I got a “Halti” lead for my Irish Setter, she was not a “ puller “but she was so big her normal stride was so long ,I needed her to slow down a little .
Roger Mugford’s theory was a dog always pants as it walks so if it pulls it can’t pant because the Halti closes its mouth so the dog soon learns to walk slower so it can have its mouth open.
However people thought it was a muzzle and thought she was vicious ,which was so far from the truth.
Well calamity, Tesco order came and not an Easter egg in it!
Unavailable!
The annoying thing was I could have got what I wanted when I just dropped in to Tesco’s after my vaccination ,but having ordered online did not think I would not have any!
A kind neighbour was going to town to get a few things and asked did I want anything ,so I asked if she would get eggs for her two little girls and one for FH.
I get them something for Birthdays,Christmas and Easter.
So I have a larger version of. Kinder egg for FH and she kindly just got two Peppa Pig ones .
The Kinder one was £5, there were none at all in the supermarkets so she went to the petrol station , do you know they were only £2-99 last week.Never mind ,but pretty decent of her to get cheap ones for her two,from me ,so I am making a lemon drizzle cake tomorrow for them.
Well no really bad side effects from vaccine,arm better already but must say legs and hips stiff and aching ,maybe just a coincidence .I do feel very tired too.
Spoke with friend who was so ill a while back, the one I lived with in Shropshire.
She is marvellous.
Hope everyone is alright , we are to have some quite wintry weather coming back it seems.
Such lovely walks you take , and interesting things to see.
Roobarb, look out for sloe berries in Autumn, prick each berry and put in a bottle of gin ,not sure of the quantities though.
We used to make Rumtopf ,a large jar like a sweet jar,put in a layer of sift fruit like strawberries ,cover with sugar and white rum.
Add fruit as it comes in season,but only soft fruit,not apples or pears.Make sure fruit is always covered with rum which must have a high alcoholic content.
Don’t drive after a portion of this!
FH comes again tomorrow, weather permitting we will have a walk then they make their way back to Suffolk.I have three books for him I had forgotten about ,The wolf and the tree bears( they make cakes).The tiger who came to tea ,and Funnybones ,the characters are skeletons but not scary .
That lights up in the dark.Well sort of fluorescent .
Daughter phones tomorrow evening , so a long chat.
Apple tree buds getting fat,hope the cold spell we are to have does’t blight them.
Fish still lethargic ,but I am wondering if they prefer the previous sort of food ,I just ordered fish food the Aquarian brand ,what came was for tropical fish but practically the same as goldfish food .They ate it but I got some for goldfish on the next order .
Tomorrow I will see if they eat the tropical one.
Well bed calls and up early tomorrow as no idea when FH comes .
Goodnight Viktoria.
Very alcoholic, used instead of Christmas pudding on the continent especially Germany.
