|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dernwyn
Forum Admin
/ Moderator
Sep 21 2025, 12:55am
Post #26 of 29
(2329 views)
Shortcut
|
miss last week, but you have a fine excuse! Your weather during your holiday reminds me of one of my favorite lines from "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill but Came Down a Mountain": "What happened to the flagpole?" "Dry rot." "Dry rot? in Wales?"
That's sad, that the final coating on your house was not what you had envisioned. After going through all that!
Do you have any "peepers" in your garden?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
|
|
|
Kimi
Forum Admin
/ Moderator
Sep 21 2025, 1:26am
Post #27 of 29
(2328 views)
Shortcut
|
(I typed a message that got swallowed up, but I'll try again, probably more succinctly).
Chester the dachshund had a marvellous day! He was very good, staying within sight as he snooped around the garden and nearby grass. He spent a lot of time trying (without success) to catch frogs without jumping in the pond. Eventually he wore himself out and went to sleep on a lap.
L and D (niece and partner) said he's typically standoffish with strangers, but he took to us right away - helped by D giving us treats to offer him as soon as they arrived. We were officially all right after that.
As for the sheep: Chester only met them at the end of the visit, which turned out for the best. He barked and wanted to chase them, but was on his lead by then, and they looked on from a safe distance, signally unimpressed.
Niece's mother, Mr Kimi's older (by quite a lot) sister has recently moved house to be closer to niece, and in going through her things niece unearthed an old photo album from Mr K's grandfather's time in Africa in the 1910s. We have some of his writings, but this was new to us, and wonderful to see. Mr K will scan the pics so they're available to the wider family.
A lovely afternoon all round.
The Passing of Mistress Rose
My historical novels
Do we find happiness so often that we should turn it off the box when it happens to sit there?
- A Room With a View
|
|
|
Ataahua
Forum Admin
/ Moderator
Sep 21 2025, 10:37pm
Post #28 of 29
(2234 views)
Shortcut
|
|
Sounds like a perfect way to spend an afternoon. :)
[In reply to]
|
Can't Post
|
|
I laughed at the doggie treats being your 'in' with Chester. My brother's previous cat didn't want to have a thing to do with me ... until one weekend when bro was away and I was on cat-feeding duty. Suddenly, I was equated with food, and she was much more friendly after that. 
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
Fantasy novel - The Arcanist's Tattoo
My LOTR fan-fiction
|
|
|
dernwyn
Forum Admin
/ Moderator
Sep 22 2025, 12:48am
Post #29 of 29
(2222 views)
Shortcut
|
|
What a busy day for such a small dog!
[In reply to]
|
Can't Post
|
|
His little legs must have been quite worn out - and I hope he has pleasant dreams of all the new smells!
That photo album is a treasure. Almost as if one could write a story from it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
|
|
|
|
|
