The weather forecast for today was appalling. It was predicted to rain, intermittently, for most of the day, and the temperatures were to be well below the seasonal norm.
It was definitely going to be an indoors day.
Andrew, our gate installer, was of the same mind, and pinged us yesterday evening to see if it would be convenient to come and sweep the chimney. He arrived just after nine o'clock and it was pissing down. It seems a morning sweeping chimneys was a far better occupation than laying slabs.*
While Andrew and Mark attended to the chimney, I grabbed the clippers and tidied up Whiffler and Hobson's faces. I even managed to clip Whiffler's front paws, but he wasn't particularly cooperative, so I left it at that for today. I will need to finish his paws and tidy up around his bum at some point in the next few days. I also need to give Hobson a complete clip, and don't get me started on The Rat... She looks like something feral at the moment!
In the afternoon we took Whiffler in to see Kate, our dog sitter. The reason for this visit is that we are off narrowboating the week after next, and the dogs will be staying with Kate. As Whiffler is most definitely geriatric now, we wanted her to be comfortable with having him for a stay.
Kate was more than happy with Whiffler, as she has a lot of experience with older dogs. She said he seems to be doing well, considering his age. His twelfth birthday is only three weeks away.
We arrived home in the late afternoon and decided that a fire was a good idea. I braved the cold and drizzle and soon had a fire blazing in the log burner.
I really hope Summer arrives soon!
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* His original plan for today
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