Christmas Day 2011

Woke up so early today as I was so excited. There were 2 very special presents under the tree for me from @JackMcWestie.. I had lots more but those 2 presents wrapped in shiny paper were the ones I had waited all week to open. I had promised Jack I wouldn't peep and it had been so hard, but a promise is a promise. With my paws trembling with excitement, I unwrapped the first present. It was the most beautiful hedgehog I had ever seen in my life.  Jack had obviously given this a lot of thought, knowing how Elvis the hedgehog, who lives in my garden, was out of bounds to me. Oh how I had longed to play with him but the answer was always a firm, 'No Bonnie!'

My second present from Jack was the poshest box of doggie chocolates I had ever seen in my life! I felt just like a princess when choosing which one to have!

I had a lovely morning playing and zooming around. We had the best surprise ever when Jack's mum phoned .. I listened in with my head on one side. I wagged my tail really fast when I heard her voice!


Soon it was time for my pal Tibet to come and spend the day with us. Tibet and me are the same age and we walk with our mums every day. We are very good at zooming and today was to prove no different!


There was a knock at the door and he was here.

Let the zooming commence!

We zoomed around the lounge, we zoomed around the dining room and kitchen, stopping briefly for a quick slurp of water, we zoomed in and out of the garden and up and down the stairs. Even the Christmas tree did a little jig ... who would have believed it .. a dancing tree! Not guilty Your Honour ..it wasn't me who knocked into it!  We had such fun! Life was made for zooming!

In the afternoon we went with mum and dad to the meadow and yap, we resumed our world attempt for non-stop zoomies. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and the birds were singing. We bumped into our friend Marley, the border terrier and he too was up for a bit of the ol' zoomies.

All too soon it was time for Tibet to go home and I crashed out on the sofa oblivious to the world. What a lovely day, what a great Christmas. I am truly blessed!

A misty walk in the meadows

Had some glorious walks to day in the meadow but oh my doggie days was it misty. The mist covered the meadow like a fluffy duvet cover. Luckily I was wearing my tartan fleece so I could be spotted jumping through the dew drenched grass. Be safe, be seen is my motto!

Thought about how different it was  back in the spring when I first met the baby goslings and baby cygnets venturing out on the river for the first time. Their parents swam majestically in front of them, showing off their offspring to the visiting world.

Now the geese were friendly enough but the swans .. well that is a different matter. I appreciate that they are the Queen's birds but talk about attitude! One larger then life swan looked at me in a menacing way as only a ten foot swan can ... did I mention I was prone to exaggerating? Was I scared? Well I ran behind mum and dad but that was just to protect them you understand. You do understand don't you?

Woke up very early this morning, thinking about Elvis the hedgehog who had been scurrying around in the garden all night. This is the very same hedgehog that I am NOT allowed to annoy .. sorry play with when doing my last minute checks of the perimeter before settling down for the night. I zoomed out bright and breezy and  .. nothing. Elvis sure knows how to cover his tracks.

I asked my big furbro Sid if he knew anything. Big Sid did his usual roll of the eyes and massive yawn, showing his canines .. or should that be feline teeth? No luck there then. Wanted to ask Jazz but she was still sleeping and nothing, I repeat nothing wakes her.

Oh well thought I, there are more exciting things to think about today .. like walkies and noms. Plus have been invited to a pirate pawty tonight thrown by Olly Ted. My outfit is ready and I am just waiting for @JackMcWestie to call. Time now to practise me ol' pirate lingo.