel decidedly cool myself.

Back to my cold, does anyone have any ideas to get a cold to clear up quickly. I already take Echinacea, I hope I have spelled that right......AAAACCHHOOOOO,   Oh , do excuse me! But I am open to suggestions, so please I`ll try almost anything.

Life in the Old Dog!

Hello there, I found this poem in the Daily Mail newspaper some time ago and it made me smile and I`d love to share it with you.  It goes like this...............

 

 THERES LIFE IN THE OLD DOG YET

a true tale of a dog who was boarded at kennels when his master died while on holiday:

His master`s dead ! The note decreed,

Now falls to you the awful deed,

that faithful hound, your long-term guest,

Take to the vet and put to rest,

Then when he`s met his dreadful fate

Your costs we`ll meet from the deceased`s estate

I looked at him, he looked at me,

This host of multitudes of fleas

Who freely licks his private parts,

Who`s scared of strangers and the dark.

With one ear up and one ear down

His gormless look became a frown.

That evening found us at the vet`s

With other owners and their pets.

It seemed like hours that dreadful wait,

To sit and sadly contemplate,

Fourteen years old, he seems so well

(He`s always had that dreadful smell).

`Shame`, said the vet, `but if you`re sure,

I`ll just need your signature`,

It`s a full 12 months since that woeful night

And I must inform you as I write

That the subject of my tragic fable is snoring loudly `neath this table.

Fourteen years old, he seems so well

(He`s always had that dreadful smell).

`Shame` said the vet,`but if you`re sure, I`ll just need your signature`.

Its a full12 months since that woeful night

And I must inform you as I write

That the subject of my tragic fable

is snoring loudly `neath this table!

 

 

 

Mind in a Jumble!

Hello I`m back all confused as usual.  My thoughts lately are all about Hannah and today really is no exception.  The thing is though, today it seems almost as there is nothing wrong with her.  Regardless as to what the vet has told us, ie. cancers back, not long left etc.  I`m not at all sure that hes right.    Maybe I am in denial, of course, but she`s so well.  Apart from eating very little shes very perky and cheery.  Not like a dog with her `problem` at all.  I have this deep feeling inside that all is not as it seems, of course I`m not the slightest bit qualified to really know, its just that I know my dog better than anyone else, veternary profession included.   Well, to settle matters for me I had a phone call from the vets surgery today to say that Hannahs specialist has asked to see her, free of charge too.!  So maybe that way I can really know one way or the other.    I think perhaps my problem with the matter is that no tests were done as we were told the outward signs were obvious, well not to me , so maybe after next Wednesday I will know for sure and adjust my feelings accordingly.  I`m such a worrier that I find it hard to accept anything at face value, I have to have facts.........Sorry as all seems so gloomy, but I`m trying my best to be brighter.  I should be grateful Hannahs still with us at all after the year she has had, and I feel very low sometimes on her behalf..

I Love this Poem

I just have to share with you this poem which although is not my own, is just the same very touching and has a comforting air about it.  I discovered it in Dogs Today magazine on the obiturary page and it goes like this.

 

             The Big Dog Angel

High up in the courts of heaven today

A big dog angel waits

With the other angels she will not play

But she sits alone at the gates.

"I know my mistress will come", says she,

"And when she comes she will call for me".

 

She sees the spirits that pass her by

As they hasten towards the throne

and she watches them with a wistful eye

As she sits by the gates alone

"But I know that if I wait patiently

Someday my mistress will come" says she

 

And her mistress far on the earth below

As she sits in her easy chair

Forgets and sometimes whistles low

For the dog who is not there.

And the big dog angel pricks up her ears

And dreams that her mistress voice she hears.

 

And I know when at length her

mistress waits

Outside in the cold and dark

For the hands of death to open the gates

That lead to the courts of gold.

The big dog angel`s eager bark

Will comfort her soul in the dark.

Hannah...remarkable recovery

Hello

I truly thought today was going to be the saddest day of the year but it seems to be postponed because last night Hannah rallied and started to eat as there was no tomorrow.  I`m sure that she knew that we thought this was the end and decided to make a concerted effort to show us that for the moment she was sticking around a while longer.   So we have a reprieve for a while, at least, and for a time we can imagine thats she not ill at all.

 

HANNAH....My Babe

Things are not looking good for Hannah.  She hasnt eaten today and she is very quiet.  We are taking her to the vets in the morning and we think this maybe the end. Oh God, this is so sad..We

Hannah

This is a hard thing for me to write.  Our sweet doggie pal Hannah has just been diagnosed with terminal cancer.  It should`nt really come as a great shock as she had a major operation for it in February and we were told that although she was clear at the time , there are no guarantees as to the future. Nevertheless, we as a family are heartbroken.  She isnt in any pain and can carry on as usual for as long as she can.  To look at her, besides having a large swelling on the right side of her head and being blind in the right eye also, she just looks fine, just like any other 13yr old labrador.  Theres nothing else I can add today but at least I`ve written it down and as I`m looking at the screen and I read it back I am starting to realise how hard it is for other dog owners in this position.  I`m sorry if I sound over sentimental but thats how I feel.   Next time I write something I hope it will be something cheerful, but I dont feel that way at the moment.   

God Bless

 

 

Christmas Approaches.......AARRGGHH!

Well the day has come for me to return to the fold of Royal Mail where I have been employed for too long!   I only have till Christmas though, as then I am to be made redundant and I cannot wait for that to happen.  Still in the meantime I will soldier on and earn a little cash for the next big event coming up.....Christmas!    Doesnt it just seem to creep up on you?  Still I have it all planned, who to buy for and what to buy them, but I bet it will still cost a fortune after I promise each year to cut back on spending as the `children` are now 30 and 27  and no sign of grandchildren to buy toys for.  Kerrys 30th birthday was on Sat. the 11th and we still havent found the right present for her. Mind you I have seen a lovely watch and I know she would like one so I think it would be a good idea, its got a pink strap, her favourite colour.

So is it just me or does Christmas really dominate the next few months?  I would like to hear the opinions of others.  Last year was a lovely Christmas here, nothing went wrong, no tiffs or spats were had by anyone so I dont think it can happen two years running. 

I am now off to get ready for work and I am wondering what has happened there without me, did they cope ?  Has the boss run off with his secretary? Am I to get a huge rise? did you see that pig fly past the window....hahaha!

Bye now

 

Return from My Jolly Holidays!

` The sun has got his hat on, HIP HIP HIP HOORAY  The sun has got his hat on and he`s coming out to play `  !!!

 

Well the sun shone all last week and a wonderful time was had by all.  Oh and now its all over but I`m back suitably refreshed.   I really must have used muscles that I havent used for ages.  Dorset is a very hilly county and though we go there every year, I always forget quite how steep they can be.  To get to our lovely little cottage we have to park our car about 100 yards from the place itself.  Then with cases and holiday gear in hand we proceed to go down a steep path that evens out next to a farm yard gate that says `KEEP OUT!`   They are friendly people really!  Then we have to climb 3 lots of stone steps and walk along a narrow gravel path getting scratched by roses and brambles and running the gauntlet through a wasps nest before getting to the door.......We have to make the same journey SIX times till we have all the luggage indoors.  Its a good thing I have a strong and healthy hubby!  A lot of the stuff we take away is Hannah labradors, feed bowls , bedding dog food etc.  Mind you , after the initial shock of the hills we soon get used to walking at an angle everywhere and we start to feel fitter as the week goes on.  Of course this year it has been so hot that we just have to spend a lot of time in The Smugglers, the local Pub/restaurant that is only 50yards the other way from our front door! Its heavenly sitting outside there with an ice cold lager shandy or pint in Jim`s case.   Oh to be in England, at least when the weathers as good as last week.  I think my weeks in Osmington Mills, Dorset are as good as they get.  We went to some lovely places and we crammed in as much as we could.  There are lots of Markets there too and we went to about four of them.  I always buy my tea-towels there, its a good excuse to go there every year...lololol.  Every night we ate out, which was lovely but there is always a downside to everything and this is no exception, putting on weight!  Mind you, like I say with all the exercise we have had I have yet to find out if I did put any on.  We did have rather a lot of Dorset cream teas which are as fattening as you like, but who cares while you are on holiday.  Its when you come home and your clothes start to feel a little tight that you start to worry.  Of course we will do it all again next year!

 

Another thing is that the sun and the walking and over-eating all add up to make so tired at the end of the day that you sleep like a logand wake up ready to do it all over again the next day!

 

I have said before about my ridiculously pathetic fear of cows in the field next to the cottage.  Well this year to my  surprise and relief, the farmer had put them into another field.  Oh Joy!   So I could cross the field happily with Hannah and not have to keep looking over my shoulder.  Silly woman that I am!  I have so many photos that I wanted to post but there is an online problem with software so I shall try again tomorrow so Bye Bye for now.

 

 

Holidays!

Hello Everyone

 

Just to say that I wiill be on my my jolly holidays for the next week.  We are off to Dorset to stay in our seaside cottage as we do each September.  Just Jim, me and Hannah the aged labrador.  We are soooo looking forward to this break and the weather seems as if it will be good too........Ah Bliss !!!!

So no more frazzled woman on computer at least for a week.  I shall return completely chilled out.  So until then, Farewell and take care, all of you.....

 

Love

Sandra