Thursday, 17 October 2013

It's the Sun Again!

Hi Woofers!

We're back again! Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

It was super out first thing this morning, the sun was poking out from behind the clouds and the wind had dropped from yesterday.

We were out of the car and rabbit chasing while Old Two Legs got the ferrets all strapped up in their harnesses. By the time he was ready we had disappeared into the brambles and were in serious 'Hunting Mode'!

We didn't even hear OTL call us, not that we would have paid any attention anyway!

So, off he went with the ferrets leaving us hunting.

It was only when Holly mentioned that we hadn't heard OTL calling or whistling for some time that we decided to go and look for him as he may have fallen in a ditch or got dragged into the brambles by the ferrets!

We found him a bit further down the path walking both ferrets who were having a good old sniff!

Down on the beach we dug some holes and Mr Brambles and Snowflake ferreted around in the sea weed to see if there was any other signs of ferrets or weasels or stoats, but we couldn't find a thing. Just the spot where Snowflake had a wee yesterday!

Stoatally Weasel Free Here!
Of course, Mr Brambles just had to dig another hole. Holly did suggest that we loan him out to the Wormy Men to dig for worms but Mr Brambles said he had better things to do than dig for worms!

This Looks a Good Hole Site!
Snowflake zoomed off to the rock fall and did a bit of 'Speed Scrambling' she says that seeing OTL thrashing away on the rowing machine in the mornings has given her an idea for a fitness regime and it going to be called 'Ferret Fit' and it involving eating breakfast first thing then a run up the rocks and back home to sleep.

Well, she reckons it was just made for ferrets!

'Speed Scrambling' on the concrete rocks!
 Holly says that ferrets are masters of the art of sleeping!

We left them snoozing when we went out at midday, TM and her mate Helen were down stairs slopping the Glue and Glitter about so we reckoned the safest place to be was miles away down on the Sea Wall!

It was sunny when we got there and the tide was in!

We spotted a fisherman who had the day off, so he was enjoying his time down on the beach. He hadn't caught anything yet and he didn't have any sandwiches left either, which was a big disappointment to Holly!

Anything Edible?
To make up for it I pointed out that the tide was in and you know what that means?

Time for A Swim!

Periscope Up!
It was good fun and there were some gulls on the breakwater watching me as well!


Go Doggy Go!
A bit further on down the path I heard a rustling in the grass and did my 'Wossit?' stance, this always gets OTL's attention.

It turned out to be a Dragon Fly that was having a snooze in the grass and had slid down the grass and got caught up in the stalks!

OTL did a bit of 'Gardening' which allowed it to climb back up and as a thank you the dragon fly allowed OTL to take a couple of photo's before flying off!

If only we had a Tripod!
The trouble with OTL is that the tripod is always at home and the wind is too high, you just can't please him!

It's Too Windy!
OTL said I was a clever puppy for finding the dragon fly and to let him know if there are any more on our walk!

Back in the car I was up the back getting the sun shine on me to try to dry off. Holly, sitting in the passenger seat was saying that she was perfectly dry and OTL should leave now for home!

Home, OTL and don't spare the horses!
When we got back we discovered that The Missus had put our dinner out.............Doggy Scoff!

Will she never learn!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Another Wet One!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles back with you.

It has been one of those Yucky Autumn Days today. We were out first thing with the ferrets this morning and the grass was dripping with rain drops. Holly and I just dashed through it all enjoying the splashing of the water onto our noses!

Mr Brambles was doing his thing on the path, digging holes, and Miss Snowflake just wanted to stay wrapped up in Old Two Legs arm!

Well, remembering her need to have a wee pretty early in the walk, OTL put her down on the ground and walked a few feet away and made her walk around a but. It was only when she decided to have a wee that OTL crouched down and called her using his special 'Ferret Call'.

She came rushing over to him and jumped up onto his lap then dived onto his arm and stuck her head into the crook of his arm out of the way of the wind!

There she stayed until we all reached the beach where she knew she had to 'Get Off and Walk'!

I Jus' Love a Good Hole!
That was OK 'cos she had spotted young Bryn walking down the Sea Wall path and he is always good for a game!

Today Mr Brambles was calling out to him but all he could see was Snowflake in OTL's hand. 'Er, your voice sounds different' he says looking totally confused, that was until Mr Brambles called out again from the beach, 'Ere', says Bryn, 'You said that without moving your mouth!'

We all had a good laugh about that and in the end Bryn looked over the path edge onto the beach to see Mr Brambles laughing his tail off!

Holly says that Bryn can be a real Bozo sometimes!

I'm Not a Bozo!
Back home it was Chicken this morning and we both had a really good scoff before retiring to bed for our 'After Breakfast Snooze'

Lunchtime was not fun. First of all it was raining, not too heavily, but enough to get you wet. Secondly, we went around the garage and got the small car fired up. We had to use the big car to get some electricity into the small car 'cos it has been sitting for almost a month without being used.

Now there's nothing really wrong with the small car but it is just not as comfortable to ride in as the big car!

Off we went to the Sea Wall again and we made sure that we did all we needed to do and get to the shortcut before OTL, then we sort of sidled up the shout cut, looking behind us to make sure OTL was following and as soon as we saw him turn the corner, off we ran, all the way back to the car!

Come on! Back to the car!
Back home it was a case of 'Find somewhere warm and curl up' I chose the bed and Holly decided to crawl under The Missus fleece!

So, another super sleepy day, even if we did get wet! Mind you, OTL also got as wet as us but he didn't have a towel to give himself a rub down with, only ours which were wet and damp once we had finished with them!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Guess Where We've Been?

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

We saw the sun this morning, what a change from a couple of weeks ago when it was all 'Sunshine & Sand'!

Although the wind was blowing it wasn't too cold and both Mr Brambles and Snowflake had a good run.

Down on the Beach I asked if we can go in swimming but Old Two Legs said that we didn't have a towel in the car and he didn't want his seats to get wet!

Spoil Sport!

Well, how about a little Paddle?
 Both of the ferrets had fun digging holes but it took some 'Tough Love' to get Snowflake to enjoy the beach, all she wanted to do was have a cuddle and wee on OTL!

Come On, Just a Little Wee?
Mr Brambles, as normal, was getting into trouble and this time he found an old nibbles packet, thrown away by some Bozo Two Legs, so he stuck his head inside for a sniff and couldn't get it off again!
Oi! me 'ead's Stuck!
OTL had to get it off his head before he could carry on digging a hole!

Wotcha Reckon on The Hole then?
Miss Snowflake was rooting around in some sea weed and decided that there was no way that she could ever eat the stuff 'cos it was so salty!

This is Yuk before you even get near to it, how could anyone eat it!
 Of course, they both enjoyed the scramble through the rocks on the way back. Mr Brambles want to try it after it gets some ice on it from the sea, he reckons that he would need and Ice Axe and Crampons and he asked OTL to have a look on the Internet to see if there were any his size!

This would be good for a Winter Climb!
Back home it was Lambs Heart today, so the rest of the morning was spent 'Resting' on the bed sleeping it off!

Mr Brambles must have damaged his wart again 'cos there was some blood on his coat and OTL had to wash it off with some warm salty water. Holly said it might have been a good idea if we just dipped him in the sea and wrung him out!

Mr Brambles said that if Holly came close enough he would give her a kiss for coming up with such a brilliant idea, just wait while he sharpens his fangs!

Lunch time came and I decided that we should go  out a little earlier 'cos the sun was poking through the clouds and on top of that OTL had promised we could go down The Forest again!

Off we went leaving the ferrets asleep in their house.

When we got there we were shocked!

They have been slashing away with the chain saws and ripping up all the bracken and mowing the grass and making life unbearable for OTL's Fungi!

There used to be loads of fungi here!
It was terrible! There were tractor tracks everywhere and on top of that we were almost run down by a bunch of  walkers whose combined ages must go into the millions! I swear there was not one under the age of seventy!

Stampeding OAP's!
Once we had let them stomp past, there, standing by the path were the Highland Cattle that were there to chomp away all the bracken. Trouble was, they were on a 'Lunch Break' and had decided to have a break from chomping!

One even tried to charge OTL for reading the notice! Silly cow, trying to get OTL to part with money? She might as well have tried to fly!

Oi! Five bob to read The Notice!
We found some Fungi for OTL but it wasn't anything exciting, just the normal stuff, all the good fungi had been wiped out by the mowing machines!


Not very exciting!
I went off hunting squirrels but they were hiding up in the trees keeping out of the way of those nasty chain saws!

Shss! I thing I hear one!
OTL found some more Fungi, not very pretty, so he tried to play about with the light to make them more interesting!

This was on the 'Vivid' setting.
Then he found this bunch at the bottom of a tree where they couldn't get their chain saws!

Hiding in the Forest!
So, back home we went to have an afternoon snooze before mugging time!

Not sure what we are doing tomorrow 'cos they forecast more rain in the morning, lunch time and afternoon!

I think we will be spending tomorrow with our legs crossed, unless OTL lets us wee on his coat like he does Snowflake!

Bye bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles (Wounded)




Monday, 14 October 2013

Autumn is Here!

Hello Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

It has been yet another wet and windy day here in North Kent and Old Two Legs got wee'd on again!

Snowflake says it's 'cos it was just too cold and windy and she just couldn't help it!

OTL was OK about it 'cos the rain washed it off as we were heading back to the car!

After our protest yesterday, we got Chicken this morning, freshly cooked, just the way we like it!

After a good feed, we spent most of the morning snoozing which was OK really 'cos OTL was working away in the office getting some stuff ready to send out this afternoon.

The lunch time walk was fun, we saw a Curlew out on the mud digging away and of course OTL was there clicking away.


If anyone says 'Watch The Birdy' I'll Scream!
Then a Little Egret flew past, so Click, Click again! 

Zoom! ZOOM!!
Then we tripped up over some Fungi, so Click Click again!

Oh No! Not more Blooming Fungi!
 It was then that Holly gave a shout and ran off up to the Westie that appeared on top of the hill!

Hey! Look! It's Dave!
You know, it was a good job young Dave arrived on the scene in time to give us a break from OTL's Clicking!
 
Of course, it was a quick 'Hello' to us two then off he went to get a 'Tail Tickle' from OTL

Hello OTL!
Back home via the Farm Shop to get some seed for the garden birds. We went up to the office to tell Snowflake and Mr Brambles about Dave and the Curlew but they were just too sleepy!
If you 'aint got Ferretone then I don't want to know!
Mind you, I know how they feel I just had to have a snooze on the bed to rest my legs after our run!

OTL has been talking about going down to the Forest again to do some Fungi Photos, providing it doesn't rain of course!

Fungi Photo's? You can tell Autumn has arrived when OTL starts to get down on his knees to take pictures!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Sunday, 13 October 2013

And Didn't it Rain!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles back with you again!

What a wet day today down in this part of the world!

We were up good and early to get all of The Missus gear shipped to the Village Hall for the second of her 'Master Classes'. This one is for 'Journals' and as we see it, it is a book of classy designs, loads of ink sploshing and stencils and air brush machines and other technical stuff!

Now normally if you do a picture or card and it doesn't work out or you make a mistake you can screw it up and start again, but you can't do it with this 'cos it's a book of stuff and you can't afford to make a mistake or the whole book is ruined!

Dangerous stuff this crafting!

When Old Two Legs started to load up the car, the rain started as well, then it came down a bit heavier. Holly and I stayed indoors!

OTL called me to jump into the car and get ready, so I rushed down the path and straight into the back of the car, tripping over TM sandwiches!

Next OTL called Holly who came to the front door, looked out, decided she would pass on the promised walk and returned to the comfort of the sofa!

It took OTL to go and pick her up and transport her under his arm to the car!

Not a Happy Puppy!

Well, she was right, as soon as we got to the Sea Wall and got out of the car, the Deluge arrived and we all got soaked. Even the ferrets wanted to go back! Mr Brambles was straining on the lead to get back, Holly was sitting in the middle of the field refusing to go further, Miss Snowflake ran up OTL's leg so he had to pick her up and as soon as she got into his arms she buried her head in his coat.

Then she did a wee over his hand 'cos although she didn't like the rain and wanted to keep dry, she really did fancy a wee!

We all had a laugh about that back in the car!

Back home we all got a rub down, for the second time, and Holly and I crashed out on the sofa to watch the F1 racing but immediately fell asleep!

Mr Brambles had his breakfast and also fell asleep!

So that left Snowflake and OTL to have a game with her squeaky toys!

First My Bone!
 Snowflake likes the bone 'cos the squeak has gone so she pretends it is squeaking and laughs all the way down the tunnel!

As soon as the toys were stashed down in the box, OTL would empty them back into the paper box an off we go again!

I remember this one from last time!
 It amazes us how much fun a ferret can get from moving squeaky toys around the room. Snowflake just loves putting them in 'Safe' places where OTL can't find them, but he always gets them in the end and off we go again!


Now, just put that one back!
We have been using the camera without any flash or lighting so just for a laugh, using Photoshop, I have 'Inverted the colours of Snowflake and came up with this picture!

She does look Grumpy like this!

I'm not a Grumpy Ferret, I'm a Grumpy Ferrets Mum, and I'll keep on being Grumpy 'till Someone Tickles my Tum!
Pretty soon OTL had to pick up Snowflake 'cos she had fallen asleep in the box. So he carefully put her into her bed and left her to snooze the afternoon away!

 Lunch time came and the rain was still raining and the ground was getting wetter and the pond was full to the brim!

Getting Full!
Holly and I decided that it may be a good idea to stay in doors and keep dry! OTL had other ideas!

Off we went and you know what? It stopped raining the moment we got there! Holly and I were off chasing rabbits as soon as we got out of the car, it took OTL quite a while to find us both!

We met up with Mr & Mrs Corvid who were having a snack on the breakwater.

Just a Snack at Lunchtime!
 Holly spotted an old fork on the shore and reckons a Wormy Man had lost it or the fork had lost the Wormy Man!

Wot! No Wormy Man?
The sky didn't look too inviting, so we didn't hang around too long and headed back to home


Dark Clouds full of Rain
 When we got home OTL said that TM had left some food for us!

IT WAS ROTTEN DOGGY SCOFF!!!!!!!

That's it, she is not going to get a welcome lick when OTL brings her back, were on strike, no decent food equals no licks!

We are going to cuddle up to OTL tonight, TM has blown out all together!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly (Both Starving Hungry), Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Saturday, 12 October 2013

Saturday with Old Two Legs.

Hi Woofers!

We're back again, Daisy, Holly,  Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

Today it's The Missus's Master Class and the stuff she has to take to the village hall gets bigger and bigger every time! Today there was almost no room for her to sit in the car with us and Old Two Legs would have suggested she walk up to the Village Hall but he was too scared of getting told off!

OTL was up early this morning so he could get his half an hour of sploshing around the office on the rowing machine before loading up the car. You know, he is getting better and faster, this morning he managed 973 strokes in thirty minutes, a new record for him!

Holly reckons that is 32.4 strokes a minute! If he keeps up this rate he will soon get to the magical 1000 stokes in half an hour which we know is his target and if you look at the count, that is only another stroke per minute to get to that figure!

Mr Brambles said he was joining in with the rowing by exercising his neck by watching OTL as he whizzed back and forth. On the other hand Snowflake kept her head down and carried on snoozing!

We all went out for out walk this morning and enjoyed jumping in the puddles left over from last night and we even managed to chase a rabbit or two along the path before they disappeared into the brambles.

Back home we had a super big bowl of Lambs Heart and some of OTL's beef off cuts from his curry that TM was making for him yesterday. She brews up several gallons of curry and then freezes it in meal sized portions and OTL reckons it tastes brilliant!

Come lunch time we got the command from TM to do a 'Royal Visit' to the Village Hall to say 'hello' to all our fans and a couple who said they weren't into ferrets! It was OK, Snowflake and Mr Brambles said they weren't hungry and didn't bite anyone!

Mr Brambles got a cuddle and Snowflake got stroked, I had my picture taken and even heard Archie doing his 'Sniveling' act!

Holly did a quick rush around the hall to see if there were any sandwiches left over but they all gone!

However, she did spot a Cheese Roll being eaten, so she sat down next to Margaret and did her 'Hairy Eyeball' stare and although it took about five minutes to get a result, at least she did get a result!


Go On, Gissa Bit?
Archie's Mum presented us with some real posh looking chews, one each, and Holly is certainly not getting mine! So a big thank you and licky ears to you!

Next we were off to the Sea Wall again and had a good run down there, chasing a couple of rabbits. Snowflake said she was tired and stayed in OTL's arms for the 'Outward Journey', having a snooze until we reached the sandy beach, well as near as we are going to get to sandy this end of the world!

OTL put Snowflake down and again she tried the 'Pick Me Up Daddy' bit but it was as successful as the attempt this morning!

Back home we all crashed out on the sofa, well, OTL and us doggies, the ferrets had a feed and went to sleep in their bed, all cuddled up together.

Because we had the ferrets with us today OTL didn't take the camera out with him, so you will have to forgive us today!

We'll make sure there is more pictures tomorrow, promise!

Bye bye for now,

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Friday, 11 October 2013

Windy Ole Weather, Stormy Ole Weather!

Hello Woofers!

It's The Daisy, Holly, Snowflake & Mr Brambles Show!

Old Two Legs has been fiddling around with the Daisy Cam and is not doing too well! First he tried it with a bit of string around my chest to stop it wobbling but that was no good whatsoever!

Then he tried wrapping me in a towel around my neck and that was worse than useless!

Then he got all fed up and set about mounting it in the Ferret cage (Snowy Heights) but the lens wasn't wide enough to get all the cage in, so all you got was Snowflakes Tail and Butt wobbling about while she had a chew of her Ferret Nuggets!

So, back to the drawing board for OTL!

Last night we were swapping stories about our holidays, we told the ferrets all about our rabbit hunting on the beach and Mr Brambles told us how he kept telling the rabbit in the next cage just how good at rabbit hunting Snowflake is and how she used to be a 'Professional Hunting Ferret' before running away from home and landing up in OTL's garden.

Mr Brambles said it took four days before the rabbit would come out of his bedroom 'cos he thought Snowflake would be waiting for him!

We all had a laugh about that and Holly and I showed them our Tick Scars and Mr Brambles showed us his wart!

This morning it looked just as bad out there as it did yesterday but OTL decided that we should get Snowflake and Mr Brambles out for a breath of fresh air and a run 'cos they haven't had any exercise for almost three weeks!

If they don't get some workouts done they will end up with a gut like OTL!

Off we headed, down to the Sea Wall, you could tell it was going to be windy 'cos OTL had his big coat on, the one with Velcro Cuffs and a tight fitting hood and water proof pockets!

As you would expect, Mr Brambles was all for getting down and running and digging and sniffing while Snowflake stayed tucked up in OTL's arms trying to keep warm and go back to sleep again!

She had to wake up in the end 'cos OTL put her down on the damp beach where the sand was still wet from the tide!

Mr Brambles started to dig a hole, so did Holly and just to join in the fun, so did I!

Snowflake took some time to get moving 'cos she kept going up to OTL's leg and doing her 'Pick Me Up Daddy' trick but OTL said she should get some exercise, so get moving!

In the end she did and we all enjoyed a jog back to the car, Snowflake was first in, followed by Mr Brambles, then Holly and me.

Back home to a big bowl of Chicken and Biscuits and the chicken had the skin on which is a treat normally only done by OTL but The Missus decided that she would treat us, just this once!

We both had a big full tummy and fell asleep watching the F1 program!

Lunch time we really fancied a long walk but when we looked out of the window it was raining in fact it was more than rain, it was a Deluge!!

The ferrets said they would pass on a walk.

Pass, but thank you for asking!
Both Holly and I decided that we could possibly do without a walk until later this afternoon, if it stops raining!

I'll pass on that as well, but thank you for asking!
OTL has been telling us that he will be entering Snowflake into the Harrietsham Ferret Show, which is to be held on 30th November at the Harrietsham Village Hall. It's being run by The Harrietsham Ferret Rescue Centre, that's where we got Mr Brambles from.

Now we have never been to a Ferret Show before and neither has Snowflake or Mr Brambles, so we are wondering what sort of things OTL will be entering them into.

Holly said that there must be something Mr Brambles would be good at, say, Best Looking Ferret? or Most Cuddly Ferret? or Fastest Ferret? or Most Snoozy Ferret?

I reckon he should enter the Lactose Free Milk Drinking Contest 'cos he would win that Paws Down!

OTL has looked on the British Ferret Club web site and seen that they will be judged on what they are, like, Best Polecat Hob or Best Albino Jill and there was even one section for British Ferret Club Disabled but we don't know if the ferret or the owner has to be disabled or even both! If there is a disabled ferret section we reckon Mr Brambles could stand a chance with his two missing toes and if it is the owner Snowflake has offered to bite OTL's leg so he will have to limp!

More news when hear what is happening closer to the day.

This weekend TM has her Master Classes, so we shall be at home with our paws up watching the F1 Racing. We will have loads of nibbles to eat and pop to drink and Mr Brambles has promised to wear his 'Red Bull' Baseball Cap as well!

See you tomorrow, Brrrm, Brrrm!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly,Snowflake and Mr Brambles

Thursday, 10 October 2013

The North Wind Doth Blow!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles here!

What a change in temperature! It was super sunny yesterday and warm as well. This morning it was cloudy, windy and a darn sight colder that we have remembered in a long time!

Chilly Chilly!
In fact, it was so cold that Old Two Legs decided to leave the ferrets at home and take them out at lunchtime.

We had a good run, catching the sniffs as they came in from Southend on Sea at about forty miles an hour!

Too Fast, let's stick to the Local Sniffs eh?
After a while we got fed up sniffin' Southend and instead investigated to local sniffs!

Back home we had a nibble of breakfast but today we just didn't feel like eating, you know, we sometimes get like that for a day, then the next day we are stuffing everything we can find down our throats!

Holly has been getting all possessive about a chew she pinched off me last night and I have great fun in pinching it back when she's not looking or when I pretend there is a cat in the garden, have a woof, then as she rushes over to the window to investigate, Super Swift Daisy Dog just flies in and grabs the chew and is off to the bedroom as quick as lightening while Super Soppy Holly is still looking out of the window!

Lunchtime came and OTL decided that a run with the ferrets would be a good idea, only the ferrets didn't fancy the idea 'cos they were too warm and sleepy!


Not today thanks, it's just too comfortable here!

That was it, we had OTL to ourselves again! Well, that was until a Bozo Westie came galloping over the hill towards us!

Hello Girls!
He came rushing up to us, a quick sniff then on he went straight up to OTL for a 'Tail Tickle' and a rub behind his ear!
Hey! It's OTL!
Holly and reckon he's just a big Tart!

OTL has been busy trying get rid of a pile of paperwork that arrived while we were on holiday, so we have been snoozing and 'Chew Chasing'!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Wednesday, 9 October 2013

The Ferrets Return!

Hi Ho Woofers!

It's Us Again!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

All back home again and sniffin' out any changes in the 'House Sniffs'!

Holly and I were out first thing checking the Sea Shore for new stuff an' sniffs. No rabbits this time but we were a bit late in getting out today!

OTL got hold of a couple of miniature Camcorders that are small enough to hang on our collars, so first thing I was selected to try out this 'Daisy Cam'!

..........are you Sure it Turned On?
Wot a load of rubbish!

Look! No Camera's on Meee!
OTL has got to do some work on mounting the thing properly 'cos hanging it from my collar, under my chin was a bad decision!

This needs Re Engineering!
 We spotted a Curlew out on the mud and told it to 'Stand Still' while I took it's picture!

This is my best side!
All you could see on the camera was my feet, my whiskers under my chin and a load of other stuff that we couldn't make sense of!

Better luck next time OTL!

After our walk it was straight off to collect Snowflake and Mr Brambles. We stayed in the car when we got there 'cos there was a couple of big ugly looking dogs down the other end of the garden and we didn't fancy discussing who had 'Rights' in the garden!

OTL went in and opened the cage door only to have both Mr Brambles and Snowflake jump into his arms for a cuddle and Snowflake even licked OTL on his chin to show how pleased she was to see him again!

Mr Brambles snuggled down and licked OTL's hand and asked if it was time to go yet!

Pretty soon Snowy Heights was dismantled and put in the back of the car, the ferrets were strapped into the back of the car and we were heading down the road towards home!

Once home, both ferrets went potty! They were jumping up and down all over the place Dooking or as OTL calls it 'Chuckling', you could definitely see that they were pleased to be back!

 Next OTL did the 'Kit Inspection' which involves us animals submitting to a close inspection of all of our body and legs and ears and tummy and tails and feet and teeth!

He does this every time we have been in 'Dangerous Places' such as were we are likely to pick up things like ticks or fleas and nasties like that!

It was when he was checking Mr Brambles that he spotted a lump with a scab on top!

After cleaning it he saw it was a lump with what looked like two puncture marks on top!

Even closer inspection found another small one!

That was it, not sure about what he was looking at, OTL telephoned the vet and in no time flat there we were outside the vets.

I stayed in the car well outside the vets 'cos there is no way I'm going in that place because of my 'Blue Coat Syndrome'!

Well, the result was this, 'No tick bite, no insect bite but it looks like a wart that he must have picked at or Snowflake might have nibbled at!

While he was there OTL got them to put on some anti flea stuff onto their shoulders, just in case.

That was it, all we had after that was OTL crying at the vets bill!

To compound it all, OTL stopped off at Tesco's to get us some chicken and treat the ferrets to a carton of Lactose Free milk which I'm sure they will absolutely love tomorrow morning!

So, we are off for a chicken dinner this evening!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly Snowflake and Mr Brambles (All together again!)