Saturday fun!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May again!

Every so often we get one of those Saturdays when all the jobs are done and everyone is in a restful state of mind and we all enjoy an hour or so having a snooze!

Well, today has been one of them.

We were up early 'cos The Missus was making such a noise getting all her stuff boxed and ready to take up the hall, so, Holly and me cuddled right up to Old Two Legs and helped him stop snoring!

Holly dug her claws into his ribs and I gave him a good licking on his nose!

That always sorts him out!

As normal, OTL went and breakfasted with the ferrets and caught up on the emails. We were expecting TM to go up the Village Hall at seven and then come back with the car at about seven thirty.

Not today!

Because she had sat down to watch a recording she had made on the TV, she was late!

So, up she comes, crashing in on the Ferret Breakfast and demanded we all get our tails in gear and take her up to the hall!

We wonder what her last servant died of, it certainly wasn't kindness!

So, earlier than normal, we were parking the car and heading off to the Sea Wall and the Beach.

There is a large amount of bushes on the way and today the leaves on one plant caught our eyes, the colour was super, so, OTL just had to take a couple of shots and this one we like best of all!

Autumn Fruits!

Mind you, a Weather Warning was in place in our part of the world, 'Thick Mist and Fog', well it wasn't really fog but it was misty!

Weather Warning?

We were getting near to our beach when crashing out of the mist came a big 'Yarroooooooooh! Yo! OTL!'

Then we were set upon by Barney No. 2, a highly excitable Doodle Dog!

Yo OTL!

This is the first time we had seen him off his lead and we were dead impressed he had managed to curb his lust for running off down the Sea Wall!

He ran around us, then went to OTL for a cuddle, then off he went again, running around us and sniffing and the he ran back to OTL for another cuddle!

That was one excited Woofer!

Then, just to show how much he had learnt, he ran over to OTL for a final cuddle and trotted off with his Two Legs, as good as gold!

Back home Holly and I headed for the bed while OTL got the chores done and the ferrets enjoyed a rampage around the house.

First Snowflake and afterwards, Miss May, had to be rescued from on top of the Towers 'cos having got up torment the other, they couldn't get back down again!

Today, because OTL had worked so hard yesterday, all the chores were done by ten thirty, so Holly and I decided to stay on the bed and enjoy catching up on our snoozing while OTL sat down with a cup of tea and watched some Time Team programs on the TV!

Pretty soon it was lunchtime and Holly and I came downstairs to eat our chicken and wake OTL up.

Time Team does that to him you know!

Pretty soon we were up and off for a walk. Just as we got loaded up in the car, TM and Zoe arrived back from the Village Hall, seems TM had forgotten to take a stencil!

We all said hello to Zoe and even the Page 3 Girls were on best behaviour!

No Nibbles!

We had a wander along the beach, May and April enjoyed a sniff along the Breakwater looking for monsters!

Will the Monsters be fierce?

May was ferreting under some sea weed when she reckons she could sniff that Big Slimy Thing but no matter where she looked or dug, she couldn't find it!

The Sniff is So Strong!

May found some sacks that had been filled with sand and left on the beach to sink in, so now only the very tops were showing. May thought it was a great place to stand under if the rain came.

Holly said it was OK for a ferret but too small for any self respecting Woofer!

Who said it was for Woofers?

We came off the beach and had a walk through the grass. Both ferrets love the grass 'cos of all the sniffs there are for both Ferrets and Woofers!

Well, it sniffs like Mouses to me!

The only trouble with running on the beach or in the grass, is, it make a ferrets legs tired and pretty soon Miss April had managed to get back into the bag for a little rest!

No, I'll just watch for a while!

 As we got closer to the car she got out and ran the last twenty five metres. It is always fun to watch when OTL calls them and they both come running to be picked up and put in the travel cage, just like Snowflake and Brambles used to do!

Mind you, OTL won't do that to Holly and I 'cos he says we are big enough to jump into the back of the car on our own!

Not sure what is for mugging tonight but we are sure OTL will get the Malt Whisky out, so that means Shortbread!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May.

The end of the Good Weather?

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May back again!

Well, it had to happen, the Weather Man says, 'There will be a change in the weather' which, if you know the 'double speak' they use, means, WE GOT RAIN COMING!

So, we have been out today soaking up the sun and running around on the beach and generally having a good time!

Miss Snowflake was a bit slow to wake up this morning but once she got her paws onto the sandy beach, she was dashing about all over the rocks and snuffling about under the sea weed!

It's a bit misty here as well!

 Old Two Legs pointed out that the high tides had rearranged some of the sea shells so they looked like flower petals!

Sea Shell Flowers?

 Snowflake was dancing along the sea shore, Holly said it looked like a 'Sand Dance'!

Dancing on the sand!

 After she had finished dancing she headed up to that plant she loves and had a good roll in the leaves.

This is how it's done!

 Then we headed off back to the car. We were all looking for sniffs, except OTL, he says he doesn't do sniffs, silly duffer doesn't know what he is missing!

Searching for a sniff!

 Back home Holly and I retired to the bed so the ferrets could have a rampage around the house. The Tesco man didn't know, but he had a ferret watching him from the top of the stairs!

OTL has started on the big pile of paper that has sort of grown since we went away on holiday, but he has got it down to a couple of 'Must Read All of This' bits of paper that will have to wait until tomorrow!

Lunchtime it was back to the beach and Holly and I had a super game of 'Chase'. We started off digging a hole, that is one of us dug the hole while the other raced over to OTL, jumped up and shoved him on his shoulder, then ran back to the hole to kick sis out of the way and then she would dash over!

Over to OTL now!

 I was having a good dig when May came creeping up and dived into the hole, she scared the Woof out of me!

Boo! Woofer!

 That was it, I got shoved out of the way while she had a roll about in My Hole!

This is a Ferret Take Over!

Then she stuck her nose into the sand, just like Holly does and off she went pretending she was a plough!

Farmer May ploughing the beach!

 As we turned back towards the car, we passed the boat bit and there were two rusty metal plates on the back. April said that they looked like eyes, almost like a crab!

A Crab Boat?

 Back home we all headed for our beds and had a good snooze while OTL finished the paperwork and went off to do some deliveries. So, now we are all clear for the weekend!

The Missus is up the Village Hall with her Glue & Glitter Girls, so that means OTL can get his feet up for an afternoon snooze, if we let him!

See you tomorrow and keep your eyes open for 'Red Skies in The Morning!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May.

Up go the Towers!

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May back with you again!

Well, what a day! We have been helping Old Two Legs to get the ferrets Tower Cages all up and running. Now everything is all assembled and clean and full of toys and such. Mind you, that doesn't stop the Page 3 Girls from doing some serious Poo Pot Kicking!

OTL is still trying to outwit them and stop them from pooing in the wrong place or from kicking the poo pot around the cage. At the moment he has resorted to using Velcro on the bottom of the pot and on the floor of the cage.

We will see the result tomorrow morning!

Down on the Sea Wall we spotted the Wormy Men back out there digging holes in the mud. It looks like they got fed up with digging off the Scottish beach and have come back to North Kent! 

The Wormy Men are Back!

Miss Snowflake is feeling better, she has been a little down over the last week or so but now she seems to be brightening up. You can tell that 'cos this morning she climbed all the way up to the top of the Page 3 Girls Tower and did a Ferret Clog Dance on the roof.

That of course drove the Page 3 Girls potty and they spent time climbing up inside and trying to hang from the ceiling!

Down on the beach she took some time to select a new Wee'ing stone 'cos her normal one had got rolled about in the high tides!

I do love a good rock!

The bit of boat that has been hanging about on the Sea Wall was getting blown by the breeze and Holly did some serious woofing 'cos she reckons it was trying to walk up the Sea Wall!

It Moved! I'm sure it moved!

Back home Snowflake had a fun rampage around the house and chased Old Two Legs around the bedroom and under the bed! She was pleased with the changes OTL had done in her cage and the sleeping places he had installed. Her favourite is still the 'Cuddle Cup' that she and Brambles used to snuggle up in. Now she has a light blanket that OTL puts over the top so she is all snug and warm!

Mind you, after she had gone back in to have a bite to eat and then off to bed, the Page 3 Girls were let out for their rampage. The first thing Miss May did was to climb up the side of Snowflakes cage and do a 'Ferret Clog Dance' on the roof but it had no effect, Snowflake was fast asleep in her Cuddle Cup and OTL had wrapped the blanket over the top of her!

Miss May was not best pleased!

Both of the Page 3 Girls then went off hunting our Dog Biscuits and hiding them under the furniture. Then it was back up to the office where OTL had got a small crate and half filled it with Ping Pong Balls.

They loved it, jumping out, then jumping in and rolling about play fighting as well! I can see there maybe some photo opportunities in the future!

Lunchtime came and off we went to the beach again. May swore she saw one of the Slimy Things that normally hide in the rocks but this time it was under the breakwater!

Come Out! I Saw You!

Of course, nothing came out, well lets face it, would you come out if there was a big hairy thing with sharp teeth sitting outside your house?

April was playing her normal game. Every time OTL crouched down to take a photo, Miss April would run up to his leg and try to climb up and get into the Ferret Bag! Sometimes OTL would let her climb in but other times he made her walk a bit further up the beach, just to give her some exercise!

The Race is on!

 Down on the Sea Wall that bit of a wrecked boat was slowly getting higher up the beach. Holly said it was 'Alive' and was looking to follow us home if we weren't careful!

........and I tell you, it Is Following us!

Both ferrets had a good look and a sniff and said that there were no signs of life and it was more than likely the wind and tide that was moving it. As the tides shrink back to normal, it will be stuck where it is until someone moves it of it sails away down the coast!

No, can't sniff anything moving at all!

Back home the girls had a rampage around the office again and spent time kicking the Ping Pong balls around. Then, they decided that it was time for bed and they both headed off to the Corner Bed, also known as The Igloo!

Now, we all know about the gland they have under their tails that can let off a stink, well, one of them let one go and the pair of them had to sleep with their heads outside the door!

Funny thing was, they both blamed each other for doing it!

Well it wasn't me, so it must have been you!

We are off to see what there is to eat, with a bit of luck OTL might have something worth mugging!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May.

Mr Brambles is laid to rest.

Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May back again!


Did you know that the Sun, Moon and Earth have been 'In Alignment' over the last couple of days?


Neither did we, why should we?


Well, what it means is that when High Tide arrives, it gets further up the beach than normal!


We spotted the result this morning when we got to the beach.

That was a High Tide!

Not that Miss Snowflake was that interested, she said she could have done with an extra half an hour in bed!

Another half an hour?

 Down on the beach she had us all going, she reckoned she could sniff a Kebab on the wind. Holly and I couldn't!

We were getting worried in case our noses were wearing out but it was Old Two Legs who pointed out that the Kebab Shops don't open until the evening!

Mmmm! Chicken Donna with Chilli Sauce and Pitta Bread!

 Yeah! OK! She fooled us this time!

Back home the last bit of the new cage system arrived and OTL started to rearrange everything so the towers would fit in properly. Mind you, his back is still hurting so it was 'Painfully' slow! 

He managed to get Miss Snowflake all sorted out and looking very trim. The Page 3 Girls would have to wait until after the lunchtime walk.

There was an on shore wind and wot with the Moon and stuff it looked like swimming was out today!

No, not today!

We found a bit of a boat washed up on the shore. Miss May said that she reckons it came from a boat that had already been broken up by the sea 'cos the paint was all old and peeling!

Where is the rest?

May was having fun, she got her paws wet by getting too close to the waves and it was a good job she had her harness on and OTL on the end of the lead!

She rushed up the beach and proceeded to dig a hole the size of Christmas!

I Just Love Holes!

Back home OTL decided that it was time Mr Brambles should be introduced to his final resting place.

The pot had contained some flowers that were past their prime, so out they came and in went Brambles, all wrapped up in a pillow case and curled up like he was asleep.

The Missus also pointed out that the pot contained the finest quality 'John Innis No. 2' and that should be very comfortable for him!

We put some slate stones on top to keep the cats away and topped it all with Mr Brambles Wee'ing Stone that OTL will en-scribe at a later date.

Sleep on Bro Brambles.

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May.

We're Back!

Hello Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May back here with you again!

We bet you thought we had dropped off the map!

Well, you can blame The Missus for the lack of blogs! You see she has been going on about calling into the Gretna Green Designer Centre and doing some 'Shopping'.

If we had left on Monday, there wouldn't have been time to call in 'cos the journey to home would have been at least nine hours, and that's not including the time spent at Gretna!

Well, she kept on whining and pouting and coming out with the big 'Deep Meaningful Sighs' so that in the end we agreed to leave a day early and overnight at Gretna.

It was such a rush to get packed up and on the road that we didn't have time to leave you any sort of message to tell you we had gone!

Worst still, the Gretna Caravan site doesn't have Wi-Fi! So that's us done for!

We did all the shopping bit and as tradition states, we had a Chinese Take Away and Holly and I chomped away on the Plawn Clackers! and TM was sloshing back the Bolli!

We were up and away by seven for the journey home. We landed on the drive at just gone three, so that wasn't too bad. We were all tired and we didn't even empty the caravan, instead we left it for today to finish off.

As normal, there were piles of letters and stuff on the mat and today OTL has been working his way to making a big pile for working on tomorrow!

Archie Babe asked about Brambles 'Wee'ing Stone' and yes we got one for him. Old Two Legs brought it home in the car. As we were packing up, TM insisted that she had the Wee'ing Stone in the caravan but OTL knew it was in the car. This morning TM was unwrapping the 'stone' from a plastic bag when she discovered that she was unwrapping the fire extinguisher!

OTL reckons it's to much Bolli!

We were all late getting up this morning and OTL still has the bad back he got lifting the ferret cages in and out of the car!

We got down to the beach and had a good sniff around to see what had changed. Miss Snowflake said that she would remember Mr Brambles every time she had a wee on the rocks!

This is for Brambles!

We had a look up and down the beach and although this is 'Our' beach, it certainly was nowhere near as big as the holiday beaches!

Just a little bit bigger?

Snowflake enjoyed a good rub down in the plant on the beach. She kept on nibbling the stems then rubbing her head on them, I suppose it's a bit like us woofers, it makes a change to sniff of something else!

Having a Really Good Rub!

 Lunchtime we were down again with May and April and it took a little while before they managed to wake up and get out of the travelling cage!

You mean we are here already?

It seems they were still tired from yesterday!

The wind was blowing up a bit and the waves were crashing against the sea wall, not enough to come over the top but we didn't fancy a swim!

They're bigger than Scotland!

Tomorrow, providing the sun is shining, we will bury Mr Brambles in the back garden. TM has suggested we bury him in a big plant pot so that if we ever move, we can take him with us!

Now, that's a good idea!

Dinner is on it's way, so we are off for some mugging!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Snowflake, Miss April and Miss May.

We got thrown out, again!

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy, McHolly, Miss MacSnowflake, Miss MacApril and Miss MacMay here with you again!

It has been a super sunny day today, which is just as well 'cos The Missus chucked us out again!

We got a better rest last night with TM snoring her head off for just half the night, we think the Bolli helped!

But we still got chucked out, straight after walking the ferrets!

So, there we were, sitting in the car trying to decide where to go, we have covered most of the area now so it was a case of 'Where do we want to go back to'?

In the end we chose the Mull of Galloway and Port Logan 'cos the views are fantastic and the beach at Port Logan is just made for us puppies!

So, first stop, Mull of Galloway.

We got onto the RSPB site by the lighthouse and spent some time ferreting around for sniffs. Well, Holly and I did, Old Two Legs was looking for wild life!

The first thing he found was a caterpillar who was Big, Mad and Hairy, a bit like OTL really!

Well, Mad and Hairy anyway!

 OTL thought a wall looked interesting and spent some time clicking away with different settings on the camera.

This looked the best!

   Next stop was Port Logan, well, not before stopping at this pile of rocks that looked like a small Broc!

A Broc is a sort of double skinned tower that the locals built many thousands of years ago and this one reminded OTL of one!

Where is the outside wall?

Holly and I stayed down on the ground while OTL climbed up and stood on top of it, taking pictures and saying how wonderful it was!

Just don't jump off!

 When he finally climbed back down we headed off to Port Logan where Holly went potty dancing about in the sand!

Yahoooooooo!

 She was so covered in sand that she almost went into the sea to wash it all off!

Hang on! This is deep enough for me!

We went all the way along the beach and then back again. It was super! We were running and jumping and chasing stones that OTL had thrown for us to chase after as they rolled along the sand!

This is a great place for woofers!

We came across several Nelly Fish stranded on the beach so we had to dance over them 'cos there was nothing we could do!

We went out on the harbour wall to watch them get the fishing boats ashore. Holly says that it would be a good idea if all the boats were fitted with wheels, then they could drive up the beach and not have to get their cars all wet!

There must be a better way!

Down the other end of the beach was the Logan Fish Pond, a sort of Sea Life Centre. There were no Woofers allowed, so OTL left us in the car while he went to investigate.

There was a big pond made from a volcanic blow hole that had sealed itself some millions of years ago. It was used as a pond to keep fish in for eating, before frozen fish were invented.

Now, there were a number of fish held there and as OTL was looking at them, a whacking great big flat fish called a Talbot came flopping along and stuck its head out of the water to look at OTL!

The man who was telling OTL all about it said that the fish was called Emily and she always did that to anyone who got down on ground to look into the pool!

There were cod and Gurnard and Dab and Plaice and Dog Fish and loads of other species!

In the end OTL had to say bye bye to Emily and head back to us 'cos we wanted another run on the beach before we were allowed back in the caravan!

When we got back TM was fast asleep and it was only the sound of her mobile phone that woke her up, OTL was phoning her to ask if we could come in!

Tomorrow is our last day here, so it is all clearing up and storing stuff so we can get an early start on Monday.

Bye bye for now,

Luv,

McDaisy, McHolly, Miss MacSnowflake, Miss MacApril and Miss MacMay.

We've been to a Book Fare!

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy, McHolly, Miss MacSnowflake, Miss MacApril and Miss MacMay here!

We have had a funny day today, you see, The Missus has been a real pain in the tail!

Last night she was kept awake by the wind blowing the awning and making a squeaking sound. Now Holly and Old Two Legs and me just sleep through the noise, we know what it is and there is no danger, so, back to sleep!

Not TM!

She gets fed up with the noise, gets out of bed at three in the morning and proceeds to march up and down the caravan, turning on the lights, starting her computer and iPlod up, (with the sounds enabled) and then turns on the water pump so she can make an endless stream of coffee that keeps her awake until the sun comes up!

We were not happy puppies!

We were also tired puppies as well!

After OTL had finished all his chores, TM announced that she wanted to go to a Book Fare in Wigtown!

'What's a Book Fare?' we asked.

'A place where arty and clever people go!'

So that let OTL and us out for a start!

But, once TM has made up her mind we were off to Wigtown.

On the way TM said she was tired and kept on shutting her eyes, now, I don't know if it was deliberate, but, OTL did manage to find lots of bumps and pot holes in the road, which kept TM awake!

Shame!

We got there and had a mooch around but unfortunately nothing really started until three in the afternoon and didn't pick up until the evening, so, we decided to have a look at the marshes to see if there were any birds, but there were none to see!

We did however see the Martyrs Post on which many many years ago some people were drown because of their religious beliefs. OTL says that things haven't improved 'cos there are still things like that happening all over the world!

So much for religion!

The Martyrs Post

 When we got back to the path, there was an explanation of it all!

Will we ever learn?

One good thing OTL found back in the car park, fungi!

There he was, on his knees clicking away, anyone would thing he hadn't seen a fungi before!

Looking Good!

Then he found another type of fungi but this one was in a big bunch!

I've got a lovely bunch of Fungi!

After a spot of lunch in a restaurant that allowed dogs in providing they had well behaved owners. TM said that we were always well behaved, but she couldn't say that about OTL!

Back home to the caravan OTL decided to try taking out all three ferrets at the same time. Well, he actually had Miss MacMay and Miss MacApril together on a yoke and Miss MacSnowflake on a separate lead.

Then, getting onto the wide area of sand he got them all out and told them to 'Play Nicely'

Play Nicely!

Fat chance! Almost as soon as MacSnowflakes paws hit the sand she was off after the others with mayhem on her mind!

OTL had to separate her from the others several times and at one point he had to put her back in the bag!

Yeah! Keep her in there Daddy!

Then OTL had to make sure they both had equal times running on the sand, so he had to pick up the Page 3 Girls while MacSnowflake was out of the bag.

Having a cuddle with Daddy!

It was unfortunate that MacSnowflake spotted this and as soon as the girls were put onto the grass, MacSnowflake was doing the 'Highland Charge' towards them for some 'Discussions'!

Come Here! I'll teach you to stay away from my OTL!

 In the end, it was the two girls, out front, on a long lead while MacSnowflake was kept back on a shorter lead, while Holly and I came up the rear, keeping out of trouble!

OTL trying to keep the peace!

Back at the caravan we were let off our lead and told to go into the awning but as soon as we were unleashed, we shot off to chase the rabbits!

We had such a good laugh, those rabbits hadn't been chased like that for ages! We were tearing all over the place woofing and yelping and there was at least five campers trying to catch us!

Fat Chance!

In the end all the rabbits were in their burrows hiding, so Holly and I reluctantly allowed ourselves to get 'Caught' and marched off to the caravan in 'Disgrace'!

But it was such good fun!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

Hi Woofers!

McDaisy, McHolly, Miss MacSnowflake, Miss MacApril and Miss MacMay.