Another trip to Wales

At the beginning of the month Jim and I were off on our travels to Wales again.  We went up to see my friend and mentor Francis who I bought my very first German Shepherd from all those years ago and who has given me so much advice and help over the years.  Although some may say (usually Jimmy) that is 'all her fault' that I've ended up with a house full of dogs, I can never thank her enough for sharing her knowledge so freely with me.   She moved to Wales about 4 years ago and although we've chatted on the phone and have met up when she came back to Hampshire for flying visits, we have never seen her place up there.  We went on a 'busman's' holiday really as Jimmy was going to doing some roofing for her and also get a lot of the jobs done that was next to impossible for her to do on her own, but it was a great excuse for a visit and a few days away.

We had such a lovely time and in between drinking copious amounts of tea, laughing and playing with all the different animals she's got, we got loads of jobs done for her which was very satisfying :o)  We even had a visit from Karen and Claude as they only live about an hour away from Francis which was lovely.

The first day we were there I fell in love with a puppy she had but Jimmy gave me strict instructions not  to cuddle it anymore as he knew I would want to bring her home.  For once I actually agreed with him and knew I had to be sensible as we had the 'demon' who is Dixie at home who needed our full attention.  The second day we were there was when Karen and Claude came for a visit and when we all got back from a guided tour of the 'farm' we found Jimmy laying down on the grass in the yard and when he lifted himself up what did we find?? Yep you've guessed it - the puppy :o)  So much for him giving me 'the lecture' eh!!

Baby Donkey with Mum

Jim on a tea break, and his answer to stopping the knats biting his head