Sunday? Windday?

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles!

You know, it was really strange trying to get to sleep last night. Holly and I went up with Old Two Legs and stretched out on the bed, as we have done for the last week, then The Missus gets into bed, you know what? We had to move off the bed, there wasn't enough room for us all!

Not the same with Snowflake and Mr Brambles, last night OTL let them sleep together. As soon as the door was shut they both dived into the bed and cuddled up together!

I think she missed having somewhere to put her cold feet!

We were up early, well TM was 'cos she had to clear away all her card making stuff so we can move around the house!

Just for fun, Holly and I went down stairs to watch her trying to decide where to put the glitter pots!

Snowflake came out with us on our morning run and Mr Brambles got 'The Hump' 'cos he wasn't allowed out yet. He shoved his poo pot all around the cage and also gave his drinking bowl a good kicking as well!

 When we got down to the Sea Wall is was overcast again but the sun did manage to poke through the clouds to shine down on Sheerness across the water.

Another Sheerness Morning.

Snowflake started to play with the large lump of wood she found the other day, first she tried to hide in front of it out of the wind, she said it was warmer there!

This is a warm spot!

 Then she got fed up with hiding and started to have some fun climbing all over it and at one time she tried to look underneath but fell off onto her head!

Look! On me 'ead!

 Back home OTL did some cleaning up of the ferrets house, Snowy Towers, but Snowflake kept on rushing back to the bit OTL was cleaning, then chased OTL out by attacking the cleaning cloth! Both Snowflake and Mr Brambles thought that was great fun! Snowflake even rushed out and ran up OTL's trouser leg and nipped him!

Needles to say, it made OTL jump and he managed to bang his head on the cage!

Great fun!

While OTL was busy TM served up our breakfast..........DOGGY SCOFF!!!!!!!!!!!

That is it, no cuddles for her today, how could she do that to us, all week with proper scoff and now?

YUK! YUK! YUK!

Lunch time we were down the Sea Wall again and now the wind had picked up. Certainly we could feel a chill in the air, a sure sign that Winter isn't too far off!

We saw a Two Legs with a small boat onto which he had mounted some fishing rods, I suppose if your not very good at throwing the worms far enough out, you can always get a boat and take them out!

Carry yer worms Mister?

 All the way around our walk the wind was getting stronger, there was no sign of a rabbit anywhere. Holly even cracked a funny by saying.........

It's Too Windy for Wabbits!

She can be a right Wag sometimes!

After all that was done we got home and settled down to watch the F1 racing and both Holly, OTL and I fell asleep!

Well, it gets a bit boring with the same driver winning all the time!

Snowflake and Mr Brambles have been moving around the ferret house  and sleeping in different places but always cuddling each other, you can tell they missed each other after Mr Brambles operation!

We've got some hard work to do tonight, OTL is getting curry again and TM is into Cottage Pie, all of which is not very 'Muggable', I suppose we will just have to starve again until tomorrow when we might get one of the frozen Lambs Heart that OTL cooked for us.

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

She is Back!

Hi Woofers!

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

Well, this is going to be a short blog today and the reason is we just haven't had time to take photos! AND, 'cos we left home early for a quick walk before setting off to pick The Missus up from some far flung spot called Coventry!

The ferrets decided that they would stay at home and snooze the day away.

It certainly is a strange place Coventry, loads of strange sniffs!

When we finally arrived it was all licks and kisses all around and once again Holly wee'd all over Matt's bed with excitement!

It was only a little wee really and that was 'cos we hadn't had a wee since leaving home!

After saying 'Hello' to everyone, Old Two Legs managed to get us into the back garden for a proper wee and while we were there we sniffed, Squirrel!

Well, I was on full 'Guard Mode' and Holly was keeping an eye out while she was saying 'Hello' to her first family!

Then we spotted it! A Sneaky Squirrel scampering along the top of fence, we went potty!

Not that we had any chance of getting it but, well, you gotta put on a show for these squirrels, I mean, they can't have it all their own way!

Before too long it was time to say good bye and get on our way back home. The amount of stuff TM took up there, it was like a mountain! OTL said that when she next goes up to Coventry she can jolly well hire Pickfords!

Must dash, I can sniff food being cooked and we have been promised Lambs Heart, one of the meals OTL batch cooked the other day!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles (His bruise is clearing up a treat!)

It's Clear Up Day!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles back again!

After we did the blog last night, Old Two Legs got caught out trying to be too clever in the kitchen!

He had decided to have a curry and got the stuff out of storage, the curry's in the freezer, the Boil in the Bag rice is in the cupboard and the Naan Bread was in the fridge.

Now to get everything to come together he had to allow one hour for the curry to heat up in the Slow Cooker, after it had thawed out, and half an hour for the rice to cook and eight minutes for the Naan Bread to be cooked on both sides, four minutes each side.

Well, he was getting there with the rice and curry, the curry was a bit slow in heating but he just extended the rice time a little. Then he made a nice ring of rice on the plate, put the Naan Bread under the grill, and poured the curry from the pot onto the plate. Unfortunately,  either the work surface is on a slope or the plate was uneven 'cos the curry started to cascade over the edge of the plate, a bit like Niagara Falls!

So, quick as a flash, he starts scrapping the curry back towards the centre of the plate whilst at the same time, rotating the plate just in case it's the plate that's wonky!

Finally he had it all balanced on the plate and turned to flip the Naan Bread under the grill.

He opened the door and was greeted with a large burst of smoke! He had managed to cook the Naan Bread the same way that The Missus does, raw and uncooked one side and burnt black the other side!

It was a good job he bought a pack containing Two Bits of Naan Bread!

In the end Holly got a couple of bits of Naan Bread dipped in the curry sauce, I on the other paw decided that curry is not really me unless I'm starving, so I declined his offer and that's why Holly got two bits!

This morning was a bit grim, although it wasn't raining it was damp and cloudy, but that didn't stop us from going out for a walk. Snowflake came as well and although Mr Brambles said he fancied a walk as well OTL decided he should stay in until at least next Tuesday, just to make sure!

Mr Brambles was not happy about that and showed off by kicking his water bowl along the cage bottom and then he heaved his poo pot around the cage as well!

Down on the beach we found a big sheet thingy and reckoned we could dig it up and have a game but OTL said it would take us too long and even Snowflake said she would pass on this game!

Well, if we all dig together!

Snowflake was still intrigued as to why us dogs always chase sticks, so she tried out a twig on the beach and after chewing it for a bit decided that we had no sense of taste 'cos it tasted horrible! 

It's too salty!

 We had a challenge from Snowflake, she reckons she can run faster than we can, which is a bit daft really 'cos she has such short legs! However, she said she could get back to the car before us!

That was it, off we set at a trot, we were so far ahead in the first ten seconds that we stopped for a sniff and a wee. Snowflake just flew up the mountain rocks and got ahead of us, just!

Up the Mountain!

 Then we stopped for a sniff on the grass path, well we could easily catch her up and the sniff was rather good!

Getting ahead!

A bit further on we let her steam ahead 'cos we could see our old mate Barney bounding down the path!

Hello Girlie's!

We had a good chat and caught up with the news and told him some of ours and he asked to be remembered to Mr Brambles and hoped that his War Wound gets better soon. In fact we even let OTL and Snowflake get all the way down the hill before we left Barney to carry on with his walk!

Half way down the hill I caught the sniff of rabbit and did a sharp left hand turn and into the long grass, OTL whistled for us but the sniff was too strong, we just kept hunting!

OTL decided to put Snowflake in the car and come back for us 'cos once we are in 'Hunting Mode' we go sort of 'deaf' to his calling!

Well, back he came to collect us and we asked where Snowflake was, thinking she had got lost or something, 'She's back in the car' he said.

Oh No! That means we got beaten by a ferret on a running race, I don't think we will ever live that one down!

Lunchtime came and we decided to get in some running practise so we went for a jog along the Sea Wall, Holly was leading to begin with but I soon caught her up, well, I'm not going to be beaten twice in a day!

Holly's in The Lead!

It's bad enough when Mr Brambles asks if I want running lessons!

Here I come!

 We didn't see any other dogs but I spotted a Little Egret on the mud having a poke around looking for worms.

A Wormy Egret?

 You can see that it wasn't too bright but at least it wasn't raining!

It's called 'Dull and Over Cast'!

 Back home we all helped clear up the house, it's amazing just how much stuff there was to clear up and pile back in the cupboards! I found a ball I thought was lost and Mr Brambles helped Holly hide a chew for later. OTL was rushing around with the vacuum cleaner in one hand and the carpet sweeper in the other. I won't tell you where he stuck the feather duster but he was able to flick it about as he went along!

So we are almost ready to go and collect TM from 'Up North' tomorrow. The ferrets have decided to stay at home 'cos it will be a bit too far for them to travel in the travelling cage, well it's only really for transporting to and from the vets!

So, off we go now for a bit of mugging and we'll see you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake (Super Fast Flying Ferret!) and Mr Brambles (Knitting together nicely!)

The Revenge of Mr Brambles!

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We were up good and early this morning, well, we knew that Old Two Legs had to take Mr Brambles to the vet again to get his 'War Wound' checked and we didn't want him to be late!

As I said, 'We' were up early, OTL turned over, switched the alarm off and went back to sleep again!

He wasn't going to get away with that, so both Holly and I jumped on top of him and gave him a proper 'Wake Up' lick!

That sorted him!

A row around the office and a shower soon got him into 'Move It' mode!

It was raining while he was getting ready but it stopped as we were going out for our walk. We had decided that Snowflake could stay in bed 'cos of the rain, she doesn't really 'do' mornings and just Hates the rain!

The tide was in and I suggested that a quick dip in the ocean would be a good idea but OTL says we didn't have time and for me to 'Shift My Tail'!

Me? Shift My Tail?

Luckily, it held off raining while we went around the Sea Wall Walk and it started again just as we got back into the car!

Back home to pick up Mr Brambles and off to the vet.

Holly and I stayed in the car while Mr Brambles went in. There was no way I was going in there 'cos I've got 'Blue Coat Syndrome' which is a serious complaint and only likely to cause me to be very upset, so there!

After saying hello to a cat that was in for the yearly injection and a Lurcher who was in for an inspection and Worming Tablets, Mr Brambles got called into see the vet.

It sounds very posh when he is called in. Others get called in by their names as well, Tiddles, Sweetykins, Nellie Poo and silly names like that but when it's his turn the vet come out and calls 'MISTER BRAMBLES Please!'

You've got to admit, it has Class!

While OTL held Mr Brambles, the vet did his poking about bit with his fingers. Mr Brambles, quick as a flash whipped around and clamped his teeth onto the vets hand.

Aha! Says the vet, he remembers me! Too damn right thinks Mr Brambles, your the one that stuck me with that needle and chopped a bit off my flank plus shaved me so I get a chill if I don't wrap up good and warm in my bed!

In the end Mr Brambles let him go without tasting blood, 'Just a Warning this time' says Mr Brambles, 'Us Ferrets got feelings too you know!'

When he came out and told us I thought it was great, Holly nearly laughed he tail odd and Snowflake said it was no more than he deserved, poking about while Mr Brambles was still sore!

Back home OTL cooked up our Lambs Heart breakfast he had purchased yesterday. Now, as we had run out, he purchased four packs at the local Morrisons Super Store and when he got home, was just about to deposit three of the packs in the freezer when he decided to look at the instructions on the label. Now, this is unusual for OTL to read instruction but this time he spotted the bit that says 'Don't put in freezer 'cos it has been frozen before'!

Mmm! Thinks OTL, what shall we do now? Then he has a brilliant idea! He will 'Batch Cook' them, slice them up and put into the plastic containers that The Missus uses when she 'Batch Cooks' his twenty gallons of curry, then pop them all in the freezer!

So, this morning OTL has been busy in the kitchen, dancing around in his 'Pinny' banging pots and pans and pretending he is the winner of Master Chef!

Mind you, that Lambs Heart this morning was Particularly Good!

Lunch time came and we looked out of the window, yes, it was still raining, but OTL saw a patch of clear sky, so he bundled us and Snowflake into the car and you know what? It stopped raining when we got to the Sea Wall!

We spotted the Wormy Bird again but this tile there were no Wormy Men on the mud!

It's the Wormy Bird again!

Down on the beach Snowflake found that large lump of wood that Mr Brambles was playing with a few days ago. 'Here', she said, 'I reckon that I'll shift this with the Old Ferret Shoulder Shove!'

So, she tried, and she tried and she gave up! 'It's stuck in the sand!' she said and wandered off.

I'll use the Old Ferret Shoulder Shove!

Next thing we saw was her on the slopes of the Sea Wall, 'Hey! Girls!' she called, 'Fancy a race along the Wall of Death?'

Who's up for a race along The Wall of Death?

'No fear!' says Holly, 'You'll beat us every time!' So I challenged Holly to a race to the end of the beach and back again!

Come on Porky Puppy, your slacking!

She lost 'cos I'm faster than her!

Snowflake stuck her nose in the air and said that there was rain near, so we all galloped back to the car, poor OTL was being dragged back at twice the speed he normally goes at but at least we didn't get wet!

Come on OTL, we're nearly there!

 Just as we got into the car, down came the rain again!

Back home we all had a snooze, Snowflake curled up in her bed and was soon snoring her head off!

Before snoozing ourselves, Holly and I had a little game chasing each other around, hunting the last bit of the chew OTL gave us yesterday. I got it in the end but decided to hide it away from Holly's prying nose!

OTL reckons on having curry tonight, so that means we will only get a wipe of curry gravy on the naan bread, not exactly a feast!

Never mind, it looks like chicken tomorrow!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles, (getting better all the while!)

OTL Triumphs Again!

Hello Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles, (Still a bit sore)!

Well, all is well this end of the world. Mr Brambles had a restful night and so did Snowflake. They were both in separate beds and different floors!

Mr Brambles was up early with Old Two Legs and the rowing machine. You know he is doing well over a thousand strokes in about thirty five minutes so that is good news!

OTL had a problem trying to work out how to get Mr Brambles to take his medicine, it's not worth sloshing it over his ferret nuggets 'cos you don't know what one he is going to eat and which one he will store under his bed for later!

Our normal routine is to give the ferrets a drink of Lactose Free milk first thing and Mr Brambles is a right pig for it. Problem solved! A little drop of milk and a squirt of medicine and Hey Presto! Medicine taken!

Sneaky Old Two Legs!

Mr Brambles was left in bed while Snowflake came out with us for a run first thing. It was sunny and not much wind and no rabbits! Mind you, I did look for them but they were hiding in their burrows and wouldn't come out!

Snowflake had some fun on the beach, she found an old tree branch and asked us what it was about a bit of dead wood that made us, well me, jump in the water?

But it's just a twig!

 Holly thought it was a great laugh and told Snowflake to throw the stick. I was up on the Sea Wall and heard them talking, so I peeped over the top and said 'Go on then, just throw it and see what happens!

Go On, Throw it then!

 Before she could do anything a real Bozo of a doggy came bounding up to the wall and started to woof at Snowflake.

Come up here and let me see you!

 We all thought it was rather rude of him especially as he hadn't introduce himself properly and none of us knew how he sniffed!

I don't like that Bozo of a Dog!

 Holly and I both woofed at him and he quickly got the message.........Woof Of Bozo!

Back home to a super chicken breakfast and OTL did his clearing up while we were eating.

After breakfast OTL gave us a choice, stay at home and snooze of come with him to deliver some stuff and maybe drop in at the New Park!

Silly question, we were at the front door before he even finished the question!

Mind you, there was a lot to do but in the end we got to the New Park and I was looking forward to a swim in the Swimming Hole!

OTL didn't see things my way and we had a walk around the back of the park, where all the rabbits normally run about. So, no swimming today!

Around the Back Roads!

 When we couldn't find any rabbits in the open Holly and I tried our luck in amongst the trees and bushes!

Well, they Have been here!

 Sadly we were out of luck, no matter how hard we tried. Holly reckons they may just be out shopping down the supermarket!

'Hello Watchers!'

 We carried on and didn't forget to say hello to The Watchers as we passed.

Then we met up with a few of the locals, some big ones and some small ones, of course we all shared information on sniffs!

Yo Matey, did you catch the sniff at the sign post? Pretty Good it is!

Back home we both crashed out for a well earned snooze and you know what? Those ferrets didn't even wake up to say 'Hello'!

Tomorrow we are back down the vets with Mr Brambles, just to get his 'War Wound' checked out to make sure everything is mending properly.

So, bye bye for now and we'll be back tomorrow with any news.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Oh No! Not the Vets Again!

Hi Woofers!

Us back again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We had an early night last night 'cos Old Two Legs was tired and we also had to get up early this morning to get everything done before Mr Brambles appointment with the vet.

At six, OTL was in the office and had removed the food bowl so Mr Brambles couldn't have any food before his operation. That didn't please Mr Brambles 'cos he likes to have his breakfast while watching OTL thrash around the office getting nowhere fast on that soppy rowing machine!

It was good and sunny this morning so we all went to the beach and had some fun digging and playing chase. Once again, Snowflake managed not to wee over OTL's arm as he carried her early on in the walk. Mr Brambles on the other paw just wanted to go the opposite way to where us and OTL were going, typical ferret!

By the time we got to the beach Snowflake was awake and off to dig a hole or two, Mr Brambles was investigating every lump of sea weed he could find. I think he was looking for food 'cos he hadn't had his breakfast this morning!

Any food here?

Holly said it was a good job there were no Wormy Men or Fishermen around or Mr Brambles would have mugged them for their sandwiches!

Seen any Wormy Men around?

We got back to the car without one rabbit showing its tail and soon we were off to the vets. We were a little early so we sat in the car looking at the Bozo's in the kennels next door. They were woofing to be let out and running up and down their pens. In a way I feel sorry for them, left in the kennels while their owners go on holiday. That's where we are lucky 'cos OTL and The Missus always take us away with them and I know that OTL is trying to work out how he can take the ferrets away on holiday as well!

Back home we had another super Chicken meal that just slipped down with little chewing and it was so moist and tasty!

That OTL sure cooks a mean meal!

It was getting towards one when we couldn't stand the waiting any longer and OTL telephoned the vet to find out how Mr Brambles was doing. He was told that Mr Brambles had come out of anaesthetic and was awake but a bit dopey! Holly said that was his normal state!

It was decided to leave him resting until three before collecting him. We all reckon he will be starving when he gets back so OTL has put his food bowl next to the bed so he doesn't have to exert himself too much!

After getting the good news we went out for our midday walk along the Sea Wall. The sun was shining and there was a bit of a breeze blowing but we didn't mind 'cos we were happy that Mr Brambles was OK!

Sunshine Today!

 Holly and I were playing 'Chase' and the idea is to hide and then jump out and shout 'Boo'!

I hid at the top of the steps behind OTL who was walking up the steps.

Getting ready to BOO!

OTL was interested in a Curlew that was doing a good impression of a Wormy Bird!

A Wormy Curlew!

 Around the corner what did we see? Digging for all they were worth, yes! Wormy Men!

Holly called out to see if they had any sandwiches but they both ignored her, that only got her excited and she jumped up and down woofing and calling them 'Wormy Bozo's'!

A Pair of Bozo Wormy Men in front of the Whirly Gigs!

Back home we had a little time to kill before picking up Mr Brambles and Holly and I fell asleep and you know what? OTL sneaked out to pick up Mr Brambles on his own!

Well, we were impressed with the scar he will have, it's enormous! Mind you, he wasn't in a very good mood when he got back. For a start, he has to be kept separate from Snowflake 'cos she might lick his scar and infect it. OTL put them both together to begin with, just so they can say 'Hello' and she gave him a lick on the ear and snuggled up to him but he was not in a good mood, so OTL blocked up the door in the cage and he is upstairs and she is down stairs!

He has had a bit of a rampage around but OTL stayed with him, OTL says it is possibly the anaesthetic upsetting him but OTL started giving a little Ferretone to stop him running around and then after a while put him back in the upstairs part where he snuggled down into the ferret bed and crashed out!

OTL had got a freshly washed bed out so that there would be no nasty stuff to infect the wound.

Snowflake then did the same downstairs and at the moment, peace has been restored 'cos we have two sleeping ferrets!

OTL has got some medicine for him to take but we are not sure how we are going to get it down him, it's OK for the nurse to say 'once a day and this is how you use a syringe to get it out', getting it out is not the problem, getting it into him is!

Still, OTL does have a way with us and if there is a way, he will find it!

So, both ferrets are snoozing, so OTL is going to creep out of the office and make some dinner for himself and we may just mug him for a bit. (Gammon Steak, again)!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles (Sore but OK!)

Windy Day and Mr Brambles is down the vets!

Hello Woofers!

We are still here, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles (with a lovely fluffy tail!)

We survived the night but didn't it blow and didn't it blow this morning!

Old Two Legs had a look out of the window at six and watched the trees bending almost double because of the wind and rain!

Off he went to check where the insurance papers were!

While he was paddling around the office on the rowing machine, Mr Brambles woke up and decided he wanted a wee and wandered down to the Poo Pot. OTL saw that there was a large patch of dried blood where his wart is. On closer inspection it looks like he has been either biting or scratching it to make it bleed like that. A wash down with warm salty water showed that it had been torn and that's why it's bleeding.

At nine, guess who was on the phone to the vets for an appointment?

At ten guess who was sitting in the vets waiting room?

The vet they went to see is the one that Snowflake had a taste of when she first went down there for a check up, he was the one that shoved his hand into the cage to get Snowflake out before she was good and ready!

Mr Brambles on the other hand is such a sweetheart and wouldn't think of nipping anyone, much!

Well, the vet did an inspection, checked his heart, looked at the wart and agreed to take Mr Brambles in tomorrow morning and operate at about ten in the morning. He is not allowed to eat anything from six in the morning, so OTL has to take the food bowl away then, that won't please him at all!

Our walk was without the ferrets this morning 'cos OTL thought we may get caught in the rain, so off we went and got caught in the rain!

It looks just as black behind us!

It started off by being light'ish rain, then it got to be Heavy Rain and then it got to be Heavy Rain Driven Sidewards By The Wind into OTL's face!

Still, we managed to get a Rainbow and as it was so close we were tempted to rush down to the end of the Rainbow and claim the Pot of Gold!

Quick! Pickup the Pot of Gold!

But we didn't 'cos we were getting too wet!

It was back home and then off to the vets, but we have told you all about that already!

Now, you all know that on the 30th November, The Harrietsham Ferret Rescue Centre will be running a Ferret Show in the Harrietsham Village Hall and it starts at about 09.00hr and finishes about 18.00hr. I suppose it depends on how many ferrets want to take part!

We had a look on the Harrietsham  Ferret Site and find that the classes have been announced, so, now all we have to do is choose the ones that the ferrets should enter!

So, we reckon we could get Snowflake into the Albino class to begin with. Then Mr Brambles could get into the 'Sandy' and the 'Disabled & Veterans' section on account of his missing toes and deformed claws on his back legs and then there is his 'Wart Scar' which he says will be his 'War Wound' and he can tell the story of how he got it fighting the Weasels, so that make him a War Veteran!

Then of course there must be a section called the 'Judges Favourite' which is a sort of 'No Holds Barred' section that anyone could win, depending on how sweet you are or how much you bribe the judges, even OTL could stand a chance in that section if he wasn't so tight !

So, there are two chances for Mr Brambles and one for Snowflake and a possible 'Favourite' section for both.

Claws crossed!

We had Lambs Heart again today, cooked to perfection, OTL should give up work and get a job as a Doggy Chef, we reckon he would make a fortune and on top of that we would get loads of grub as well!

By the time midday arrived, the sun had come out and the rain had gone as well, so off we went down to the Sea Wall.

We were going to wake the ferrets up and take them with us but they looked so warm and comfortable that we left them cuddled up!

Cuddled Up!

 All together .............................Aaaaah!

When we got down there, it started to rain, but only for a few minutes, then the sun came out again but the wind still blew the trees around.

We could see the storm being blown out over the North Sea towards Denmark, they are welcome to it!

Bye Bye Storm!

 While we were on the Sea Wall a ship came in off the North Sea and it looked very pleased to be sailing up The Medway!

Home!

 Holly was skipping along the Sea Wall singing and dancing, you can tell she is pleased the storm had past.

Boo Boopy Doo!

 I haven't said anything yet but we are getting close to when those Whizz Bangs are let off making a lot of noise and Holly doesn't like them at all!

We are expecting some good mugging as OTL is planning to have a Gammon Steak tonight then followed by some Shortbread!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

Mr Brambles Tail and The Begining of The Storm!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles are here again!

We must tell you something straight away, Mr Brambles tail is getting better!

Well, let me explain. You see, when Mr Brambles came to stay with us, we noticed that his tail got very bald, a bit like Old Two Legs, but on a good day! We never mentioned it and we know that OTL has been keeping an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get any worse or even if there is a mite infection!

It got to being quite bald from about half way along it and all you could see was skin, unless you looked carefully and then there was fine hair. OTL thought that the condition was called 'Rat Tail' and could be caused by many things. Sitting down and having a good think, OTL reckons that Mr Brambles was a bit worried when he arrived here and couldn't work out where he was and why he couldn't see cages all around him with other ferrets in them. Being a little worried like that, his hair fell out of his tail and OTL reckons that is why he got 'Rat Tail'!

Doing some reading on the subject, OTL reckons that if he, Mr Brambles that is, feels comfortable with our place and he gets on well with Snowflake, then the next time he has a moult, the hair will grow back!

You know what? It's growing back!

Looking at his tail you can't see the skin unless he gets excited and makes it stand on end, like wot ferrets do when they are ferreting around and getting excited!

We haven't taken any pictures of his tail 'cos he is still a little sensitive about it but when he gets a full tail of hair, we will show you what it looks like!

That was good news, what next?

We were awake early this morning and we blame the clocks going backward an hour, but at least we are back to good old GMT!

Down on the beach this morning it was bright and sunny, in fact Snowflake said she fancied having a bit of a sunbathe to catch up on her tan!

Catching a few Rays!

 Mr Brambles on the other hand was more interested in digging another hole!

A Hole, A Hole, My Kingdom for A Hole!

 Back home we had the most sumptuous Chicken and Biscuits breakfast ever! We were watching OTL doing the cooking and saw that after cooking the chicken in the oven he stripped the meat off the bone, chopped it up smallish and mixed it with some of our biscuits, then, just like yesterday, he scooped out some of the chicken stock from the pan with a big spoon and poured it over the chicken and biscuits!

Both Holly and I were 'Nose Down, Tails Up' until most of the bowl was empty, we just left a bit for a snack later on!

OTL went back to stripping the wall in the entrance hall and we retired to bed, just for a little snooze you understand!

Come lunch time, OTL cleared up all the mess and once that was done we went down the Sea Wall again.

Once we were out of the car, we noticed that the wind was really up and OTL even left his hat in the car, not wishing it to get blown off his bald head!

Looking out to sea, you could see where the wind had blown the water into a strange parallel lines, it was something we had never seen before!

Strange!

Although the wind was warm, it was certainly starting to get a 'Blow On' and looking around you could see preparations being made to get out of the storm.

We spotted a beetle scurrying along, heading for his 'Storm Shelter' under the pile of grass on the Sea Wall.

Jus' Taking Cover Girls!

 OTL was interested in the 'Depth of Field' offered by his little 'Point and Shoot' camera, like, not very much!

I wandered on and had a sniff at some earth on the Sea Wall that used to be home to those worms the Wormy Men dig up. I was just about to have a roll in it when OTL came up behind me and said 'No!'

I sniff an Interesting sniff!

 He can be a right old spoil sport sometimes!

On the way back there was some rain on the windscreen of the car, maybe the start of The Storm?

OTL told us about the storm that arrived back in 1987 and how much damage it did, claws crossed this storm will be a little gentler to us this time!

Mind you, if it gets really bad, we will get in bed with OTL and put our heads under the duvet!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles and his new tail!

A Day With OTL

Hi Woofers!

We are back again, Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.

We were up early again today, that's because Old Two Legs fell out of bed this morning trying to turn the alarm clock off!

Still, it means that the ferrets got woken up early as OTL got onto the rowing machine and woke them up with his puffing and blowing!

Holly and I stayed in bed and carried on snoozing until it was time to go for a walk!

We got down there just after the sun crept over Sheerness.

Good Morning Sheerness!

Just for a change it wasn't raining but the wind was blowing a bit and it was a real pain trying to get Snowflake to have a wee and a walk, all she wanted to do is to climb back up into OTL's arm!

It's too cold down here, pick me up Daddy!

Mind you, she didn't wee on OTL's arm!

The Beach was fun, we all had a run on the sand, well until the ferrets decided to dig a hole big enough to drive a car into!

OK, this is where we are going to start the hole!

The only problem was, OTL didn't want to wait until they finished!

I must admit, even Holly thought that it was a 'Hole Too Far'!

I just Don't Believe It!

Mr Brambles got The Huff and left the hole and headed back to the car saying that there was no fun left when we came out with him!

Cheek! It is he who comes out with us!

Those Dogs are becoming really Boring!

Well that was it, back home for some breakfast and OTL really came up with the goods today! We had Lambs Heart and Biscuits and OTL poured the gravy from the roasting tin over the biscuits and then scrapped the jelly from the bottom of the tin and put that on top of the biscuits as well and on top of all that, it was all warm as well!

Oh, WOW! That OTL certainly knows how to cook our meals and so far, NO DOGGY SCOFF!

While we were sleeping off our super breakfast OTL got going on the decorating again but it is really slow going 'cos the cork tiles are stuck on with a rubber based industrial glue, so he has to not only get the tiles off but he has to take the paint off as well!

Still, it keeps him out of trouble!

Tomorrow looks like it is going to be fun. First off the weather looks like it is going to be 'Stormy' but on top of that, the clocks are going back an hour, mind you, that means we get an extra hour in bed!

We are off now to do some serious mugging, OTL is cooking his dinner.

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Snowflake and Mr Brambles.