Saturday, 2 June 2018

OTL is getting close to paying for the hair clipping equipment!

His Woofers!

It's Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here!

You know, it has been quite muggy today, it was like that first thing this morning even though the clouds were overhead. As the day progressed the sun came out and the temperature went up as well!

We have spotted a good crop of Taddly Poles wiggling their tails all over the pond and The Missus has spotted a load of dragonfly nymph as well. I must admit, they look rather ugly!

We have loads of snails and water boatmen plus a lot of stuff we can't identify!

Last year we had a plant take root and as it grew, all the other plants in the pond got swamped out and look like they were not going to make it over winter!

Old Two Legs wasn't sure what it was but decided to do something about it. earlier this year he dug up all of the root he could find and chopped the tops of the plant where he couldn't get to the root. Of course, doing that only encouraged the plant to grow and we had new shoots poking up all over the place. So, he purchased a strong weed killer called Glyphosate Commercial Strength Weed Killer. Now this stuff is diluted the sprayed onto the leaves of the weed you are trying to get rid of.

OTL couldn't do that 'cos there were loads of other plants close, so, he purchased a bottle of this stuff  and a pack of syringes with 'Unsharp' needles. The plan is to inject the weed killer directly into the stem of the shoot and then add a squirt onto the leaves.

Well, after a week it looks like it is having effect, the weed is wilting and the leaves are turning black! 

Claws crossed we have beaten the weed this year!

Today we noticed a note in OTL's diary, 'Hair Cut and Advantix' That means that our holiday is getting close and we need our second squirt of Anti Tick stuff on our shoulders! The haircut is so that we  look super good as well when we go!

Now, when OTL decided to buy the gear so that he could cut out hair himself, he said that it wouldn't be too long before it paid for it's self considering just how much the Poodle Parlour was charging and also they were increasing the price every time we went there!

Today as he was shaving us to within a millimetre of our skin we reckoned he was actually making a profit now!

One good thing is that Holly and I will get to help OTL get a haircut and trim his beard the day before we go!

That will be fun!

We must say a big thanks to all of you who left kind messages on TM's Face Ache Page and the kind words and prayers left in the comments of our Blog. It means a lot to us that so many of you read the blog, even if you don't always make a comment.

We have been making a fuss of little Wendy and she has been out walking with us and OTL at lunchtime. OTL has been saying that because she has Freddy as a mate and they cuddled up to each other every night she should think about a trip to Harrietsham to see if there are any cuddly ferrets in need of a good home!

Wendy said she would think about it and let us know.

We are going to visit Harrietsham on Monday to drop off the donation from the Allhallows Croppers and will discuss it with Roy and Chris who run the rescue.

This morning we spotted OTL tidying up the garden close to the Grecian Urn where all the ferrets are buried and we were sure he was talking to them! Mind you, I always say hello as I pass on my way to have a wee first thing in the morning!

See you all tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Friday, 1 June 2018

Freddy de Ferret has gone to sleep.

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here.

Such a sad day today, Freddy de Ferret has been slowing down over the last month  or so and yesterday he couldn't be bothered to get out of bed. We gave him lots of cuddles and made sure he was tucked up in his favourite cuddle cup bed.

Last night he went to sleep after Old Two Legs had said a 'Good Night' to him and all the ferrets.

This morning we found that he had slipped away.

We are all sad to see him go but at the age of six or seven he had enjoyed a long life.

He came to us with his sister back in 2015 and soon settled into enjoying himself.

Always one for a joke, Freddy would pretend that he was going to spend the day sun bathing on the beach!

Pass the Factor 35 please!
Freddy was a big lad who was never into rampaging too much, rather he would enjoy a slow stroll next to OTL as we walked along the Sea Wall and up the grass path.

Hang on, not so fast!
One of his favourite tricks was to pretend he had stubbed his claw and couldn't walk any further and the only cure was a carry from OTL!

Quick nurse, the curtains, it's just too horrible to look at!
Not know for his speed, Freddy made up for it in being a gentle ferret who would always have a cuddle with anyone who wanted to make a fuss of him.

Many a young child or sceptic mother would meet Freddy on his walk and be introduced to just how soft and gentle ferrets are!

Freddy is now buried in the flower pot cuddled up to his sister and the other ferrets who have passed on.

We are all going to miss Freddy but as OTL says, 'If we get lonely, we can always go down the garden and talk to him and the others!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Thursday, 31 May 2018

A Day of Yuk!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here again!

I don't know what it is like where you are but down here in Sunny North Kent......it's Yuk!

I mean, no sun, serious misty fog and very wet grass!

Eric was OK with the wet grass, he was enjoying a good 'ferret' in the clover but Miss May had a little run, a wee and then decided that a wet tum was a very good reason to get back into Old Two Legs arms!

OTL was busy this morning doing some 'Manufacturing' so we all headed for our day beds for a well earned snooze, until lunch time!


Miss Wendy came out with us and had great fun in the clover, there is something about wet clover that they just love!

Holly on the other paw thinks that any hint of damp is something to be avoided!

Freddy is spending a lot of time snoozing nowadays, OTL says it is because he is getting old and in need of snoozing. Well, he is about seven years old and that is a good age for a ferret!

We have to make plans to go down to the Harrietsham Ferret Rescue next week to drop off the donation made by the ladies of the Allhallows Crafty Group, they did a magnificent job of raising a donation that will help with the vet bills and care of all the ferrets that find their way to Harrietsham!

The weather fores cast has just said that the South East will be getting some rather heavy rain and thunder and lightening!

We are off to find a safe place to hide in!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

I manage another splosh!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here!

Not such a sunny day today but as we are expecting some more rain later this week we will have to put up with the storms!

Eric and May came out with us this morning and Eric was having a right rampage through the grass. It was still wet from yesterdays rain and after a while Miss May decided she would rather be cuddled up in Old Two Legs arms until she got back to the football field when she was down on her paws and racing across the field!

Once we got home Eric was off searching for The Missuses 'Smoothies'!

He has something about those sponge things especially if they are covered in ink!

Lunchtime was fun, we left Wendy snoozing while Holly and I  went off for a sniff. Now, the tide was right in and I fancied a quick dip but OTL was just too close and he waved his finger at me and I got the message!

Well, how about a 'Little' paddle?
 We wandered along the Sea Wall and sniffing at the sniffs. OTL got all interested in a snail wot was having a mid day snooze.

Holly said that the snail should be called Freddy on account he was snoozing at midday!

Doing a 'Freddy'!
I took advantage of OTL and the snail and ran ahead and down to the beach. As he disappeared over the horizon, in I went!

I had a splosh and managed to get my tummy all wet!

Holly, on the other paw did wot she always does and stayed off the beach!

The afternoon was spent snoozing while OTL got the paperwork ready for the accountant and he has informed us that we will be getting a wash and hair cut this weekend all ready for our holiday!

We don't mind the holiday bit, it's the wash and hair cut that we are not looking forward to!

Let's hope the rain misses us tomorrow!

We were tickled pink with Auntie Di's Happy Birthday song for Eric and she even got to mention the Poo!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Happy Birthday Eric de Ferret!

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and the birthday boy, Eric de Ferret!

Yes, it's Eric's birthday today! He is all of two years old! Normally we call the day a ferret arrives here as their birthday but with Eric we can identify the very day he was born!

Today the sun has sort of gone away, I mean, like it has been raining ever since we got up this morning!

All through the morning it got heavier and heavier until it got so bad that both Holly and I had to creep into Old Two Legs office and hide under the desk!

So many lightening strikes and big bangs of thunder and on top of that the rain came down in bucket loads!

One good thing, the ferrets got their early morning walk along the sea front although Miss May had to be picked up for a cuddle on the way back. Not all the way, just a little way until she got all twitchy and wanted a run across the football field!

The pond is now almost up to over filling and there is a Bloom come out on the Lilly Pad!

Bloom Number One!
 The Missus had to head off to the TL Vet to get stabbed against Dingles, or summat like that and it coincided with the rain coming down in bucket loads, just as Holly wanted to go out for a wee.

Holly decided to hang on for a bit! She is not the same as Archie Babe who doesn't mind a drop of rain while having a wee and a sniff all at the same time!

This afternoon Old Two Legs headed out to visit a customer who wanted to have some radios re programmed. It was one of those 'Panic Jobs' that crop up every so often!

Panic over Holly and I settled down to a snoozy cuddle under the desk!

Just for a laugh, we all got together and sang Eric our 'Happy Birthday' song, it went like this.........

Ready?

OK, One Nine Fifty Six!

Happy Birthday to Eric
Although he's small and quite Spheric
Happy Birthday to de Ferret
Happy Birthday to Poo!

It was rather difficult finding a word rhyming with Eric!

Lunchtime OTL found a 'Window' in the rain clouds and we managed to get a quick Wee and a Poo before he was off to work.

As it was Eric's birthday The Missus had left out her box of sponge balls called 'Smoothies' now, Eric just loves them and he thought it was one of his presents, so he kicked the box off the table, jumped down and ran off with several Smoothies and hid them in a cardboard tube he was given over the weekend!

It was after Eric had gone back to bed that TM found her stashed Smoothies and managed to hide them back in the box again!

We all reckoned that Eric will have them out again before long!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and the birthday boy, Eric de Ferret!

Monday, 28 May 2018

Loads of Tourists Today!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here!

Happy Bank Holiday to everyone and just for a change we have had sun shine all day long!

Both Eric and May enjoyed a ferret first thing this morning 

Bet he can't see us!
 Being Springtime the flowers were out and looking all fresh, we wondered what he was doing taking a picture of this one!

Look, no bugs!
Holly and I had some fun chasing the rabbits this morning but as normal, we let them get away!

 OK, can I go chasing the rabbits now?
 Lunchtime it was too hot for Wendy to go out for a walk so we had Old Two Legs all to ourselves!

He spotted a 'Small Heath' butterfly and managed to get this shot before it flew off again!

OK, this is my Best Side!
 There were loads of tourists all parked up in the car park so we had to go around to the football field car park!

I'll be glad when Tuesday comes and we get the beach to ourselves!
 Mind you, I did manage to get in for a quick dip!

Come on Holly Chops it's wonderful in the water!
 Unfortunately, Holly didn't share my love of water and slunk off to find some shade!

I don't do wet!
 This afternoon we spent snoozing while OTL was 'Doing the Books' and getting ready for tomorrow!

Hey! We forgot to show you a picture yesterday.

Who's a Lucky Lady!

This is Pauline and her friend Maggie who both travelled down from Warwick.. Maggie won the Lavinia Stamps  Gift Set of  crafty products !

But they didn't get the 'Ferret Cake'!

OTL has been stuffing his face today and The Missus managed to get a nibble of the cake as well!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Sunday, 27 May 2018

We are in need of a rest!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret here!

Aha! I see it is a 'Welcome Back' to the McGoodes after their marathon trip around Scotland and now it back to cutting down all the weeds and cutting the grass that seems to have grown up with a gallop!

There is a rather aggressive plant that arrived last year in our garden, next to the pond, and it sort of killed off a number of plants. This year Old Two Legs was out there digging up all the root stock that looked like tubers. Now, as you know, they always come back and grow again! OTL managed to sprain the tendons in his hand and now has decided to try poison! So that it doesn't spread over other plants, he has gone out with a syringe and a bottle of plant poison and injected the stems and also squirted the weed killer over the leaves as well!

We can report that there are a few rather sick looking weeds!

We can also report that there are more stems sprouting up in new places, so, tomorrow OTL is out again with the syringe to attack the new growth!

Poor old Archie Babe, fancy not being allowed a little nibble of a morsel! That is no reason to have a muzzle shoved onto your nose! I mean, a lads just got to have a treat once in a while!

The Missus has been up the Village Hall all today finishing off the 'Crafty Thong Thingy' and we can see that she will be totally worn out for the next few days!

Hey! OTL has had a couple of rather large lumps of the 'Ferret Cake' and has pronounced it as being 'Brilliant'! Holly and I tried to get a nibble but OTL growled at us which we took to be a warning!

I can see that if ever Tracy makes another cake for the event OTL will be making a seriously large number of attempts to win again!

Well done Tracy!

Good news, tomorrow is Bank Holiday so no work for us but OTL will be out on his knees stabbing weedy plants, so, is that working or having fun in the sun shine?

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Saturday, 26 May 2018

Guess Wot OTL Won?

Hi Woofers!

Us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!

Well, wot can we say? Today the Allhallows Croppers have really done themselves proud!

Today they had their Crafty Thong Thingy to have a great day doing wot they love doing. There was card making, drawing, sewing, stamping, cutting out and stuff to do with fabric and an ironing board!

No, don't ask but Eric was threatened with a quick iron of his tail if he didn't behave himself!

There was a super raffle with amazing prizes donated by the lovely ladies!

Lovely Ladies!

Here is a few pictures of the table and the prizes!

This table was on the extreme left hand side..........then the following came next!








............and finally this one was on the right!
 Wow! There were some classy stuff on the table. Loads of crafty stuff donated by Lavinia Stamps and Sweet Poppy Stencils and Candy Box Crafts and Visible Image Stamps and The Artistic Stamper a craft shop in Favesham! Of course there were bottles of Giggle Juice and perfume and crafty stuff and we saw a beautiful big box of colouring pencil thingywottsits!







 

Then there was the 'Guess the Weight' or 'Guess the Name' and 'Pick the Number' and 'How Many Gems in The Jar'.



Now this had super bottles of wine and a cake wot we showed you yesterday made by Auntie Tracy Hastings!


Old Two Legs had fallen in love with the cake cos it was a fruit cake and it had a picture of a snoozy ferret on it!

So, with some of his pocket money he had a go at guessing the weight and blow us down with a ferrets tail............................HE WON, HE WON, HE WON, HE WON!!!!!!!

There he was, one seriously happy OTL!

Another seriously happy ferret was little Miss Wendy who found young Rosie waiting to give her a cuddle!

Miss Wendy and Rosie!

Miss May took a fancy to Miffy and stayed cuddled up for ages!
 Of course, there were the normal bunch of hooligans who made loads of noise!

Trubble if ever we saw it!
Of course, everyone else behaved themselves, most of the time!



How did they get in here?
 Of course, a big thank you to Karen and Eileen (The Cat Woman & The Missus) for putting on the whole day!

The Cat Woman and TM!
OTL also took a fancy to these super looking cakes and even managed to get a slice!


Happy Birthday Sue! The cakes went well with a cup of tea!
 See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!

Friday, 25 May 2018

Friday Fun

Hi Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

I must say, this long run of good weather is really great. The ferrets get some fresh air, providing the temperature is just right and not too hot, damp or wet!

First thing this morning Eric and May had great fun chasing 'Things' in the grass. When we ask what they were chasing we were told 'Ferret Things'!

The Missus has been busy today getting herself organised for the weekend festivities. We were shown a picture of a cake being baked for the 'Guess the Weight' and would you believe it has a picture of a ferret on it!

We just had to ask who made it, certainly not TM! We have Auntie Tracy Hastings to thank for this super cake and she is a friend of 'The Cat Woman' who, incidentally, has been the Chief  Organiser and Whip Cracker this year!

Now normally we wouldn't eat cake but in this instance, we would be willing to make a change and get our eating gear straight in!

Eric says he thinks he knows the ferret in the picture!
Old Two Legs will be buying several 'Guesses' 'cos he just loves cake!

Holly and I have asked if we can help the winner nibble around the edges!

There will be loads of donations from the 'Craft Maunufacturers' to be won in the raffle and we did hear that there is a bottle or two of Giggle Juice!

OTL has been busy today getting all his 'Engineering' packed and off to the carrier so that the weekend is free for 'Relaxing'. Well, he can relax after the poo shovelling and woofer walking and there is some gardening to be done and of course we will be meeting up with Uncle Miffy again. He is the one who used to go climbing mountains with OTL, when he was younger!

Nowadays OTL has trouble climbing the stairs!

OK, we are off for some Doggy Scoff and an early night 'cos we have to be up early to help get the village hall organised.

See you tomorrow and OTL should have some photo's of the fun and games!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Thursday, 24 May 2018

A Seriosly Lazy Day!

Hi Woofers!

Here we are again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!

Well, it has been a sort of boring day today, boring 'cos Old Two Legs has been 'Engineering' and cutting and chopping bits and on top of that he even had the soldering iron out!

We were up early and although it wasn't sunny, it was mild with a gentle breeze.

Eric and May had fun in the grass sniffing the sniffs and May even got in a good roll in a sniff!

This is better than hiding in the rubbish bin!
 Eric, being the gentleman, sort of, agreed to keep a watch out for OTL, just in case he tried to stop the roll!

Keep going, he's messing about with the camera!
Back home we headed for the bed for a snooze while OTL did his jobs before going back to 'Engineering' again. That was until lunch time.

You see The Missus pinched the car to go and get a shampoo and set. Holly and I reckon she should have gone to ask OTL to get his clippers out and give her a trim!

OK, we know she hasn't got a tail but providing she doesn't fidget too much, OTL could soon zoom over her with with the electric shears!

Lunchtime we took Wendy out with us 'cos she likes a run on the sea front. Freddy was snoozing in bed and said he was 'Too Tired' so we left him at home. Well, he is getting a bit old now and tearing around just doesn't appeal to his sense of adventure any more, he'd rather curl up in the cuddle cup nowadays!

Wendy still likes a run although she is not into rolling in the sniffs but rather would ferret about looking for Nargles!

Bet you didn't see me creeping up on you!
 Holly and I sampled the sniffs and then pretended we hadn't seen Wendy so we let her jump out at us and we both went Ooh! and pretended to fall over on our tails!

No, I don't see her at all, I wonder where she is hiding?
TM has been very productive this afternoon, one card, well she doesn't want to over do it does she?

This weekend is going to be an orgy of crafting with loads of ladies bringing their stuff along to enjoy a weekend of doing what they want!

We have been invited to come up and say hello and OTL will be bringing the ferrets to say hello to everyone as well.

There is bound to be loads of nibbles and at lunchtime there is fish and chips for everyone!

Holly is practising her 'Hungry Look' so with a bit of luck we won't have to eat that Doggy Scoff we normally get served with when TM has been out crafting!

See you all tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret!