Squirrel Guard!

Hi Woofers!

It's us here, Daisy & Holly.

What a super day it has been, loads of sun shine and even a gentle breeze!

When I woke up this morning, that nasty head ache had gone and I was feeling just like myself again!

So, I jumped on top of Old Two Legs and woke him up with a good ear licking and even Holly joined in, just for fun!

It was most enjoyable having a walk in the woods, but we did keep an eye open for those tick things!

I'll watch this side and you keep an eye on that side!

After our morning walk we were going back to the caravan when Holly pointed out that it is only on the 'Official Caravan Club sites that everyone has to park in line and put the car on the correct side!

ATTENTION! Get in Line you 'Orrible Caravans!

We were back in the caravan having breakfast when I spotted a squirrel across the other side of the road, hopping about looking for nuts to bury. I went potty! I just flew at the window and woofed and whined and snivelled and woofed some more!

The squirrel just turned left and disappeared into the bushes!

You know, I stood there on 'Squirrel Watch' for the next twenty minutes, just in case he came back!

The Missus wanted to go out to a 'Wood Carving Country Fair' to see one of her mates who had a stall, yes, card making!

So, off we went, woofing all the way down the road and sticking our noses out of the window to do some 'Speed Sniffing' .

When we got there we had to park the car in a big field and walk all the way down to the show. On the way to the gate I decided to have a poo on the path and Old Two Legs had to pick it all up. As he was doing that a woman walked past and wrinkled her nose up and made a 'Disgusted' look on her face.

Holly reckons she is one of those people who doesn't poo!

OTL was interested in the wood carving tools and also in a very old sawing machine that was powered by an old steam traction engine.

A Chip off The Old Tree!

As far as Holly and I thought, it just made a noise and loads of saw dust which made us sneeze!

When we got back to the caravan I was back onto 'Squirrel Guard' and we even had a 'Squirrel Patrol' just to check if there were any hiding behind the tree trunks!

OTL said we should keep an eye open for the deer that live in the forest as well.

Holly said that they carry ticks as well!

We decided that we will have a gentle evening watching a DVD and nibbling on OTL's shortbread as he finishes off the English Whisky!

Tomorrow it is 'Clear Up' time, 'cos we are back home on Tuesday and back to work again, well, OTL is!

It's going to be good seeing the ferrets again and we hope that Snowflake and Mr Brambles got our postcard we sent!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

P.S. My cheek is still a bit sore but it's getting better!

I'm a Tick Free Zone!

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy & Holly!

Sorry about the short blog last night but things were a bit 'HeckTic' if you know what I mean!

I went to bed with the tick still chomping away at my cheek. In the morning it looked a bit bigger, according to Old Two Legs, so, out with the computer to find a local vet and start dialling on the telephone!

We got an early appointment with the local vets practice but there was only nurses in and no vets. The nurses said that a simple tick would be no problem and she would have it out in no time!

You know, she never even saw the tick before giving up and running to the telephone to talk to a real vet in their Bury St Edmunds branch!

That was it, into the car we went and landed in the vets place and sat in the waiting room waiting for all the other animals to go in before us.

I got woofed at by a big black hairy thing and sniffed at by a small bald thing and hissed at by a cat with a sore paw who was sitting next to us!

Then it was my turn.

In we go and OTL explains about the tick and my 'Blue Coat Syndrome'.

'Ho Ho' says the vet, 'I'm sure we'll get on just fine', and then she tickles my ear and sticks her stethoscope onto my chest.

It was about then that I managed to climb up OTL and was almost sitting on his head! It was only then that the vet said that maybe OTL being there didn't help matters, so I was taken out the back for them to try to check my pulse and see the tick.

About three minutes later they came back and said that they couldn't check or see anything and maybe an anaesthetic would be the best idea!

OTL did suggest that they try the La-La pill we gave to Holly to calm her down before having her hair cut but the vet didn't feel happy with that and gave OTL an estimate for the anaesthetic treatment!

It was OTL's turn to 'Not Feel Very Happy'

You know, OTL does go into shock so easily nowadays!

Well, OTL and I were parted and he had to wander the streets for an hour and I got a needle stuck into me and I was off into La-La Land.

I awoke with a thumping big head ache and I was a bit wobbly on my legs as well, but after an hour I was let out of the cage and marched out to see OTL waiting for me!

We both got out of there PDQ and I crashed out in the car with this headache still crashing around between my ears.

The good thing was, the tick had gone, and my cheek was a bit sore but wet with some antiseptic cream the vet had sloshed on my chops!

I slept all the way back to the caravan and OTL put me on the bed and I crashed out again!

Holly has asked that we put on the pictures from yesterday down on the beach where we both got in the poo again and I got the tick!

So here goes!

First of all Holly has chosen this one 'cos she says she looks good having a roll!

Jus' Rollin' Around!

Next she wants this one 'cos she thinks it's funny 'cos it looks like she is shouting into the sand!

Is there anyone there?

I like this one 'cos it shows me 'Paw Surfin' 'cos it wasn't deep enough to swim in!

Me, doing a Beach Babe Paw Surfin!

This one shows the beach and the storm that missed us!

That was close!

This is after we went off chasing rabbits and me getting a tick and us both getting in trouble with OTL for running off on our own.

No, this time it Definitely was Your Fault!

By the way, we were both covered in those nasty burrs and that's how OTL spotted the tick!

Today has been an 'Eventful Day' and I promise not to pick up any more ticks this holiday!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy (Sore Head and Chops!) & Holly

Good Day, Rotten Ending!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here.

Today has been super, beaches and rabbits and........................A Tick!

Old Two Legs has been trying to get this tick out for the last three hours but I get too nervous and jump away and wriggle and throw myself all over the place.

So you will excuse us today, the blog is going to have to wait until tomorrow, unless I let him take the tick out!

See you soon!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Tick Free!)

A Grim Day full of Grave Depressions!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here again in the wilds of Norfolk!

What a day we have had! This morning we saw our first squirrel in the camp site!

Now there used be loads of the little things running about but last year they were all eradicated, (shot) by the Forestry Commission 'cos they were attacking the cars and eating bits of the cars!

So this year when we are out sniffin' around, no squirrels!

That was until this morning!

Old Two Legs was having his breakfast and I was resting on the cushions behind his back, when, across the roadway, sticking it's nose out of the bushes, was a squirrel! I couldn't believe my eyes! It hopped and skipped it's way across to the middle of the roadway and sat there looking at me!

I was gob smacked, I couldn't do anything but look at it!

Then it stuck it's tongue out and that broke the spell, I went potty, woofing and howling and doing my 'Squirrel Chasing' dance all across OTL's breakfast!

Holly looking for the Squirrel!

OTL was not very happy!

I've not seen the squirrel since but now that I know he is about I'll be watching for him!

You can also bet that he has his mates around as well, just waiting for the next car to arrive!

After doing all his chores, OTL loaded the car up with his camera gear and looked like he was about to go off and leave us in the caravan. Back he came to the caravan door and said 'Goodbye' to The Missus. Holly was sitting there at the door looking up with her best 'Can I Come as Well?' look on her chops. I did the same but from the seat by the window.

That was it, he couldn't stand the look in our eyes and said 'Pass the Lead'

We were off!

The plan was to visit Grimes Graves down the road a bit. Now, we had seen the signs but didn't really know why OTL wanted to visit a graveyard!

When we got there it looked really strange! The ground looked like the surface of the moon, all depressions and craters!

Jus' look at these old holes!

We headed off to the 'Visitors Centre' and OTL had to pay some money to the man behind the cash register and in exchange he was given a booklet and instructions to go into the 'Interactive Display Room'.

We all piled in and OTL started to press buttons to start some recordings of the description of the site.

It seems that the site was names Grime Graves after the Anglo-Saxon god Woden or Grim. It's where we get Wednesday or Wodens Day from!

Now these are not real graves but instead they are the remains of Flint Mines dug in the Stone Ages, in fact the Neolithic (5000 years ago!)

Holly and I had great fun chasing around looking for rabbits and sniffin' down their holes but none came out to play.

Come out Mr Rabbit!

We would have had more fun if OTL had let us off the lead but a notice at the gate had told us that dogs had to be kept on leads!

Come on, let us off the lead!

Of course, while we were sniffin about, OTL spotted some fungi, so there he was, on his belly, trying to get a good shot of the fungi while we were pulling on the lead trying to get to the next rabbit hole!

A Grim Fungi!

In the end he tied us to a bit of a tree root that was sticking out of the ground!

This is just Not Fair!

After we had been around the site a couple of times and chased a couple of imaginary rabbits, we got put back into the car!

Now, we didn't like that, especially when OTL locked the car and headed back to the visitors centre!

Next thing we see is OTL with a red plastic hat on, climbing down into the ground on a ladder!

It's a long way back up!

Well, he disappeared into the ground and didn't come back up for at least half an hour!

When he did get back to the car he told us all about the hole and what he had seen down there and how he had stood where Neolithic man had stood 5,000 years ago!

The hole was about 10m deep and there were galleries leading off to the sides where the miners had followed the flint layer deeper into the ground.

See the galleries?

On the way down into the hole you could see the flint in the walls.

See the Flint in the walls.

Looked a bit scary to us and Holly wondered if there were any rabbits that deep?

It's a Long way down!

Before too long, OTL had finished looking at the hole and had come back to us, all safe but a little  grubby where he had been crawling about in the chalk!

Off we went for another wander around the pits and he found a Puff Ball fungi growing and we didn't find any rabbits!

Baby Puffball

By the way, we have a Tank mounted at the entrance to our camp site and I thought you may be interested in seeing it. Say Hello to Little Audrey !

Little Audrey

Back at the caravan TM had been playing about with her cards again and had produced a card using kitchen foil, it don't look too bad. Now she is looking for thicker foil to make another one!

I can sniff chicken being cooked, so we know what is for dinner tonight!

See you tomorrow, and we may be back down the beach again!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Sand, Sea, Rain and English Whisky!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here!

Last night after uploading the blog, The Missus says to Old Two Legs, 'Can we go out for something to eat?'

Seems, she was fed up with cooking and fancied being 'Wined & Dined'.

'Wot about The Girls?' says OTL, knowing that dogs aren't allowed into restaurants, why not get another Chinese?

Well, that was going to be the best offer TM got, unless she fancied eating fish and chips in the car!

That Chinese meal was super, Holly and I managed to mug some King Prawns off OTL and we also got stuck into the 'Plawn Clackers' again!

I had three or four but Holly got stuck in like they were going to be put away for breakfast, she had six!

After dinner, OTL started on his brand new bottle of English Malt Whisky! Yep! English Whisky!

Now we know that OTL does love a good West Highland Malt Whisky and he has his favourite ones that he keeps going back to, but, he will always try a new one, just in case!

Well, the colour wasn't as dark as the West Highland Malts and although it had the peaty start, it lacked the Sea Air that get into the West Highland Malts but it had some very interesting flavours. OTL reckons he could sniff chocolate and citrus and caramel. Of course, if he let us have a sniff we could give him the complete run down but he says he wants to enjoy the discovering all on his own!

A New Taste and distilled in Norfolk!

This morning we over slept and the reason was, when we woke up at our normal time it was chucking it down with rain, it was like a flock of pigeons running up and down the caravan roof! So Holly and I turned over and went back to sleep!

Our 'After Wake Up' snooze!

 A bit later on the rain cleared off and the sun tried to come out, well, that was all we needed, OTL, get yer coat on, the beach is calling!

The first thing we did was to have a run on the sand, then we headed off to the water for a cooling paddle.

Holly cooling off!

 Next was a play in the sand, Holly just loves diving into the sand and rolling about all over the place!

Here's Holly!

Then next was another dip in the water, just to wash to sand off!

Come on, Back to the sand we go!

Then it was back to have another dive into the sand and dig a couple of holes, just for fun!

I Jus' LOVE Sand!"

I was having fun running around and kicking sand up all over the place, I chased Holly and then she chased me and then I got a sniff...........................................Rabbit!

This is so much fun........................Wossat?.....Sniff?.............Rabbit!

 Off I went over the dunes and close on my heels came Holly, we were going like The Clappers of Hell! OTL came chasing after us and although it took him some time to find us, he did manage in the end. Of course, you know what happens next..................we are put on the lead again.........Deep Poo!

No, it was your idea to chase the rabbits, not mine, I just wanted to have a look at the view!

 We headed back to the car, two rather worn out puppies. We had to go through the RSPB bit and all the Twitchers looking at the birds and giving us odd looks 'cos they think we chase birds! As if!

 As we got close to the entrance, we heard a twittering sound coming from up in the branches and spotted a robin there jumping up and down and saying that dogs were not allowed!

Holly said that he should come down to our level and discuss it further and does he taste like chicken?

Well, that was it, off the robin flew back to his mates, that was him sorted!

No Dogs Here!

 Back home we had Lambs Heart waiting for us and it tasted sooooo gooooood!

It wasn't long before we were both back on the bed having our 'After Eating' snooze, but that's where we started out from this morning!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

He's Back!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy & Holly back with the Blog!

You know, he didn't come back last night at all! We were half expecting Old Two Legs to come marching in just before we went to bed but in the end The Missus had to take us out for our 'Late Night Wee' and as OTL wasn't here, we got most of the bed to ourselves!

Well, Holly got to cuddle up to TM and I took over OTL's pillow. Well, if he's not here then the pillow is up for grabs!

Our walk this morning was not the usual one 'cos TM is all worried about us getting ticks from the forest, so she took us to another place that was full of trees and grass and ferns (Tick Heaven) but Holly and I didn't stay too long, well, we don't want to get any ticks!

We were back at the caravan having our midday snooze when a car pulled up next to the caravan, it was OTL!

He got out of the car and was outside waiting for us to welcome him back. Now, as you know, OTL is tall while us puppies are small, so what OTL does is to crouch down so we can jump up and give his nose a lick.

This time he crouched down but Holly and I had got a bit of speed going and we both landed on OTL's lap at the same time, knocking him flat onto his back!

We jumped up and down on his chest and licked his nose and ears while he waved his legs in the air!

We were glad to see him back and showed it by demanding he took us out for a walk!

We didn't have time to go down to the beach again so he took us to The Leyton Stag.

Now, we have never seen a stag before and I know this one was made out of wood and little Two Legs play on it, but, if ever I saw a real one that size I think I would run away!

Holly was more interested in knowing a bit more about the stag!

How big do you think his poo is?

 OTL took us for a long walk down a track between the trees. There were no stags or deer or any other animals except us!

Spooky!

That is one long track!

 Of course, OTL spotted some butterflies and he even managed to get a shot of this one that was sun bathing on the path!

A Speckled Wood

 Back at the caravan, TM was still making cards and bashing away on her computer, such a busy TM!

Tomorrow she has promised to come down to the beach with us and have a game of chase through the dunes!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

It's No Fun Without OTL!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy & Holly here.

We have not been too happy today. You see, Old Two Legs took us for our wander this morning in the woods and Holly was a bit better but was even happier when she was allowed to head for home!

We got back and OTL was on the phone and the computer in his 'Work Mode', you know, all sort of efficient and sounding like he knows wot he is talking about!

Then, all of a sudden he was packing things away and collecting his phone and stuff.

In a flash he was gone!

Left us behind!

Just said Bye Bye and kissed our heads and tickled our tail and was gone!

Now, as much as we love The Missus, she doesn't play with us like OTL does nor does she take us down to the beach to play chase and let's face it, we really are not that excited about making cards and colouring in stamps!

All we could do was have a snooze!

Wish OTL was here!

 Holly was a bit put out and I was not the happiest puppy in the camp! I was not my best either!

It's not the same without OTL!

You know, we even spent some time watching the new arrivals park up their caravan and gave them points for how straight the caravan was and if it was in line with the marker on the pitch.

No, the Jockey wheel is twisted and the van is not level, 4 out of ten only!

Now just how bored can we get!

Now we just got a call saying that OTL will not be back until tomorrow!

Mind you, that does mean we get more of the bed tonight, providing we can shove TM over!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly (Bored)

Our 'Lazy Day'!

Hi Woofers!

It's Us, Daisy & Holly!

What a Sunday! Old Two Legs went to bed a bit late last night and as we stayed up with him, that meant we also went to bed late.

To make up for it, we got up late, well, Holly, OTL and me got up late, The Missus was up early to finish off a card she started yesterday at her 'Glue & Glitter' party!

OTL said that he fancied a 'Lazy Day', just slobbing about, eating, drinking and reading his book.

'Yes!' we said, what a wonderful idea!

Our morning walk up the forest wasn't as wet as normal 'cos the dew had mostly been burnt off by the sun and we headed back to the caravan with just wet paws!

It's not so wet OTL!

As we passed one of the caravans, a Westie popped his head out and said 'Good Morning Ladies!'

Holly was dead impressed 'cos we don't get called Ladies, Girly's, maybe or Girls but never Ladies!

'morning Ladies!

So we stopped for a while and had a chat until Holly reminded me that our breakfast of Chicken was waiting in the caravan and no matter how fit Westie was, he just didn't compete with Chicken & Biscuits!

After doing his chores, OTL sat down with his book and started to read. Holly sat on the cushions behind him and I jumped up on the seat opposite him and tried to have a snooze, all lazy like.

It didn't work.

Because we had got up late, we had made up for all the snoozing we had missed and I was getting a bit 'Twitchy'

Every time OTL looked up from his book he could see me 'cos I was sitting up, looking him directly in the eyes with my 'I Want Something' look!

After while he did the stupid thing and said..........'And What Do You Want?'

It must have taken all of ten minutes to get him dressed and us in the car heading off to Titchwell Marsh RSPB site!

All the way down there we were woofing at the other cars and the Pheasants by the side of the road and the Pigs we saw in the field and the Cattle we saw in another field and before long we had arrived!

We love this place 'cos it's got the most fabulous beach that goes on for miles in both directions and when the tides out we can run for as long as we want an of course, I can go into the sea 'cos it is shallow and not too dangerous!

Hey Sis, This is Super Good!

This time we turned left and went along the beach, I was running with Holly and OTL was taking pictures of the wild life, well, two birds who were running past him!

Can't Catch Me!

The wind was blowing in off the sea and pushing us along which was great 'cos we seem to be able to run faster when the wind is pushing your tail along!

This is a 'Tail Wind'!

Then I caught the sniff of a rabbit, I was off, woofing and jumping up in the air so I can see which way the rabbit was going, Holly wasn't too far behind me and she was woofing as well for me to slow down a bit or at least tell her which way the rabbit was going!

I Sniff With My Little Nose, Something beginning with 'R'

OTL wasn't too far behind both of us, woofing for us to 'Come Back', fat chance!

Holly and I had a great time and when we finally decided that the rabbit had gone, we wandered back to OTL, who by now was standing on top of the dunes bellowing for all he was worth for us to 'Come Back' so we did, I sneaked up behind him and then casually walked past him to see where Holly was and I just said 'Yes?'

Still searching!

I was put on the lead, so I know I wasn't in his 'Good Books'!

It's Your Fault we are in The Poo!

Holly came back and we had to spend some time on the lead just to show us who is in charge!

As we walked along the beach we saw there were tons of old Razor Shell shells piled up on the beach, Holly says that if that was just the old ones, just think of how many there must be still living in the sand on the beach!

Tons and Tons of them!

On our way back, the wind was blowing in our faces and the sand was being blown in our eyes and up our noses! It was OK for OTL 'cos he is much taller than us but we had the sand straight in our eyes. I jumped up at his leg to alert him of our predicament and he diverted closer to the waters edge where the sand was still wet and not being blown but the gale coming in off the sea!

Clever OTL!

It was then that he relented and let us off the lead again, so off we went racing in and out of the dunes and around his legs and back again to the dunes, it was great fun just running flat out for as long as we wanted!

Around OTL once!

 Holly was taking it to extremes by keep running to the dunes and then back to OTL again!

............and around him Again!

When we got back to the car we were all worn out, Holly and I had a drink and I finished off the little venison & beef mini sausages OTL had brought for us as a nibble!

All the way back Holly and I were 'Speed Sniffin' out of the window but we both held our breath when we went past the Pig Farm, Phew! Wot a Pong!

TM Was waiting for us when we got back and we got some more Chicken that was left over from this morning, then we crashed out, two worn out little puppies recovering form another super day with OTL!

We may be in for an early night tonight!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy & Holly

Bird Watching with a Bang!

Hello Woofers!

It's Daisy & Holly back at the end of another exciting day!

This morning we were thrown out of bed early so that The Missus could get the caravan all tidy and things put away before we left.

This is really too early to get up!

It was such a rush that Old Two Legs didn't even get any breakfast and what was worse, neither did we!

It was a quick walk up the woods, good morning sun, then back to the car!

Good Morning Sunbeams!

What was all this about? It was TM of to Janet and Moira's Card Workshop! It was somewhere in the depths Norfolk and it took us ages to get there down dark and narrow country lanes!

We didn't mind that 'cos we saw loads of birds that would make a tasty meal!

After dropping TM off, we headed off to the nearest RSPB site which was called Surlingham Church Marsh.

Where has all the Birdies Gone?

It promised some special birds like Marsh Harriers and Bitterns and other stuff OTL gets all excited about.

What did we see?

Diddly Squat!

We saw two butterfly's and a 'Bumbly Bee' that looked like it was on it's last legs! We decided that the butterfly was the best shot!

Red Admiral

What was more worrying was the sign we had to pass on our way to the site!

Keep Yer 'ead and yer tail down Sis!

Seems like you have got to be a brave sort of Bird Watcher around here, if you don't fall into the marsh and drown, you could get your head blown off!

We came across an old church on the hill behind the 'new' one.

The Old Church

I'm not sure how old it was but it was crumbling away and OTL says that more than likely the stone was used to build the new one!

The New Church

I think I'd prefer the old one myself!

The other two 'Marshy' RSPB sites were not very exciting as they were more like a path along side the river, but we did get a chance to woof at the ducks!

The boats were chugging up and down the river and Holly and I couldn't decide why these Two Legs were so fascinated with boats, let's face it, where would this lot go for a wee?

Where is the Pee Pot?

OTL decided to stop off at a field that had been left to grass and we got let off our leads as well. We had a great time sniffin' and running about. Then OTL managed to scare a Hare into leaving its scrape and leg it across the field!

We were in hot pursuit in a flash but the hare got away, I mean, that hare went like a bolt of lightening, woosh and through the hedge and that was it, no hare any more!

Unfortunately, I think I twisted my leg or my old muscle problem has kicked in but I didn't feel too well when we picked up TM from the Workshop.

Back at the caravan Holly and I decided that we would have a snooze, unless dinner was served early, and for a change it was, Doggy Scoff!

Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Yuk!

So that was it, Holly and will wait for OTL 'cos he has got Bambi Burger tonight, so we will mug some of that and see how things go.

We hope that Elaine got a 'Happy Birthday' lick from Archie and I bet he don't get Doggy Scoff either!

Sunday tomorrow, so we may get a lay in bed and an extra long snooze!

Bye for now.

Luv,

Daisy & Holly