Magnus 18th December

This time next week it'll be Christmas.  Pam's been getting all excited, as usual.  Tree, lights, shopping etc.  I enjoy all the goodies and like all the bits and pieces that go with it.  Been dozing with my nose towards some interesting parcels.  Something smells good.
But the important news is that we have a new car.  Well it's a van actually.  It's bright red, apparently.  Ewen has kitted the back out with carpet and downies so we are really comfy.  I'm getting used to it, although I will admit a certain reluctance to get in it at first.  It's not as high up as our other dogmobile.  Once in it, it's fine.  We get to places to go walks so I'm totally with it but Ewen doesn't have to lift me in and out.  I can get in myself.  I rather miss the tummy scratches he gives me when he was lifting me in to the back of the other car.  Maybe this will remind him?  Bitch Face is giving them a hard time.  She makes the most awful noise and I have to cuddle down and cover my ears with my paws.  WOW! She's loud.

Mirren 18th December

Pam is getting excited.  The house and the tree look very nice.  She did it all when she came back from Jersey.  Ewen and then Pam went off to visit their niece at the beginning of December.  She has just had twins. I don't know what all the song and dance is about.  We have multiple puppies all the time.  Eight, nine puppies so what's so huge about two?
As to the new transport.... The last time Pam and Ewen put me in a different car, the journeys involved the Royal Dick Veterinary College.  I am not happy about being in this van yet.  I have let them know I am concerned by howling and yapping loudly.  So far this has worked and all we have done is go for walks.  However, I am not reassured yet, so I will be keeping up the noise levels for a while.  I need to be sure we're not going back to that place.  I don't mind Colin (sigh) but NOT THAT PLACE.  They put a metal plate in my leg.  Okay, I run better, but I am not Robodog.  But the worst was they wouldn't let me go home till I was better.
As to the colour of the van/car, how would he know.  He's showing off.  He overheard Pam say it was red.

Magnus and Mirren
We had very sad news in a Christmas card.  One of our friends died.  She passed away on November 14th.  Gloria was 20years old (might have been older).  She had been a great friend of Morgan, Mick and Monty.  Magnus knew her when he was a puppy.  She used to come to the house for holidays.  From being an abandoned stray found in Belfast garage forecourt, she landed on all four paws.  She was an amazing character and will be much missed.