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Happy birthday Sandy! Lots of celebrations I bet. 🥳🥂🍾 Enjoy whatever you get up to! Hugs across the pond from me. Jackie🥰

Happy Saturday and International Women’s day! It has been quite mild so I’m continuing my outside chores, like moving a few plants out of a temporary bed used for over wintering in a sheltered spot. Hopefully we won’t get any more snow this season! Two rhubarb crowns ordered last week are ready to be planted and I am also…

Good evening. Nearly midnight so quickly checking before bed. I’ve had a quiet but busy day, if that makes sense. Deciding not to take George on to the moors I instead went to a large field owned by a Cornish Heritage charity. As we walked I remembered how Betty used to love to trot alongside George, so proud of herself! I…

Hello and sorry I didn’t post again yesterday. Thank you so much for your kind messages. We’ve all been through it haven’t we so know exactly how each of us feels when faced with this kind of loss. When the vet saw Betty and the way she seemed to have switched off she told me she thought the kindest thing would be to let…

Good morning. I’m sorry I haven’t posted but so much going on, so as much as I would love to be in the bottom wider range of British Hierarchy of Needs Lin, I’ve only been squeezing in the occasional cup of tea. Yesterday I forgot to take a new container out of the freezer for my afternoon cuppa and ended up with a…

Hello and happy Saturday. I’m all out of sync with posting, sometimes late and sometimes early so with the 5 hour difference have to double check which day you are in. After a long walk on the moors yesterday and today I’ve been attacking garden chores because it is finally sunny and dry. It’s mid afternoon so I’ve paused…

A busy day starting with grocery shopping but torrential rain earlier had sent a river of water down our track and under my garage doors! When I got home I left my car out and garage door open so it might dry out but more rain, and even hail, didn’t help my efforts! I have finally planted seeds taken out of Spanish…

Hello. Happy Tuesday. Yesterday was frustrating after I mixed up appointments so today I have tried to get myself more organised. The podiatrist I finally saw yesterday advised me to take more time to look after myself and I could see she was right so I began today at a slower pace. George enjoyed a walk on the lower moor…

Oh no! Only 5% battery and nearly midnight. A sunny day but I went to an appointment at 11am when it was actually booked for 2pm. My mistake and ended up wasting time driving back and forth. Not much achieved so hoping for a better day tomorrow. Beautiful tea set Lin. Going before battery dies. Jackie 🥰

Happy Sunday. Lots going on but as we have more bad weather coming in our direction, it should be a quieter day for me. The electrician visited yesterday to sort out my mains fuse box that kept tripping. I had hoped to drive into town to pick up a free tree sapling our local council was offering in their effort to…

Lost my post!! 😩😭. Off to bed. Jackie

Happy Thursday. I’m home after a rather frustrating morning doing my best to help David with his phone issues. I took my landline with me to plug into his box but it is definitely not working, but because my iPhone had such a slow speed in his property I couldn’t text the company to ask them to run a check. We agreed I…

Well, it is certainly warmer now we have lost the freezing wind. I didn’t hear from the tree surgeon Barney so didn’t walk George in case he arrived while I was out. He finally got here at lunchtime and spent a couple of hours trimming 2 trees while I did some weeding and tidying. The work at the far end of our track…

All is good with me but on the move a lot of the time. Without warning yesterday a gang of workers arrived on our track to cut back trees that have been growing into electricity supply cables so I had to squeeze past with George for our walk. They were using a cherry picker and huge shredder to chop up the branches and…

The sun is out but it’s freezing again. I managed to launder a load and hang out to dry then walked George on the moors but the wind was cutting so we didn’t stay long. Definitely not a day for gardening so I’ve had a quiet time pottering and also researching telephone and broadband packages for David who wants me to visit…

There was thick fog this morning but that’s because the freezing wind has gone so the temperature is creeping up. I’ve got into a routine with Betty and her 3 daily meals, steroids administered in cream cheese and extra protein in powder form. George was walked round the block again but it should be dry and sunny tomorrow…

It’s cold and wet after a couple of dry weeks but at least we had a break. Yesterday evening I took Betty into the vet for her B12 shot and consultation. She was pleased to hear Betty is more active and her tummy back to normal but has advised me to try to re-introduce the special hypoallergenic food with its protein and…

A lovely sunny day but unfortunately, having left laundry washed overnight hanging out to dry while I walked George, gardeners working in a neighbour’s garden lit a smoky bonfire so as soon as I got home I had to take it all in to hang on an airer. I couldn’t work in my garden because it was so bad and did have a word but…

I’m sorry I missed posting yesterday. After walking George, who is still enjoying having me to himself when we go out, I got a few jobs completed and phoned Sheila to catch up with any news. It seems her 2nd cataract procedure was worse than the first so she ended up in a lot of pain and can’t see to read. Her daughter…

Happy Sunday. It has been a quiet day for me. George was walked on the moors but although it was sunny, there was a cold wind so I only stayed about half an hour. I saw David as I arrived and he had already walked so we had a quick discussion to plan meeting on Tuesday morning to drive to a small town about 10 miles away…

It has been a bitterly cold day but I needed groceries so drove early into town to stock up. The roofer messaged to tell me he would arrive once he had seen his GP and did so soon after I returned home. He suffers with asthma so the cold air was affecting his breathing but he finished the work and also climbed his ladder…

I’m sorry I fell asleep before posting last night! I’ll start again with many thank you’s for my happy birthday wishes. It was one long fun celebration although we couldn’t get a table at my local pub because they were full, it being Sunday roast day! The weather was so awful we decided to stay in front of the fire and do…

Hello 👀. A quick check in now my friend has headed home but the builder is here today to replace fascia boards and guttering so I’m waiting until this evening to catch up with emails and posts. I will return in a few hours. Jackie 🥰

Good morning and happy Saturday. Pat arrived safely and we sat up until about 1:30am talking and laughing lots and George woke me this morning about 8am wanting to go outside so I’ve showered, made coffee and enjoyed toast with a spread of Linda’s marmalade but no sign of Pat surfacing! I’ll wake her before walking George…

Hello friends. Finally a sunny mild day so I took George up to his favourite moorland walk, after hanging out to dry a load of washed doggy towels. Quite a few walkers were making the most of the sunshine and everyone smiling and friendly. Even George remained in a good mood when a cheeky spaniel puppy ran to him and spun…

Yesterday was a day of power cuts although that latest storm had passed through. Falling trees take out overhead cables and I imagine at the moment the crews are working flat out. I didn’t go far, except to walk George then drive to the pet store to buy more palatable food and probiotic for Betty. I fed her small portions…

Well, yet another storm arrived this morning that threw everything at us so I decided to have a leisurely day at home. While I was in the shower a friend phoned to make sure I was alright but then worried because I didn’t hear it ringing, although George did react. I called her back once I noticed a message had been left…

Good morning. A quieter day after that wild storm. Several power cuts and more trees down in the village yesterday after a mini tornado caused damage. David told me he had taken Hattie for a walk and nearly got blown over. Luckily a couple of dog walkers saw him struggling and helped him back to his car. Tornadoes are a…

Lost my post!! Gone midnight and the storm with what appears to be a Welsh name is raging outside so I’m not going to get much sleep even though we in Cornwall are only getting hit by the tail end. The Scottish Highlands will definitely have to baton down the hatches! I won’t repeat what was lost in the disappearing post…

A cold day for me so I again left Betty at home while I walked George. It ended up twice the distance because as I returned to the car park George disappeared from view and no amount of calling worked. Two ladies with dogs told me a man was trying to catch a dog on the far side of an open area where cattle were gathering,…