Up The Farway Tree

It's a Dogs Life

Seb has recently taken to lying on top of his kennel in true Snoopy style. He doesn't sleep outside (in case anyone was going to call the RSPCA) - the kennel is just there in case he wants shade in the summer, although he has never really used it. Andrew moved it into the middle of the patio a few weeks ago, when he was cleaning the paving stones, and since then Seb has decided this is wonderful vantage point from which he can survey the garden and beyond. He lies up there for hours, just watching and listening to ensure all is well with his little kingdom. It's a hard life for such a small dog.

On the subject of Seb, I'm seriously thinking of setting up a video camera to see what he gets up to when I leave the house. When we are getting ready to leave the house and Seb realises he is not coming, he will just climb into his basket, look a little forlorn and then curl up as if going to sleep. When we return, he is at the front door, stretching himself as it just woken from slumber. So you would be led to believe he had been sleeping the entire time you were out. Not so. We keep all the doors shut to prevent Seb poking about in all the rooms, but a few months back the dining room door must not have been clicked shut and on my return I found small pawprints all over the dining room table. I took this as a once off fluke, where he had accidentally realised the door wasn't shut properly. However yesterday, I found the study door open on my return, then today I found my bedroom door open, with a tell tale slipper in the hallway. I can only conclude that Seb waits until we leave, then jumps out his basket and goes round all the doors one by one in the hope of finding one I haven't shut properly, then when he hears the key in the lock, returns to the hallway and pretends he has been there all the time. Genius.

Anyway, I am out of hospital and enjoying being back at home, in my own bed and with non-hospital food. Andrew has been on holiday this week, so we have managed to get out a bit. Mostly to the shops, and mostly so I can spend money. The first trip involved a new pair of curtains for the dining room, which now means I need to change the light fitting, rug and maybe paint the dado rail. I might also have to move the pictures, which wont go with my new 'theme'. Funny how these things just snowball. Or is that just me?

Unfortunately my week of good health hit a sticky patch last night and I started feeling off colour and had a fever again. I decided just to head straight up to the hospital today, instead of allowing another infection to take hold. The doctor felt it was probably a different type of bug this time, which can be treated with some oral antibiotics, so hopefully that will get me back on track again. This run of infections really does seem relentless at the moment, but I'm still convinced a good spell is in store so it's just a case of trying to keep on top of things, and trundling on as best I can.

Not wanting to leave on down note, I will leave you with some bird photos I took recently (this really is turning into one of my most random blog entries, so sorry about that):

Coal Tit

Blue Tit