Rick and I have just got home from his afternoon walk; we are feeling smug
because we managed to get back before the wind and rain started. Storm Miguel
is due to hit later today. I really hope
it doesn’t batter the roses and peonies too much. Yesterday evening we sat in the garden
enjoying the sunshine, the scent of roses and honeysuckle, and a bottle of Scrumpy that our neighbours
brought us back from Cornwall. It was
most enjoyable.
Paul and I couldn’t ride our bikes this morning because we had dental appointments. (My new dentist is a lovely young lady from
Liverpool. She is very friendly but made
me feel like an historic building when she commented on my restoration work.) Yesterday we had a lovely ride out along the
River Ancholme. You see some interesting
sights when you’re out cycling, some stranger than others. I’m still trying to figure out why there was
a large, ballroom size glitter ball in the middle of the road outside Phoenix
Manor (one very spooky house) in our neighbouring village.
If that is Rick it doesn't look like him. Has nature taken over and given him a different sort of coat, like long and warm, because he has moved to a colder climate? Nature takes over.
ReplyDeleteHe's turning into a Lincolnshire yeti! He's always had a shaggy coat, it's not particularly warm in the Pyrenees.
DeleteThere's some funny folk in Lincolnshire - glitter balls and all. I should know being one of them.
ReplyDeleteI feel very much at home in the company of funny folk!
DeleteI maintain that Rick needs his own insta account 😊
ReplyDeleteHe wouldn't be able to compete with buddietherescuedoggie.
DeleteHope your storm was a big disappointment and broke up before it got to you! Rick looks almost regal there. What a handsome guy!
ReplyDeleteThe storm was a bit of a damp squib.
DeleteYou're right about seeing strange things from your bike. I once saw a very 'large' gentleman standing naked in a child's paddling pool. Rick would have been shocked.
ReplyDeleteGood grief!
DeleteI love the fact that your neighbours brought you a bottle of cider back from Cornwall. Though I know you are a most private person, that gift shows that after a relatively short time you are becoming part of the village community. I have no idea what the glitterball means but eccentricity seems to be in short supply these days so I like the idea of it.
ReplyDeleteTwo bottles. We looked after their garden while they were away.
DeleteAhem! I didn't realise that but now you can ask them to look after your garden when you fly away somewhere.
DeleteRick does look as though he might have Yeti ancestors - he's still a gorgeous little chap though !
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the owners of the glitter ball have posted any lost notices yet - the way you do when the cat or dog go missing....
I suppose it might have fallen off the back of a lorry.
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