time passes .....

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It's been ages since I posted or it seems that way to me. I have been busy .... the accounts are well on their way to being finished, and despite various bugs at the clinic we are all OK at the moment. Well, Mandy came off her bike at Glen Tress and is bruised top to toe, and June is fighting off labyrinthitis. Me I am a strong old horse and seem to be good just now.

Solo had his first swimming lesson at Yellow Graigs Beach on Sunday, a glorious sunny day. Kay, Alistair & their 'girls' Ghia & Cara, Allan, myself and Solo set off, it was a brilliant day the dogs loved it. Solo a little nervous, but as laid back as ever. Kay, in the end was in the tide up to her middle, well almost, must have been freezing! We warmed her up with soup and rolls in lovely wee pub.

I have been reading The Knife of Never Letting Go, it won The Guardian's Best Young Adult Book, this year. I strongly recommend it, Author Patrick Ness. I also have waiting to be read, Towards Another Summer by Janet Frame. She is a NZ writer who won my heart when I was at High School a brilliant writer.

Mandy, Ewan,Allan, Solo & I are off to Plockton for a long weekend. Mandy & Ewan off hill walking & mountain climbing ..... Allan & I have found a couple of lovely seafood restaurants ..... and some nice easy dog walks. I am really looking forward to being away and spending some time with Allan.

Before that though, Allan is away tomorrow for a golfing weekend down south some place....... so I will spend time working with Solo on his 'standing' and clicker training, trying to get some much needed housework done ...oh yes and reading ..... hmmmmmm sounds good to me!

Photos: Allan & Solo, The swimming party, Kay off into the sea with Cara & Solo, Solo returning to dry land!

Accounts .....

Picture Solo & Cara
This has been a week of book-keeping, now I have never been good with numbers, however I have the task, part of my job, keeping the 'books' for the clinic ...ho hum, actually it is, or was relatively easy book-keeping ...then came the credit card machine! We started using one in the Clinic in March and now ....... I have just started doing this years books, wow trying to make sense of payments is doing my head in!
June is away on holiday, much needed and well deserved, so I have taken the time to come to terms with the figures ...... Rebecca, at our accountants, has tried to help, but I had to hand them all over to her yesterday ....... apparently she too is having problems phew not just me then!
Take your time Rebecca, I will collect them when they balance!

Solo has moved to the next level in puppy school, he is so good. He is also attending ring classes with Kay. He is getting so big ... I love him to bits and confess he sleeps on my bed ..... wonderful!

I had my car serviced, at last, by Mike, a mobile motor engineer, he even replaced my pollen filter... which I never knew I had!
He seems to have done a good job and it's the little people that deserve out custom rather than big garages!

Another weekend approaches and I am looking forward to a long lie ........ and no accounts!

Thinking of Mum ....

Today 2 years ago, my Mum and best friend passed away, today I am remembering happy times together full of oodles of laughter, some tears, and endless love.

I miss her.





Photos My Mum & Dad

The sun is shining!!!!

I am trying to create Bebo and Myspace pages for Shiatsu /doula work ....technology has never been my thing ....

love these pictures.


Solo, now 14weeks old, has spent the last couple of days with Kay, his Mum & Grandmum, he comes home really tired out but I hear they are having such fun together and learning good manners all the time.

Back to work then .....