Strange birds

 Out walking with Lucy this morning and we came across a pair of strange birds.

It was difficult to take a photo of them,  Lucy would have liked to get closer to them, at no time did they look like flying off. 

Smells

 I was up reasonably early today and Lucy and I set off on our walk before school. It must have rained a little overnight as the smells coming off the trees and bushes as we walked around was incredible. 

Very little foot traffic but the road had a lot of vehicles, we were going to cross the road but we couldn't get a break.  I like a fair break before we cross, Lucy is good but she can get distracted as she is going from a sit down so we/I changed our minds and went along the creek. Lucy even had some time off lead which she loves.

New cafe

 Well, new to us, not sure how long it has been open but there are comments going back three years or more. Funny thing is, it's less than 10ks from us.

One of my crochet group was talking about it so we had lunch there on Friday.

It was down a windy road about two ks off a main road with large trees either side, we were wondering if we were in the right place and then there was a clearing, a car park and a cafe!

The menu was limited but good, coffee and service was good. We sat out side and had views to the mountains.

Warren's lunch I did pinch a couple of blueberries.

Very nice, we took the circular route back home as there had been some roadworks, nothing like a drive in the country.

Fur baby sitting take two.

 A week after Esme went home we had Lockie. Lockie is a Boston and smaller version. Everytime I see him, I am surprised at how small he is. Lockie had been here a few times and he and Lucy got on well so no dramas.

He didn't eat his dinner the first night until several hours after I had fed him, I put that down to, Lucy gets fed fairly early, I fed them at the same time, Lucy outside as is normal and Lockie inside.

He walked very well with Lucy but he doesn't stop to sniff not like Luce, she sniffs everything. Warren did an extra walk on Sunday evening to the shops, we were having fish and chips for dinner. Lockie saw Lucy's harness going on and so he fronted to the front door for a second walk as well.

Monday we picked J up from hospital and delivered him home, when we got home, Lockie seemed to be very anxious, we thought maybe he smelt Jordan. He, Lockie kept going to the gate and if he was inside he was doing laps of the house and coming to a stop at the lounge windows, we think he was looking for their car. 

Talking with J we decided to take him home, at least he would be there with one family member and in his own home, so we drove him there Tuesday. Drove up the driveway and he piled out and up the stairs, he seemed to be smiling and much happier to be home.

Who would have thought dogs get home sick for their own people.

Fur baby sitting.

 We had Esme here for a few days while our son and family went up the coast. Esme hadn't been here before and hadn't met Lucy before. Esme is a French bulldog and has some allergies. They brought all her food so that wasn't a drama. We were told that she didn't need to be walked but left her harness and lead if we wanted to take her. We took the two dogs together with Lucy way out in front of the end of her lead and Esme with a shorter lead walking right alongside of our left leg. I think that is the accepted spot for dogs when they go to obedience training. 

Lucy was too old for obedience training when we got her and if we are both there, she will go from side to side depending on what and where she wants to smell. They did walk together far better than I expected.

Esme making herself comfortable in our room while I was cleaning it, she seems to like being around a person. She's a snorer, Jason told me that when she was a puppy, they often had to turn up the TV so they could hear it over her.

Cats and kittens

 The weather is getting warmer, too warm to have blankets drapped over my lap so I have gone on to croching toys for the charity.

I found the free pattern on the net, same pattern but different hook sizes from 3.5 to 5mm changes the size. 

An easy pattern, just a head, two ears, body and a tail. A pipe cleaner goes in to the tail so that it can be bent. I bought the safety ears and noses, the first one on the left is sewn but the others have proper noses. Each one took about a day/night of TV watching.

50th birthday bash.

 Can't believe that it will be our elder son's 50th birthday in a few days. We have been invited to dinner tomorrow night. We haven't done gifts in the family, except kids for a long time but couldn't let this one go by without something.

He is by his own admission a chocoholic so this is what Imade for him.

I particularly like the line "getting olderisnt something to joke about, your bones will crunch, your mind will play Trix and you will be popping pills like tictacs"

I saw it on face book and adapted it and couldn't resist adding the quickees at the bottom.