I was out longer than I anticipated today
The village coffee morning, interviewing for Samaritans then Christmas Shopping in Llandudno
I bought myself a tiny " pourer" from the Mostyn Art Gallery which I shall use for flowers.
The same camp salesperson who sold me my chicken print saw to me.
"You like your birds!" he cooed
It was dark when I got home and I found that Mary, bored with my absence, had broken into a tub of diprobase emollient
It's taken a very hot bath and some swafega to clean her properly
The village coffee morning, interviewing for Samaritans then Christmas Shopping in Llandudno
I bought myself a tiny " pourer" from the Mostyn Art Gallery which I shall use for flowers.
The same camp salesperson who sold me my chicken print saw to me.
"You like your birds!" he cooed
It was dark when I got home and I found that Mary, bored with my absence, had broken into a tub of diprobase emollient
It's taken a very hot bath and some swafega to clean her properly
Oh my, do you think this was her revenge for the collar of shame??
ReplyDeleteIts still on
ReplyDeleteShe's one determined dog!
DeleteShe does like to keep you on your toes lol
ReplyDeleteWhat do you call a man with a big knob? Mostyn. (A man with a small one, Justin.)
ReplyDeleteKerrrrchingggggggg
Delete😂😂😂😂😐
DeleteBut that innocent face. X
ReplyDeleteThe things the kids get into when you are away.
ReplyDeleteNice pourer x
ReplyDeleteDid she eat it or just rub it into her fur?
ReplyDeleteRubbed her face mainly though there's lots underneath her belly
DeleteLove your new vase and its bird but Mary takes the cake for creatively getting Daddy's full attention and being adorable. How is she doing without sweet William?
ReplyDeleteHugs all around!
She's fine with so many dogs they don't seem to pine
DeletePoor Mary. And you.
ReplyDeleteLove that pourer.
awwww but she is so cute much like my Agatha, Naughty !
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip and badger
how is mary's ear doing?
ReplyDeleteStill bothering her, she's still hit her cone on....I wish I hadn't had it done
DeleteAnd now I know what both Swafega and Diprobase are.
ReplyDeleteYou are educating me, John Gray!
That sales clerk is a cheeky monkey.
Me too! :)
DeleteMmmm... Diprobase! Excellent on toast. Like Philadelphia cream cheese.
ReplyDeleteAnd twice asfilling
DeleteSorry for you cleaning up that mess.
ReplyDeleteBut, after a right old day here, you post with that adorable naughty dog has cheered me up no end! Thanks for a good laugh!
Tess x
Oh deer dogs will be dogs hey, love your new pitcher John you have good taste.
ReplyDeleteMary is like a toddler, they get hold of the sudacrem and normally paste themselves with it!
ReplyDeleteI left it on the floor of the bathroom so at least it was only Lino to wipe up
DeleteLove that pourer - so pretty John.
ReplyDeleteBut that photo of Mary takes some beating - fantastic.
She looks the picture of innocence in that picture.
ReplyDeleteOh my . . . Mary, Mary!
ReplyDeleteLove, LOVE the little pourer . . .
I would use it for a vase too!
Lovely . . .
It's by a local potter
DeleteGee, John,I love your idea about putting flowers in that pretty little pourer.Episodes like Mary's make me wonder what dogs think, like do they hope any container holds some food they may enjoy.
ReplyDeleteThis will initially seem off topic, bear with me, I do have a point. You mentioned a while ago that Auntie Gladys struggled trying to remember who you are. In your A "Field of Dreams Moment" post from Wednesday, January 4th,of 2017 you had a photo of her using an oversized umbrella. If you get another chance to see her, perhaps showing that photo to her, while thanking her for coming to your first allotment open evening, might jog her memory. If nothing else, down the road, I think you'll be glad for any visit you have with her while you still can.
During the last couple of years of my mother's life she had periods of time when she was as nice as ever, yet really wasn't exactly "with us, in the moment". We thought that might become her permanent state of mind. On one delightfully lucid day she said to me "I'm sorry you miscarried the baby you were pregnant with a while ago, and sorry I couldn't be here for you then.", as she pointed to her head, then hugged me closely.
The only time I had mentioned losing the baby to her was right after it had happened. At the time it seemed almost like she was listening to a stranger having a bad day. She'd been sympathetic for a minute, then happily talked about something else, in the sweet child-like way her condition from time to time brought upon her.
Often one doesn't know how another thinks, animal or human. It was wonderful of you to use your time and energy to kindly bathe Mary after you'd had a long day. - Mary
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U read my mind...I took my iPad with photos of the Flower Show on it...her eyesight is very very poor
DeleteOh... I thought diprobase was a kind of music they play in dance clubs. Silly moi.
ReplyDeleteFunky chick
DeleteOhmygoodgollygosh, Mary! How on earth did you pick her up? Didn't she keep slipping through your hands?
ReplyDeleteIt wS over her head mainly
DeleteNot sure what that is but I hope you got it all off of Mary. I like your new flower thingy. Are you feeling better today, John? I think of you often
ReplyDeleteUp and down
DeleteBut why complain again
I complain enough
Hahaha, Mary doesn't look guilty one little bit, a bit bedraggled in that photo but...I hope she didn't get the grease over anything important!
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
MAry is doing her best to keep you focused on the important things.
ReplyDeleteI like your pour vase.
John does this fit slimming world? Its a hipsters scotch egg https://www.facebook.com/thrillistfoodanddrink/videos/10156988427620891/?__tn__=%2CdkCH-R-R&eid=ARAl5h5gpj-K63LC3aG5Cln-uuk-ty043l228YXRLPURdy0T6cRoe0UlwNYwZVtP9SI0TA_wAPdwbGbu&hc_ref=ARRBr5lorSP1gZ-LUhroEB375viBQP2YLsSHSrjDLml0dO3np3EujfQ37G0n1i3W0cs&fref=nf&hc_location=group
ReplyDeleteOh be still my beating heart
Deleteyou cant use turkey bacon though
DeleteShe was obviously just trying to get her neck nicely greasy so she could slip out of her 'cone of shame' whenever she wanted to 😁
ReplyDeleteShe's gorgeous!! Had to google diprobase and swafega, too. You spend money on expensive toys for the kids and they only want to play with the toilet paper when you're not around, hey?
ReplyDeleteNothing like a good old bubble bath.
ReplyDeleteMary looks adorable like that.
ReplyDeletePoor pooch! However there is nothing so fun as a the drying off towel rub !
ReplyDeleteOh, that sweet innocent face is just so cute!
ReplyDeleteSweet girl - at least she is clean now. Swafega for me is a small of my childhood, after helping my dad in the garage.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of " diprobase cream" ! But having looked it up, it might be just the thing for my sore peeling "thumb ends". Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHope Mary survived her bath! My schnauzer has had/got what might be yeast infection so has been having more frequent baths. Have you come across that with any of your dogs? He had a strange smell about him ( not a doggy smell) and a while ago he had what looked like greasy dandruff on his forelegs....that seems to have cleared up for now.
Mary must be nicely moisturised after that !
ReplyDeleteMary in her wet hair,dont care mode.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I had to laugh. Poor Mary looks like she's thinking what have I done to deserve this. At least she's moisturised!!
ReplyDeleteBloody dogs. Cats too. At least she got a good bath out of the whole thing:)
ReplyDeleteI love your latest bird. And Mary's skin (and yours, too) must be silky smooth (I had to look up diprobase).
ReplyDeleteOh the little sod! she doesn't look particularly ashamed either x
ReplyDeleteBut don't you know you should never get a Mogwai wet! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlins
ReplyDeletePoor thing! But she doesn't look too unhappy :)
ReplyDeleteLove that little pourer -- clean lines and very attractive.
AWWW such an adorable little face.
ReplyDeleteaww but made me laugh sorry......
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