Snooze!

There was three in the bed...

and the little one said...

It's sheltered in here!!

Heee heee heee.

Fireworks!

Just a few photos of the fireworks and bonfire at Potsloan last night.  Taken with the instant camera and cold shaky hands!!

Thanks to Adam for having us all!

Halloween dog...

Dog is home though doing his best Frankenstein impression with a cracking scar and truly mortified to be wearing a lampshade.

He is also struggling with a bit of a complex as the vet nurse and receptionist thought he was a girl... I suspect as soon as he got in the kennel he had a sneaky peek to check he hadn't caught anything "important" in the fence!!

He thanks everyone for the well wishes and says he is struggling on and managing to make do with scrambled egg and steak...

Dog doesn't do thrifty...

Been out picking sloes today, obviously some will find their way into a gin bottle but as its such a bumper crop I'm going to try some other recipes as well.  

Had to pick our way around the ladybirds which were also plentiful.

Silks was doing sterling job as "head whippet in charge of sloes"

Wifor on the other hand was off on his own hedgerow harvesting mission... unfortunately it seems a fence has got in his way and this was the sad and somewhat wobbit whippet that returned.

We quickly packaged him off to the vets for stitching, rather worryingly as we left they said they hoped to fit him in this afternoon...

Caught on Camera...

I like the photos Caroline takes of me, I look busy and hardworking and the camera covers my face!!  I think milk crates are probably like stilettos, they give the optical illusion of lengthening the leg!  

Impulse Purchase!!

OK there is no excuse for what you are about to see but I would like to try and justify it...!!

Both Pitufa and Toby were in cheap rugs which are OK if they are just out for a few hours a day but with the weather we get here and them living out they needed better.  Not least because Pitufa's was a pink tutu with strange elasticated back leg straps that got longer and longer and longer - useless!  So with the weather forecast looking a bit grim I panic shopped and got them two new combo rugs. Pitufa was no bother but there was only one colour left in a seven foot. 

Pitufa head to toe in navy, nice and cosy.

Right off to get Toby's and Mark meets Quin on route, well Quin is very polite "my that looks warm" he sniggers.

Then Pitufa catches sight " ha I used to round up cows in Argentina, it will be like home from home"  (she is also very grateful she is short!)

After a small tussle the rug is on Toby, though Stela and Cherry are trying to "save" him!

And now in it's full glory...

Poor, poor pony!!

*Just to add, I've just noticed it is the "Derby House Daisy Moo Medium Combo" - you know just incase anyone else wanted one!!*

"Cumbria Like Minded Riders"

Photographing in the cold and drizzle today at Low Farm near Aspatria today.  A nice relaxed dressage competition organised by the "Cumbria Likeminded Riders".

All photos here - CLR Dressage

Caught up with Caroline who was doing her first ever dressage test on Ella.

There was a lovely mix of horses, Ella wasn't the only spotty and then there was this lovely Clydesdale 

A very successful first competition for the club.