No Snow Here but it's Freezing!

Hi Woofers!

It's us again, Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret.

Well, yesterday it was cold and windy, not very nice, but today, sunshine and frost as cold, but no wind!

Not as cold as it looks!

We were a little late in getting out but the sun had only just got up but the frost was all over the place.



The ferrets had decided to pass on today's walk so Holly and I could get a gallop on!

Speed sniffing in the frosty grass!

The beach was all frosty and cold, even the seaweed was frosty!

Frosty seaweed and crispy sand!

Back home the ferrets were out rampaging around the house until they fell asleep and it was Old Two Legs job to winkle them out of the inside of the sofa and put them back to bed!



Lunchtime the frost had mostly gone but it was still cold and the sky was still blue. This sort of weather makes it all clean and crisp, that is until the clouds come back and we get rain or snow!

Just look at that blue sky!

We have watched the news and it seems there is snow all over the place! Down here in North Kent we saw some snow flakes late yesterday but nothing since.

Holly said that she wanted some snow just to see what the ferrets made of it, we reckon they would have a great time diving in and out of snow drifts!

Trouble is, down here there is no snow forecast in the near future, so it's back to the frosty grass again!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

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

T'was The Day After Christmas.........!

Ho, Ho, Ho, Woofers!

Us, back again!

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

Well, I hope you all had a good Christmas like wot we have had!

We got up to Martin & Lisa's house on Christmas Eve and re-investigated the park around the corner from their house. There were loads of sniffs from the local woofers. So, Holly and I added our sniff, just to let them know we are about!

Christmas day was great, except for Old Two Legs who had managed to fall down the last step of the stairs! He's got a bruised knee and leg plus some very tender ribs!

Holly worked out what the cause of him falling over.

It wasn't the booze 'cos he hadn't had any, it was the number of steps! You see he quite often walks down our stairs at home, not looking at where he puts his feet, but, there are thirteen steps on our stairs and his brain knows that without thinking, having gone up and down so many years, but, in Martins house there are fourteen steps, so when he thinks he has reached the bottom, there is still one step to go and OTL took the last step, missed his footing and crashed to the floor!

He is still all sore and hurting but a couple of pain killers every so often and a good slurp of the Single Malt plus the Shortbread Archie Babe send down will sort him out!

We got loads of presents, chews from Izzy and The Gang and Treats and Chews from Archie and there were some socks for OTL as well! There was a Naughty Woofer Calender that The Missus has pinched for her office, it has naughty woofers getting into all sorts of trouble! The presents we loved were the squeaky ones, just as someone passed us by we would hit the squeaky and make them think they had trodden on one of the Four Paws in the house!

Have you ever seen a Two Legs jump? Dead funny!

You know we had four ferrets and three dogs! There was Cookie who is a King Charles Whatsit who gets all upset when she thinks that you are pinching her grub, which Holly and I did!

Yesterday we got home rather late so we didn't get to do the blog, so, sorry about that!

Down the beach today it was freezing, I mean, like wot with the cold and the wind it was well below freezing and OTL was complaining about frozen eyeballs as well!

Wot a wimp!

Mind you, Holly was singing a carol called 'In the Bleak Cold Winter'!

Bleak with threats of snow!

 Eric and May came out with us, OTL carried them for a short way until they both wriggled down and into the Ferret Bag, May came up for a breath of air, decided it was still too cold and went back!

Eric didn't get out until he was back in the car and the heater was turned on fully!

Any more of that and I'll have icicles up my nose!

 Of course lunch time it was just Holly and I and I must say, it was a quick walk!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Merry Christmas Woofers!

Ho, Ho, Ho, Woofers!

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

Well, as you read this we are in fact off to visit No1 Son and family to wish them a Merry Christmas!

That being so, OTL won't be bringing his laptop with us so we won't be doing any blogs until Boxing Day.

So, from all of us this end of the world to all you lovely Woofers your end of the world we like to wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas Woofers!

Luv,

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

We thought they were Dachshunds!

Ho, Ho, Ho, Woofers!

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

It's getting closer! Summer I mean, like there was an extra couple of minutes of daylight today!

It won't be long!

We have already booked our holiday up in Scotland, same place as last year 'cos it's got a super big beach that goes on forever and shallow water so even Holly Chops can have a paddle!

Pity it wasn't hot today, I might have had a swim!

Holly was full of it this morning, her Grumbly Tum had almost cleared up, without the help of that canine 'Super Glue'! So this morning she felt it was allowable to have a race along the beach!

Super Fast Flying Holly Chops!

 In fact we both had fun charging up and down the beach while Old Two Legs was trying to get Eric up on his paws and walking but Eric was complaining about 'Cold Wet Paws'!

This morning it has been rather boring, you know, cage cleaning then doing stuff with piles of paper for the accountant!

So, it was good news when OTL decided that at midday we should be heading off to the beach again with Freddy and Wendy.

Holly wasn't so happy, you see her Grumbly Tum sort of made it's self known again and she didn't feel like running!

I think I've got a sore Butt!

 Mind you, it didn't help that a couple of Two Legs passed by and were going Ooh and Aah over the ferrets.

They said that they thought we had a couple of baby Dachshunds on leads! As soon as they found out their mistake they were asking all the normal questions!

Finally there was the, 'Can I have a Stroke?'

So, OTL plonked Freddy and Wendy into their arms and said .......'Remember ferrets, only one finger at a time!'

Woolly gloves won't protect you!

 So, that was their bit of excitement before Christmas!

Back home Holly got the 'Butt Wash' and then settled down for a snooze on the sofa while OTL and I finished off the paperwork!

We spotted a Christmas Pressie under the tree from Miss Izzy and The Gang!

We have been told we can't open it before Christmas Day but Holly and I are allowed a sniff, just one sniff, on orders from The Missus!

Thanks Izzy!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Getting ready for Santa Paws!

Hi, Ho, Ho, Ho, Woofers!

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

First, good news about Little Milly being sorted out, these vets charge a fortune but they seem to know what's wrong with a woofer!

Hey! We think it's great chasing that squirrel along the fence, super stuff! We don't see squirrels around here, not enough trees!

We have been making a list for Santa Paws and Old Two Legs says that instead of sending a letter we can do it on email!

I must admit that the list is a little long and mostly to do with food but I'm sure we will get a couple of items from the list!

May and Eric came out this morning for a run and had some fun digging on the beach, right up to the point when Eric said that his paws were getting cold and he needed a carry!

You know ferrets can get Chilblains!

Of course OTL gave him a carry until we got onto the grass path and he was down again and sniffing along behind us!

Miss May was galloping along as she normally does and they both dived into the long grass after more sniffs!

Lunchtime we woke Freddy up and told him he was going out!

Freddy was not too happy about that and insisted he has a snooze in the travelling cage!

Down on the beach it was Wendy who was having the fun! While I was rolling in a really stinky sniff little Wendy was digging a big hole and saying she was off to chase some rabbits!

Who needs a rabbit hole when you've got a ferret!

 Now, all this Winter Solstice stuff and long nights is all OK if you like that sort of thing and OTL gets all excited when the clouds turn funny colours, just like today. Me? I'll just be glad when the Spring is here!
 

Reminds me of the painting by Turner, The Fighting Temeraire!

OTL says that the painting was supposed to be set just across the river with the ship coming out of Sheerness and heading up the Thames.

Yeah, OK, it's a bit boring when compared to a sea sniff but I will admit the colours look the same almost!




 Bye for now.

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

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

It's the Winter Solstice Today!

Hello Woofers!

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

It's the shortest day of the year today, the Winter Solstice, also it will be the longest night!

We don't mind it being the longest night 'cos we get a bit longer in bed!

The ferrets say that their life is governed by the light so they are now looking forward to the summer!

I can see it won't be long before they start moulting and spreading hairs all over the place!

Mind you, at the moment they are all fluffy with their winter coats!

Eric de Ferret in Full Ferret Winter Regalia!

 This morning when we went out it was almost summer! Old Two Legs got a bit hot in his jacket and scarf and both May and Eric ran all the way from the beach all the way to the car park!

Normally Eric tries to blag a lift but today he was enjoying the sniffs so much he forgot all about being carried!

Back home the ferrets normally get an hour to rampage around the house causing all sorts of mayhem but today Eric and May had a little play, then crept into the void under the sofa where they have a snooze.

It looks like the walk just wore them out!

Lunchtime we woke Fred and Wendy up to go for a run and although they both said they'd rather stay in bed, they both came along for a run.

Freddy would have rather had a carry but he did get going once he was on the top path!

His last run was across the football field and it was more of a 'waddle' than a run!

Almost there and I've got my Winter Coat on as well!

When we got home there was Auntie Sue and Nunkie Mike chatting with The Missus, well, that was until we came crashing through the door and gave them both a 'Woofers Welcome'!

Then we got a pressie!

Holly and I got super packet of chews and I will admit, I had two before anyone could blink!

Holly, has a bit of a grumbly tum and decided to wait until later tonight or tomorrow morning before having her treat!

It was lovely seeing them again and OTL spent time talking about cameras and lenses and caravans and....well Holly and I fell asleep!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Poor OTL gets Stabbed but it was Free!

Hi Woofers!

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

Wot a dismal day it's been, well weather wise it has! This morning it was damp, drizzly, wet stuff and foggy as well!

In fact it was so bad Old Two Legs didn't even get his camera out of the car and instead he stuck his paws in the jacket pockets and shuffled along behind us whilst trying to hide away from the damp by snuggling down into his jacket!

We had to get back home soon 'cos OTL had made an appointment with the doctors to get protection against 'Dingles', well that's what we thought he said but Holly says it's called 'Shingles'!

Now, I thought that shingles were something to do with the tiles on the roof but Holly says it is something nasty that Two Legs get from infected children!

Remember what I said yesterday about mini TL's? You see the mini TL get Chicken Pox and it's over in no time but if they pass it on to grown up TL's it turns into Shingles and hurts like hell!

OTL said he had shingles that was passed onto him by one of his mini TL's many many years ago and he didn't want another dose!

So, there he was in the doctors and the nurse was explaining all about shingles and the effects that the injection could have, it was a bit like the adverts you get on the radio, you know.

'This injection will not stop you getting shingles but will help in it's prevention, however, itispossibleitwillgiveyouasorearmeormakeyourmuscleacheanditmayalsogiveyouagrumblytummandspots

onyournoseplusyoucoulddevelopefullblownshingleswhichwillmakeyourlegsdropoffandcauseseverespots

alloveryourbum.' !

Terms & Conditions also apply!

The only good thing was that OTL is such an old duffer that he qualifies for getting it free!

All those years paying National Insurance and all he gets is stabbed against shingles!

When he came back from the doctors he was limping which was strange 'cos we thought that he got stabbed in the arm! Holly says it may have been a long needle and that it was better not to ask or we could be there all day!

Come lunchtime it was still the same drizzly rain and grey foggy stuff!

Sniffs were hard to come by so we spent all of our time with our noses close to the ground!

Not exactly a prize sniff is it?

 It was the same on the beach, all sort of damp but no sensible sniffs!

Maybe it's a crab wee?

Back on the football field there was a woofer barking his tail off, we didn't know what he was barking at and we stood for a little while just in case we could add our woofs but there was nothing to see!

Gawd knows! Maybe he ought to get a visit to the vet for some worming tablets!

 So, back home it wasn't very busy, almost all of the paperwork had been done, all the suppliers have been paid and OTL was back to playing with the controls on his camera!

Tomorrow we got Auntie Sue and Nunkie Mike coming over for a visit. TM says she will be making some mince pies but without any mince meat, strange, wonder where she got that recipe from!

Bye bye for now.

Luv,

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

Another Frost Morning.

Hello Woofers!

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

When we got up this morning it was another of those, 'is it?' Days! You see there was loads of frost everywhere and a good lump of fog so we had to look twice 'cos we thought it was snow on the cars!

Lucky for us, by the time we got to go out the fog had sort of drifted away, well most of in had and we just had to wait for the car engine to heat up enough to melt the frost on the windscreen.

Holly and I were huffing and puffing trying to warm up the air but it took it's time as it normally does!

One good thing as far as Old Two Legs was concerned, there was a good sunrise over the Grain Peninsula!

Sunrise over Grain.

We didn't take May and Eric with us 'cos it was rather cold, even though there was no wind, it was still frosty. Eric went back to bed and didn't wake up until we got back!

It wasn't such a heavy frost but it was certainly cold enough for us to wear our Flying Jackets!

It will be warmer when the sun creeps over the buildings in Sheerness!

Down on the beach we had some fun sniffing the sniffs and rolling in them!

Not that we cared if OTL told us to stop!

I've got my Anti OTL Filter on today, just can't hear a thing he says!

Back home we headed for our bed while OTL got going on the Poo Shovelling and trying to wake Freddy from his deep sleep.

He was so snoozy that he fell out of bed, slowly, and didn't even notice OTL putting the cushion under his head!

Gone, Solid one!

 Lunchtime the frost had disappeared and the sun was out. There was no wind at all and the waves were tiny, however, I was still not allowed to go in swimming!

It still looks cold!

Now, wot's all this about Izzy's mum getting the sniffles? You would have thought that by now she had learnt that Mini Two Legs are carriers of the most terrible cold and flu germs know to the world!

They can be alright but they spread the germs all over the place!

OTL says that all children should be put in barrels until they are fifteen and then have the bung hammered in!

I'm sure he was joking, wasn't he?

A super bowl of chicken today, real woofer food and both Holly and I fell asleep after eating it all!

Super!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,


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

Damp Sniffs Today!

Hi Ho Woofers!

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

Now, wot a change from yesterday, I mean, it was almost mild down on the beach!

All the frost had gone and although there was damp, it wasn't too bad!

Mind you, May and Eric said it was too damp on the beach and managed to blag a lift until we got to the hill! Of course, then it was straight into the grass for a sniff and a run back to the car park!

I don't mind the cold but it's a damp paw I object to!

It seems that although they all have fluffy coats our ferrets are really happier in doors where it's warm!

You can tell that 'cos they seem to be more 'active' when they are jet out of the cage.

Freddy has a great time playing 'Tickle Tummy' and doesn't need a second invitation to 'Roll Over'!

Come on, just one more tickle!

Today has been a bit slow so Old Two Legs has been tidying the office up and playing with the camera. All we were getting was Flash!.......Flash!............Flash!.........Flash!

If that flashes one more time I'm going wee on it!

 Lunchtime Freddy and Wendy came out with us 'cos it was warm enough for a walk. They played the normal game with OTL, you know, wriggle, wriggle, get down, crawl up OTL's leg, get picked up, wriggle, wriggle, get down, crawl up OTL's leg, get picked up again!

They had him on the go almost all the way to the football field!

When the sniffs are damp you have to work hard to find them!

This afternoon has been just as busy as this morning and both Holly and I retired to bed to catch up on our sleep!

Holly has just spotted the Doggy Scoff Tin, it's going to be 'One of Those Days'!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Woofing Cold!

Hi Woofers!

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

This has been a seriously cold day today!

I poked my nose out of the curtains first thing, it was still dark but it looked like it had been snowing! On a closer look I worked out that instead of snow it was fog, freezing fog and horrible thick frost on all the cars!

That means we had to sit in the car with the engine running and wait until the windows were de frosted!

It wasn't any better when we got to the car park!

Not even a Bunny playing snowballs!

 Of course Old Two Legs was tickled pink 'cos the frost means there are plants with frost on them.

He found this one that had the frost but also there were also some black seed pods to enhance the frosty bits!

Pretty but still blooming cold!

 We met up with Max and Oscar who had their warm coats on. We had never seen these types of coats on sale and OTL says that they looked dead smart!

The jackets OK but my butt gets cold if the wind blows the wrong way!

Back home we retired to the bed for a warming snooze while OTL 'De Pooed' the ferrets cages and after a bit of playing on the computer we decided to leave the ferrets at home and head off to see if it was any warmer!

It wasn't!

In fact not only cold but it was wet as well!

Let's not hang about too much!

 As we were walking down to the beach we spotted a seriously Bozo Bozo charging about in the mud flats chasing the sea birds!

I mean, that woofer has some serious problems 'cos he took no notice of his Two Legs and spent all the time charging up and down the mud chasing birds!

A serious case of Bozoism!

 We stood there for a couple of minutes before walking back towards the car. We came across his TL who didn't look as though she was going to very happy when he finally came out of the mud!

But was he enjoying himself!

You know, there are some dogs that give woofers a bad press!

We left him to it and were soon back home where we could sniff chicken being cooked!

It's going to be a good night!

See you all tomorrow!

Luv,

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