Basil seems to be enjoying life at the moment teaching Rosie and Wilbur his favorite Big Dog tricks. So far he has been teaching them the standing-in-the-door-so-noone-can-get-in-or-out trick and the lying-in-front-of-the-door-so-they-can’t-open-it trick. They both seem to be learning well. Next…

Bob, Henry and Sam Bob snuggled up with Basil Basil, Wilbur and Rosie Rosie with the others Rosie and Petal (yes, she is a bit of a snuggly dog)

We found our first piece of asparagus yesterday. It was only one, but might mean that asparagussing won’t be far away now. The weather has been fantastic for the last few weeks, with long warm days and only a couple…

Wilbur has been to the vet to be vaccinated, chipped and given his passport. The vet was very complementary about him and has given us some vitamin A tablets as a gift for him. While he doesn’t expect this to…

that since my blog at the weekend she has not made a single puddle in the house – although there was a very small one by the back door yesterday, but she says that wasn’t her and that nothing can…

Our favored way of telling whether it was cold was watching the flowers on the jasmine bush outside the window. When it freezes the flowers go brown and drop off. However as Manuel pulled the jasmine up last week, we’ll…

I was rather disappointed to learn that we couldn’t proceed with my Hanging Gardens of Babylon inspired courtyard garden. Surprisingly, my Greco/Roman/Byzantine/Babylonian vision somewhat blew our budget. So now, rather than Hanging Garden of Babylon, our vision has been adjusted…

Apparently Manuel is due a Health and Safety spot check today. So they are wearing helmets and looking earnest. We kept the dogs away from them, as we thought an ever exuberant puppy, a blind dog, Basil who is never…

Wilbur spent most of the first couple of days outside which we were happy about (as that is what he would have been used to) except for the fact he barked overnight. The first night he barked and got distressed,…

Ian with Wilbur with Basil claiming his place in front of the fire and Pirata heading under the table to say hello. Sam looking on guardedly. Bob and Henry are more interested in the likelihood of dropped crumbs. Rosie and…