Cats and dogs

Franck the teckel often likes to sleep upside down in his bed, airing his tender parts in front of the fire. It's at moments like these that Mackerel the cat likes to pounce on him, grabbing him round his neck. A wrestling match ensues which can get pretty vigorous. It's remarkable that Mackerel has already learnt to keep his claws in when he's playing-otherwise Franck's nose leather would be ripped to shreds by now-and Franck also manages to play gently despite a sometimes awesome display of fangs.

Visitors

My son and his girlfriend have been visiting us for a few days.

We all refer to him as Uncle Sam which is a bit strange because so far, he's only an uncle to one person-although, all being well, this should alter to two in May.

He used an old oak door to stick the arrow target on and it was very difficult getting the arrows out again. Still, better than trying to get them out of someone's bottom.

M got very sociable and, one evening, told us lots of jokes he knew all in a row which was hysterically funny because they all got muddled up, then he suddenly fell asleep.

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Something Disgusting (You have been warned)

Our neighbours are real dog experts having bred champion dogs and been international dog judges. According to them, you should only feed your dog once a day and the best and most economical method is to cook for them using offal. So M bought this hideous lump of flesh and pipes for a mere 60 centimes. it was terrible to cut up-i mean I have been a vegetarian for years in the past and even a vegan briefly (until my hair started falling out!). Usually, I cope OK with meat but this was just too much-I mean I think it's bigger than a baby. We cooked it for ages on top of the stove and the dogs ate it with carrots and macaroni. We're still not sure what it was.

A Settee!

This is just too exciting-after 18 months of nothing comfy to sit on, we now have a settee. This is the Hagalund model from Ikea which is also a bed-settee. it's available in a range of colours. The gorgeous man in french headgear is not available as an optional extra I'm afraid, ladies. If you do come across anything similar, just remember that it looks attractive, but can be Very Hard Work. The dogs are definitely not allowed on the settee. however, according to M, the cat is.

Snow at last!

Yes-at last we have some snow. Not much-hardly more than a scattering-but it looked lovely as the sun came up against the intense whiteness of the snow this morning. Both the dogs loved it although given that Franck is so short, I sometimes worry that his manhood (or doghood?) could get frostbitten. Here is the view from where we live across to the local town-and again another view from our place up into the forest-which has almost taken on it's heathery autumn colours in this winter morning sunshine. Sometimes, deer come down from the forest into our garden and the surrounding fields. it's hunting season at the moment-so they may be a little more wary.

An Explosion

Today, M asked if could use the little hoover I recnetly purchased. (ref blog entitled "Will I never learn?) Gosh isn't he good to ask! Well-not really because he has previously blown up a Dyson by sucking brick dust up it.

Anyway, i fetched the little hoover for him and he started sucking up plaster dust. Sure enough, 2 seconds later he was back complaining to me that it DOESN'T WORK. A futher 10 seconds later, he'd obviously carried on trying because the hoover went BANG.

Just look at it-it's insides have melted. What a terrible way to go. Even Franck looks sad.

Never mind-hopefully it will snow tomorrow. This is very selfish wish of mine since was going to give frined of mine a lift to dentist because their car broken-and my Twingo won't go in the snow. Not with me behind the wheel. I just want to see the pretty snow. that's all !