My Mums Birthday

Yes it was Julie's birthday today. The day started with Maggie having yet another trip to see the vet at Marlows as she's managed to cut the inside of her mouth again, probably on one of the endless pieces of glass or china she chews. Deb reckons she's as hard as nails, but I think she's just plain stupid! Anyway I think Julie had a good day. We really celebrated it yesterday with a walk and a little present shopping in Abergavenny & Crickhowell, but she did have some lovely flowers and birthday cake today, and lots of cards including a very special one off me and Maggie. The pub was so busy tonight that I got sent upstairs and Julie couldn't even take part in the quiz as there wasn't enough tables & chairs, but she didn't seem to mind too much and was glad to see so many people eating & drinking.

Mums...

How many Mums can there be in 1 village?

Banished from the Garden!

Well it looks as though mine and Maggies garden treats have come to an end. James and Austin have been busy preparing the garden for an onslaught of children and we've been told that we have to keep out. Maggie actually got kicked out for scavenging in the bushes at the end where she finds all sorts of rubbish that naughty people throw over the wall. There was even a big cement mixer working today, mixing up all the sticky stuff to hold the new lamposts in place. Then came bags and bags of lovely smelly bark to top up the play area, but I think James was a bit miffed that it didn't quite cover it all and he has to get even more in. Austin has also been very busy taking down the wooden fence, which hid a lovely old brick wall. He's had to stop half way though as there is a tree poking through knocking it over which he has to get the chainsaw out to cut it down. Anyway the garden is nearly ready for the summer so if the sun is out come and enjoy... (cos i can't anymore!)

At it Again...

Whilst julie was away, maggie has been a bit off colour. She was actually a bit poorly before she went and julie made james promise to take her to the vet. James doesn't really like the doctors so he managed to put it off until today when Julie came home. Maggie had been eating and she was still playing fetch with me when we went out, but she had a funny mouth and kept scratching at it with her paw as if she had a bit of toothache. We'd all had a look in her mouth and couldn't see anything wrong! The clever doctor at Marlows spotted the problem straightaway and with a little help from james and julie who had to hold Maggie down, managed to pull this monstrous piece of wood from the roof of her mouth where it was lodged and had been disguised along the ridges. She's had to have even more antibiotics and pain killers, but is clearly feeling much better already...

Someone's missing

My human sister Sophie arrived on Monday night, stayed overnight and then disappeared again on Tuesday morning with Julie. We haven't seen them since. James doesn't seem to be bothered about their disappearance, so I suppose they'll be back soon. Funny here without Julie.

Just got back from a long walk beside the reens. Maggie and me stayed out of the water though. Julie never seems to be happy when we've been in the reens.

Slightly Worrying!

I have just come across a very worrying bit of paper that makes me think my poor little life may be in danger. There are still some big hooks in the cellar and bottle store, although I haven't seen any dead animals. I do hope that James doesn't get any funny ideas.

What's On

I succumbed to a blackmail plot today... James and Julie took me and maggie for one of our favourite walks, down along the Blackwall Lane and then back along the road through Whitewall. Apart from being thrown on top of the Procurators House for a "photo opportunity" we had quite an eventful and fun walk. We saw the signets having flying lessons from their mum and dad; a Buzzard having a bath and lots of lambs running about in the sunshine. We teased 2 big alsatians(because they were behind a big fence) and then had a bit of a fright when Maggie wound one of them up so much that he jumped over the fence, but luckily he didn't eat us...



As compensation for this lovely walk I had to promise to write about a few up and coming events at the pub:

Quiz Nights

CJ is now with us every wednesday at 8.30pm. Everybody say's that CJ is very serious, but there seems to be lots of laughter during the quizzes for some reason...

St Patrick's Day

It looks as though Crimes Against Folk are coming back for a party to celebrate. James already has a very silly hat that looks like a pint of Guinness!

Gourmet Evening

The next Gourmet Evening will be on Thursday 18th March. I have had a sneaky preview at the menu - Black Pudding; Swag Bag's (Don't ask me what this is!); marinated Salmon; Pork with Leeks; Baked Alaska; Meringue Swans (just like the one's we saw today!) and lots of lovely cheese...

Rock n Roll

We have Graham Cooper doing a session in the lounge this Saturday night (Saturday 6th March) and he will be back with his band for the May Ball on Saturday 15th May. This weekends event is free, but the tickets for the May Ball are now on sale.

Well I've done my bit and must now dash off to see how the darts team are doing in their match. So far this season they haven't been that successful, but they are apparently favourites to win tonight. We'll see...