Magnus 25th April

It's snowing quite heavily here.  Winter is back.  Yipee!! I love the cold and the snow.  Not sure about rain.  Not really happy when it's too hot.  Love the snow.  Don't think it's going to lie though, more's the pity.  We were meant to be going to the coast again today but I can't see that happening!


 


Mirren 25th April

I like the snow too but it's the end of APRIL for goodness sake.  Were those two nice days at the beginning of April as good as summer gets.  Do we now only have two seasons? Spring and winter?  And which idiots don't believe in global warming?  My coat doesn't know if it's coming or going.

Magnus 19th April

Exhausted.  We had a pack day out yesterday.  We walked the beach at Elie.  We walked the beach at St Andrews.  We walked all the way round St Andrews.

It was very enjoyable but I'm tired today.   I met the most gorgeous girl, called Rosie.  She was almost my height, the same colour of coat and looked just like me except her nose was brown and she had long, floppy ears.  She was just lovely.  We got on really well.  Her two-legs were very friendly too and they had another girl with them, Devon.  She was a wee bit old for me.  Rosie was just two.  She's a Spinone.  Think I might go for a wee snooze and dream about her.  It could have been another day of people wanting to pat me but it was fine, not as bad as it was in Durham.  I think the Scots must be more "personal space" aware.  Other than that they've seen lots of dogs like me.  Who knows?













 

Mirren 19th April

I have to agree.  It was a long walk yesterday when you add it all up.  Big Boy was very smitten by Rosie.  She seemed a friendly girl so it's okay even though I think of myself as his girl. It was a very interesting visit.  Naturally, Ewen had his picture taken in front of the the R&A.  We saw a cafe where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, apparently, used to meet for a coffee.  Hello, I like a bit of fame nosing, OK?  It was very pleasant.  We ate out, drank lots and met lots of people.  Many of them came from a place called America.  They were all visiting to play golf.  We watched some of them tee off.  It was very embarrassing.  Lots of people watching and you hit a terrible drive off the tee!! One poor man hit his first ball about 20 yards to the left.  I would have given up.  I know a lot about golf.  Both Big Boy and I have visited a lot of golf courses and listened to Ewen going on about it.  He's a bit obsessed!

Magnus April 11th

Well, the weather is very changeable.  The other day Pam threw wet tea towels on our heads because we got so hot on our walk.  Today it's freezing again.  Ewen has been in Cyprus taking pictures of a wedding.  I really missed him.  He went away on Wednesday and came back on Sunday morning.  I was so pleased to see him I cried.  I do miss him.  Pam is fine but he is my hero.  The ham he gave me made me feel much better.  It was so nice just to get cuddled in beside him and go to sleep.

Mirren April 11th

It can be a bit pathetic watching him when his hero comes home.  A whimpering mess.  I try and say, "Hello," too but he is so big and pushy I never get a look in.  Good to have Ewen home.
I haven't had the wet tea towel treatment before but I have to say I totally enjoyed it.  After a long, hot walk it was very refreshing.  I just enjoyed it and went to sleep.  The cooler weather is pleasant for us Celtic dogs.  We aren't used to temperatures much over 10C.  More than that is positively tropical.  We had 14C the tea towel day.  That must have been summer?!

Magnus 3 April

Feeling much better.  Pam and Ewen have decided I need fed often.  Not a lot.  Just enough to stop my tummy from getting empty.  I rather like this grazing idea.  I even get a bit of a late night/early morning treat if I get up at 3am.  Life is good.  The vet bill has come in so both Mirren and I are keeping our heads down just now.  Pam is on holiday so that means long walks all together.  I like that.  We get to play with toys and run about.  All our toys are washed!!  They have lost their nice musty smell.  Mirren says it had to be done to stop us re-getting Kennel Cough.  Our dishes get put in the machine every day. We have caused them rather a lot of worry!!

 
 

Mirren 3rd April

He gets fed, I just get little handfuls.  For a girl who likes her food, life is a bit difficult just now.  It's not as bad as it was.  I'm not so hungry now.  Pam says they have to take me back to the vet soon so they can weigh me.  Maybe I'd get to see Colin again.  I'd better let Pam or Ewen brush me.  My winter coat is getting really messy now and I'd want to look my best.  I'm also running about more.  Since the clocks changed we are seeing a lot more hares and deer in the morning when Ewen takes us out.  I never catch anything but I like showing off in front of Big Boy who never really breaks out of a trot.  Magnus is not the fastest of the family!!