tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post3113855540603982815..comments2023-06-10T15:31:03.730+01:00Comments on It Helps Fill The Day: Picking Up ThreadsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-65511959242099209972013-08-09T18:30:56.306+01:002013-08-09T18:30:56.306+01:00Yes, yes, one of my WOMAD friends was at Green Man...Yes, yes, one of my WOMAD friends was at Green Man in 2012. It is on the list...<br /><br />...but for this year I must be content with seeing WNO doing Butterfly in June, and our going to Brahms' German Requieum at The Proms with friends a week tomorrow. Sitting down tickets; too old for standing about! The Dog will be with a friend in Surrey who is pooch-sitting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-29841740174820196512013-08-09T15:36:24.659+01:002013-08-09T15:36:24.659+01:00Or there's the Green Man festival at Glanusk n...Or there's the Green Man festival at Glanusk next week, to which Daughter-in-Law will be going with a friend and Grandson#3. http://www.greenman.net/Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-49657229672722704572013-08-09T15:03:00.333+01:002013-08-09T15:03:00.333+01:00The campervan is a mite easier in that it doesn...The campervan is a mite easier in that it doesn't need putting up or taking down, and has very civilised accoutrements like a table and seating and sleeping space, a kitchenette, a shower and a loo. You have had plenty of use out of it in your decade+ of ownership. I wonder how many times we will use the tent? Perhaps we need to start going to some of the smaller music festivals (a few of my Witney friends who are all now grandparents have taken to going to WOMAD every year, camping and letting their back hair down, and The Husband was a Cambridge Folk Festival regular in his younger days). Sounds like a fun way of keeping old age at bay!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-5429864238215247272013-08-09T14:55:15.505+01:002013-08-09T14:55:15.505+01:00The dog's "two new female humans" ar...The dog's "two new female humans" are my niece and my sister (aka The Dog's Granny), Yam, my niece isn't part of a couple. Although the way I phrased it, I can see how it would be an easy mistake to make. As things have panned out any new chap in The Niece's life will now have to like and be accepted by The Chihuahua. I wonder if that will make the acquisition of same easier (I have known of another couple who met when walking their dogs) or tougher (he'd have to be keen to tolerate the initial ankle-snapping).<br /><br />I guess we shall see in due course...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-10492981370289631772013-08-08T16:26:08.040+01:002013-08-08T16:26:08.040+01:00Hari OM
Ah yes the guarding instinct is strong in ...Hari OM<br />Ah yes the guarding instinct is strong in these littlies so I think you just hit the bingo button on that one! Poor wee thing though, I agree that for any dog (or child - or let's face it, any living breathing thing at all) that sort of sudden change and insecurity go hand in hand. Highly commendable of your niece and partner to take this adoption on. Here's to happy outcomes. <br /><br />On another note, the tenting arrangement you commented on above sounds fab - and all the better for the eating out! Hope you have many fun times in it. xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-49587568426398541122013-08-08T14:51:53.920+01:002013-08-08T14:51:53.920+01:00Not surprised at all. If the mattress is good enou...Not surprised at all. If the mattress is good enough you'll sleep like logs after living in the fresh air all day. :-) Don't forget, it's 11 years since we got our tiny campervan to go out and about independently.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-47474457689853559362013-08-08T14:02:27.958+01:002013-08-08T14:02:27.958+01:00Yup, I think the eleven-year age gap may be showin...Yup, I think the eleven-year age gap may be showing here, although I do appreciate what you mean about one's own bed (and easily being able to find the loo in semi-darkness!). <br /><br />So you will be doubly amazed that we have just taken delivery of a much bigger tent (one we can stand up in) and an inflatable mattress that is 18" deep and of very robust construction, so rather like taking one's own bed to a campsite. We need a few more accessories and additions to the kit and then we will be good to go, although the plan is not to cook ourselves but to eat out. <br /><br />I've had enough bangers and beans done over a camping gas stove to last a lifetime already...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-54391223074645791162013-08-08T11:18:40.488+01:002013-08-08T11:18:40.488+01:00I must be showing my age, Marion, and imputing to ...I must be showing my age, Marion, and imputing to others the way I'd feel. ;-) However much we enjoy their company, by the time DH and I had spent time as you describe, we'd be tired and ready for some peace and quiet. I think that's partly because neither of us sleeps well at first in strange beds, so we're usually very short of sleep by the end of it all.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-80152245307078172762013-08-08T10:55:40.803+01:002013-08-08T10:55:40.803+01:00They have a chihuahua not at all by choice, it was...They have a chihuahua not at all by choice, it was done as a humane act to save the critter being taken to a re-homing charity when the owner was ill; She has since died, and there are no relatives, so the dog has nowhere else to go. But she is happy with her two new female humans and yet wary of so many new strangers in her life, I suppose. <br /><br />If it is dominance behaviour she will respond to strong body language and tone of voice and find her place in the pack, and we don't visit frequently enough for it to bother us, thankfully. The behaviour does come across as "guarding" and may emanate from when her previous owner was ill. She has the loveliest softest fur and is very therapeutic to stroke, so I can see the appeal there, but I am with you, it is not a breed I should ever choose!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-35060940427414340782013-08-08T10:46:02.158+01:002013-08-08T10:46:02.158+01:00It wasn't tiring at all, Perpetua, and really ...It wasn't tiring at all, Perpetua, and really no more taxing than if you yourself had a couple of days with your m-in-law (also Glos) and then two more with DS and family (also Oxford). It was a delightful change of scene with lovely people in mostly beautiful sunny weather, so it was not an exertion or a chore at all.<br /><br />And driving in the MG with the top down is very cooling. It was mostly when we stopped or slowed down we felt how warm and humid it was. The Dog loves the MG - he never needs to ask to have the window wound down so he can hang his head out, like he does in the Peugeot. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13702475308562601190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-39571572019909007022013-08-08T08:30:01.442+01:002013-08-08T08:30:01.442+01:00Hari OM
Gracious, you HAVE been busy! All sounds ...Hari OM<br />Gracious, you HAVE been busy! All sounds marvellous though and a great way to spend summer... must say as a dog person, Chihuahuas are not top of my list. They are known for this behaviour and it is often mistaken for fear aggression when in fact it is an attempt at dominance. <br /><br />It easy for folks to overlook the fact that size matters not - a dog is a dog is a dog. I think you may have stumbled on this yourself by responding even more dominantly! Each must find their own relationship with the newcomer though. I wish the family well. Lovely to 'read' you again &*> YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945105085362889347.post-15076007995074333342013-08-07T18:18:18.860+01:002013-08-07T18:18:18.860+01:00Gosh, I feel tired just reading all that activity ...Gosh, I feel tired just reading all that activity and travelling, Marion. Glad your trip south-east was so enjoyable, though choosing the hottest day of the year for your trip was an unfortunate coincidence.<br /><br />The new granddog will probably settle down once she realises that her life really has changed, but in the meantime patience has to be the order of the day. One of these days I will have cats again, not a dog - but not yet.....Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.com