Hello, Hello .... I'm back again

After a lovely break in Cyprus we are back in sunny old Blighty ...
OK, maybe it's not as sunny as Cyprus but at least we haven't got the torrential downpours that we've been reading about back home whilst slobbing it on the beach.

It's actually quite sunny at the moment ...

This is just a quickie post as my parents are visiting from Cornwall and I really must hoover up all the dead flies, spiders, wasps, cobwebs, dust bunnies etc. that seem to have taken over the house during our absence.

Having come back with a fresh pair of eyes and some new ideas, I've decided to have a bit of a clear out of my stock to make room for new work. So, I will be having a little sale soon.

I'll post some piccies with prices and if anyone is interested in anything do let me know. Ta, ta for now ...

Bye Bye ..

Hello peeps, I'm having a little break from blogging but will be back to the blogging world soon so please don't disappear.

Bye, bye for now. Have fun !
xxx

A lovely time and lots of mud ! Lots and lots of STINKY mud !

This morning Boo, Archie & I went for a lovely trundle in the woods whilst Mr Boo did a 10k run in London for Marie Curie. Well it started off lovely ... things slowly changed.
Boo & Archie looking lovely and shiny and clean. I'm afraid it didn't last very long !


As you can probably tell, Boo got herself dressed this morning. Not particularly suitable for dog walking but I did insist on the wellies. A necessity when you have a Springer on the loose.


Still looking clean ? Yep, we're still OK ...


Clean Archie ? Yep, still white !



Lots of exploring and generally getting into mischief. The pair of them have selective hearing when there is mud and muck about ...



Hmm ... here comes the mud. Lots of mud. Stinky, Rancid mud. Thick, gooey, pungent mud.
Mud with things crawling in it. Mud that would pull you under and eat you at it's leisure. Mud that makes you panic when you realise your dog cannot get out and might easily get sucked under.
OK, maybe that's a bit dramatic but I did have a heart stopping moment when I saw Archie. Jumping in rather than wading into the putrid mass probably didn't help, but then again Archie doesn't do gentle or SLOW.


This was the result on dragging him out. Yuk, Pooey ... A real hold yer nose situation.


And this is the crap he jumped into. It absolutely stunk, thick black disgusting goo. Normally Archie wouldn't go near it but for some reason today he rather liked the idea of a mud bath.

Eewwwwww .......

Back in the field and 'A Hunting We Shall Go' ... I drop a tennis ball as we walk along and then get Archie to 'Quarter' and find it. It keeps his focus on me rather than the bunnies.


Boo at the top of the hill and Archie just coming back down to check on me ...

'Flying Without Wings' ... just great big Spaniel Ears.


Boo wanting to see the view over Grazely ...


A bit more hunting ...


A bit of a rest and a huggle ...


Ah, I love this photo ... Best Friends


I went out with no make-up on (shame on me), hadn't even brushed my hair and my scaggy old jeans. Heaven. Just glad I didn't see anyone I knew ...


Lordy, look at that bonce. That's real bed head for you, spikey, standy uppy hair and everything ...


Can you see those muddy legs. That was the stinky black muddy stuff ...


Stinky, black muddy star jumping ...


On the way back home ...


It's quite a long way y'know ...



Back home and after a lavender bath and hose down in the garden, Archie is looking lovely and white and shiny again. He smells better too. And look what he found in the woods, a new Kong toy that someone lost.
I threw Boo in the bath for a scrub, threw all the clothes in the washing machine and then I had to have a clean up too ... and we are all squeaky clean again.

A bit o' everything ...

We've had lots and lots and lots of rain (and thunder) today) and boy did the garden need it !
I looked out the window early evening to see that there was a weird greeny, yellowy light ... everything looked luminous.
Maybe it was the plants and trees showing their gratitude for a good old drink ?

Anyhow I took a couple of photo's but decided to have a fiddle about. The effect reminds me of 'Bagpuss'.

Back to the hot weather and Archie just looooooooooved jumping about through the Sprinkler. True to Springer form, just look at that leap !
He was in his element and it was just the ticket to cool himself down.


More jumping and Springing ...


He ! He! Boo doing her catwalk pose with her 'Booby Bra', sunnies and sun hat on. I don't know where she's got this posing from but it was hilarious.


The end of Boo's Reception years culminated in 'Celebration Day'. The children sang lovely songs and all received their certificates. They all sang their little hearts out and it was a very emotional morning.
I've had Boo's hair cut as it's so much easier to manage, especially since it's been so hot ... She looks so grown up and beautiful to me. Our beautiful Boo ...


La, La, La, La, Shooby Do Wap, de Wap Bop ...

I was at Handm@de Winchester on Sunday and had a lovely day. I met some lovely fellow blogger and crafters which was really nice. Trash appeared in front of me with a 'Hello Mrs Redman' ... Hope you had a lovely time at the show Trash !!
It was quite a succesful day and I've had some great feedback and interest as a result of the show. The quality of the exhibitors was extremely high and it bode well for future Handm@de events I am sure.

OOOOOPH ....

I'M MELTING ....
BOY IS IT HOT TODAY !!!!

Archie has spent the day at the vets ... foreign body up schnozzle, AGAIN, possibly bee stinger, possibly the bee itself. (serves it right for getting in the way, mind you nothing stands much chance when a Springer is on the hunt, nose to ground, sniffing all and sundry).

I'll have to stuff his nose with corks from now on, stop him hoovering up crap and costing us excess on the insurance. They'll be putting up our premium soon :(

Bless im, couldn't stop sneezing, and not just little polite sneezes either ~ Ruddy great, shuddering, oomphing sneezes. Poor little lad didn't know what to do with himself. He'll be getting his own suite at the vets soon I reckon :)