Jan 3 Picture

Chris & bem in Nenagh

bem & Chris left to go home on January 3rd as Chris has to be back in work on Monday. I enjoyed having most of my little family here, even if only for a short while, but now comes the task of discovering what they left behind & where everything ended up.

They did leave both puppies, all the dogs & cats behind, but our stray & the pups’ father has disappeared. I think the Spaniels took him out & lost him

 

January 2 Photo

I wrote this entry, previewed it & posted it last night, then this morning most of it had disappeared . Here goes again:

bem & Chut'Chut'

Chut’Chut doesn’t like being picked up, but he loves the cuddles & attention he gets when he has a lap to sit on. He became the favourite after his brother was sold. bem is a medical student & lives in a city, so in would be impractical for her to take him home, though I think they were tempted!

Chris was very fond of this pup, too:
If you’re wondering why he’s Chut’Chut’, Чуть-Чуть is Russian for “a little bit” & he has a little bit of white on him & was the shyest & smallest of Piri’s puppies. If I name my animals, they end up with strange names, but if they come named or Annon names them, then they have more normal names! Pups are given identifiers rather than names, so they can be renamed on being sold: this litter contained Girly, ‘Splorer, White Tip & Chut’Chut’

Chris & Chut’Chut’

 

A Picture a Day? January 1

I would like to have posted a picture a day this year as far as I can with connection problems & the odd time away from my home.

I shall try to catch up & post 1 (or so) a day from now on~ vodafone modem permitting ~ this is more to try to get me to take a picture (at least) a day, so I have plenty to choose from when the time comes to arrange next year’s calendar from this year’s photos.

bem, Chris & Annon, KilliKer

These are my elder daughter, son in law & younger daughter as the Year turned.  For the first time since Annon & I moved into this house, we could use the sitting room as it should be used.  That post behind the sofa is holding part of the floor to my bedroom up.  Eventually, there will be a staircase in this room to go up to my loft bedroom & 1 of the newel posts will extend upwards to take the weight of the corner of the floor as that part does not extend into the wall.

bem & 'Splorer with the Happy New Year 'Splorer hat she adjusted

bem spent quite a bit of her time with us with a puppy in her arms.  This one is ‘Splorer (the first in the litter to start exploring ) who was sold later this day, much to hers & Annon’s disappointment.  ‘Splorer now lives not far away with his sister (they’re going to be neutered as soon as they’re old enough) & is called Oaty, sister being called Cornflake…

bem is a medical student, living & studying in a city, & her husband is allergic to fur.  He was surprised that these pups didn’t start off his severe allergic reactions ~ we think that they may have their mother’s hair type, even if they look & feel nothing like my “ursa minor” Bedlington Terrier (ursa major being the Wolfie).  Beddies are a breed suitable for those for whom ordinary dogs cause reaction problems ~ Yorkies are another breed & my parents have those.