2020 February – Lunch Hour, Diet, Heating, Red Fox, Persistence, Lowest Level
Lunch Hour
Offspring #3 is actually taking a lunch hour for a change because she is sending pictures of dogs for the other offspring to adopt.
Mum has shown me the options.
I would like to point out that I’m not a fan of large, yellowy, labrador sorts of dogs.
Just for the record you understand.
Diet
This is a picture of me looking (and feeling) miserable.
You know I was at the vet recently? Well, I was weighed and apparently I am not entirely the correct weight.
I am supposedly over weight.
Can you believe that?
I can’t.
I have a weigh-in appointment in 4 weeks. I am not a boxer for goodness sake.
Anyway Mum has put me on a diet. Well, she needs to look in the mirror herself if you ask me.
Just saying.
I have taken to putting myself to bed upstairs much earlier than usual. The sooner I go to sleep, the sooner I will wake up for breakfast.
Heating
This is a picture of me taking Mum out for a breath of fresh air because she is a bit stressed at the moment.
The heating at home isn’t switching off at night so we’re boiling. My friend Jamie is fixing it today. Hopefully he will see the state of me and realise Mum is starving me and do something about it. He is quite practical.
I am aiming to look all weak and pathetic when he arrives. I’m wondering if I should even faint a bit – what do you think?
Mum’s Aunt’s heating is also not working properly. When Mum got there yesterday she was wearing outdoor clothes indoors. It was quite cold in the flat. I have a nice thick fur coat so stuff like that wouldn’t bother me. Apparently Mum’s Aunt had a nice thick coat on as well, so she will probably be fine.
Mum put the thermostat back on the wall because her Aunt had dislodged it – she’s stronger than she looks for a 95+ year old.
Mum is speaking to British Gas about her Aunt’s heating.
They were supposed to turn up yesterday but didn’t. Hopeless.
They will be turning up today.
They will be in big trouble if they don’t I can tell you.
Red Fox
This is a picture of me looking all golden in the sunshine.
Ages ago, before we moved house, we met some people in the woods who thought I was a ‘red fox’ labrador. Or with a hint of ‘ruby’ cos I’m definitely a darker shade of yellow.
This makes me avant garde I’ll have you know. Apparently it also makes me rare and expensive and unusual.
Mum says I am all of those things anyway and she’s unconvinced it’s got anything to do with my colour.
Happy Birthday Mum
Thanks Saffron xx
Persistence
This is a picture of me being persistent.
I am being so persistent that my lead is tangled around the tree. There is something here that smells interesting and I am being persistent in my investigations. Mum and I were here for quite a while. That indicates the level of my persistence.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; there is nothing more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated failures.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
Calvin Coolidge 1872-1933 President USA.
Lowest level
This is the level we’ve sunk to thanks to offspring #2
Saffron’s recommendations this month:
Music: Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby. This is such a great album. Honestly, treat yourself, take some time, chill out and simply listen.
Reading: After Me Comes the Flood by Sarah Perry, published by Serpents Tail. Eerie, creepy, tense and a tad gothic. It’s a gripping read – give it a go.
Film: Oblivion starring Tom Cruise. Earth 2077 in a post apocalyptic setting. Aliens are destroying what little remains and a small number of humans are fighting back. Crowd-pleasing viewing. Nothing too challenging – maybe get yourself a glass of something and settle in……
In the news:
A third case of infection with SARS-CoV-2 is confirmed in the UK.
A 75-year-old woman from Nottinghamshire is identified as the earliest person known to have been infected by Covid in the UK. She is also probably the first person in the UK to die of C-19 in the UK
Following a review of the project, PM Boris Johnson announces that the controversial high-speed rail link HS2 will be built.
A landmark study shows that life expectancy in England has stalled for the first time in more than 100 years and that health inequalities are growing
This month has been the wettest February in the UK since records began in 1862 with an average of 209.1mm of rainfall