Cheery Tuesday

 

Hello everyone,

Welcome to a bright and cheerful Tuesday.  The sun is out and all`s well with the world, at least it is here in this little corner of it. I`ve been looking after Roman earlier this afternoon while Kerry had her hair done.  She told me he was really miserable and would need an afternoon nap.  Well, no sooner had he eaten his dinner he seemed to come to life, no point in his sleeping then.  For the whole of the 2 hours she was gone he played on the floor with his toys, as happy as can be with no sign of `crankiness` at all.  It must be the effect the sun has because I didn`t do anything different with him.  Maybe now his tooth has come through he`ll have a couple of days respite until the next one is ready.  Kerry has had a tint put on her hair and it looks really nice.  It has a touch of copper to it and it has given her a nice warm glow.  She thinks that it looks orange...it doesn`t, but then Kerry wouldn`t be Kerry if she was ever happy with her hair.  I remember her at 14 when `big hair` was all the rage, she wouldn`t go to school until her hair was perfect so I got her up early every morning just so she got there on time!

                       

All the rain we had yesterday has certainly had a positive effect on the garden, some plants seem to have grown overnight.  Last year I planted a peony and I didn`t expect it to flower this year but it has three buds on it so I`m looking forward to them blossoming, they are such showy flowers.  I`ve staked the stem to stop the flowers from drooping with their weight.  The standard wisteria that I`m training has new growth springing up all around the crown, it won`t flower this year but I`m hopeful for next.  I have four azaleas, three evergreen and one deciduous all about to flower.  I`ll take some photos when they eventually do.

                    

While walking Jake this morning we came face to face with a man and his not-so-friendly dog.  After the `bitten nose` incident I gave them a wide berth and the man thanked me even though the dog obviously didn`t, judging by his bared teeth!  Later on the walk back home I rounded a corner and once again met the same man.  His dog really growled this time and the man started to hit the dog hard with the other end of the lead, I couldn`t believe that he actually hit his own dog just for growling, after all, he`s only a dog.  He carried on doing it as he walked down the road telling the dog to `Shut up`, all the while.  The man was about my age and he should have known better, no wonder the dog behaves the way he does.

                       

I`ve just remembered, talking about dogs that Jake`s booster is due this month.  I think I`ll book an appointment for tomorrow morning and I`ll combine his walk with the dreaded needle.  I really mustn`t forget it, particularly as the rat is about.  Dog`s can be infected with Leptospirosis which is carried by rats and it can be fatal.  I`ll say goodbye now and hope you all have had a very enjoyable day and that the weather has been kind.  Take care. :o)

 

 

Uphill Struggle

I keep trying to lose weight but it keeps finding me again!

 

Payback Time

If it really is a man`s world   ~   Let him clean it.

 

By Extension

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn`t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, and dry cleaners depressed?

 

Peace at Last

There was never a child so lovely that his mother was glad to get him asleep.

 

Pet Sounds

Dogs come when you call them; cat`s take a message and get back to you later.