Dog Afraid of the Vets



Reducing the Height of a Beech Hedge

Not wanting to wobble about on a pair of step ladders to trim my beech hedge I thought now is the time to cut the top back before the birds start nesting and the sap starts to rise in the wood.

Picture before starting to trim.

Start of the height reduction

View further away.

View of partial and complete height reduction

View from above after trimming.

Completed trimming.

This is the second time I have done this as the hedge gets higher and higher each year even after cutting. It may look drastic from the top view but after a couple of years this grows back to give a nice low hedge.

No dog walking this week as we had the diabetic nurse team in this morning.



Now If I Won The Lottery

A nice Tug for sale at http://rugbyboats.co.uk/ 

Dogs,Narrowboats,Swans & Ice

Today I had my four hour rest a week from caring so I continued my dog walking at http://www.appledown.co.uk/ and took three out for half an hour each.

The first one was called

Kia



She suffers from separation anxiety so any prospective owner would not be able to leave her for more than an hour otherwise the furniture gets chewed. A lovely dog and walks well on the lead.

Next was

Polly

She is a very nervous dog and would need a quiet home with a calm and friendly owner.

Lastly there was

Brandy

His name was very apt as I needed one after he pulled me round the exercise field, the opposite temperament to Polly, a dog who thinks he's in charge but after some training I'm sure he would behave himself.

After handing him back I took off to http://www.canalholidays.co.uk/ which is the home of The Wyvern Shipping Co.Ltd at Linslade, Leighton Buzzard near bridge 126.

Unfortunately the tea shop was closed for winter and all the toilets were shut due to the pipes freezing in the latest cold weather. As you can see in the above picture there is still ice in and around the narrowboats but is thawing, I can't wait for spring.

This little fellow was glad to see someone and posed for his picture.

The waste disposal point needs attention.

Well that's my four hours done this week, now where did I leave my bike!

Completed Picture of Narrowboat and Cottage



Whitney Houston

 

      R.I.P

Forever the World's Best Female Artist



Narrowboat Moors Up in My Jigsaw Puzzle

Did a bit more to the puzzle this morning and now you can start to see my dream unfolding.

I will use  jigsaw puzzle glue when complete and then mount it it a picture frame.

The Jigsaw Puzzle Glue is very easy to use. Simply spread the glue evenly over the picture side of the puzzle using the sponge nozzle at the top of the bottle. The conserver dries in one hour.

Last night the temperature went down to   - 7 deg C