It was Hell but I suvived, just!

Hi Woofers!

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

Well, weather wise it has been a great day, loads of sun shine, balmy breezes and loads of tourists wandering up and down the Sea Wall.

Old Two Legs took Miss May and Eric out this morning but for some reason May just didn't fancy a run, mainly 'cos the dew was heavy on the grass and she said it was more like swimming than walking, so she blagged a ride in OTL's arms all the way!

Well, almost, she was down for a trip across the football field but that was all, too damp, too wet and too cold on her tummy!

Eric on the other paw was having a great time paddling in the wet grass!

OTL didn't take the camera with him today, he reckons there will be loads of tourists and each of them will have an in controlled woofer with them so the chance of and reasonable photo is highly unlikely!

After the morning walk it started.

I hid in the office while Holly got caught first!

Ha!

Holly chops got first go in the washing machine, well, OTL calls it 'The Shower'!

A big bucket was filled with water, then a towel was folded to provide a mat on the floor of the washing machine and she was soaped, sploshed, scrubbed and squeezed dry! Then down to the torture table where she got a blow dry from that 'Dog Blaster' thingy that we hate!

After that it was out with the shaver, scissors and short back and sides!

Holly hated it but OTL kept muttering, 'That's another sixty quid I've saved!'

Then when OTL had finished it was time for the lunch time walk.

Again it was a case of too many tourists and we left Freddy and Wendy to sleep 'cos it was not only a bit too warm but there were too many tourists again!

On our way back we stopped in to pick up The Missus and Auntie Helen came out to see us. Both Holly and I gave her nose a lick 'cos she says she always reads this blog!

Good on yer girl!

The afternoon was spent with me getting the 'Full Treatment' and I got injured!

There I was standing still while OTL was clipping the hair around my paws when he touched my claw with the scissors and I jumped.

That was enough for the scissors to nick my paw and OTL had to dab on some diluted Iodine.

That turned my paw all brown looking and also stained his paw as well!

When TM arrived back we had all been 'Done' and OTL had just finished clearing up everywhere.

We got a special treat 'cos as TM was bringing the boxes in, the ice cream man arrived!

Well, we all got an ice cream filled cone to lick and Holly and I shared one!

It was a race to see who could lick the most!

Holly won, she has a tongue like an elephants trunk!

We do just LOVE an ice cream cone!

Pictures tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Guess Wot?

Hello Woofers!

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

Hey! What's all this pancreatitis thingy? I had to look up on the Internetty Thingy. to find out what it is! I didn't know you could have so much behind your tummy!

It's all to do with eating so we can all get a touch if we're not careful!

Claws crossed it gets sorted, just imagine not enjoying your scoff!

We look like we will be getting some seriously warm weather over the weekend so Old Two Legs reckons that the ferrets will be spending the weekend in their cages chilling out!

This morning was a little cloudy but you could taste it in the air, sunshine coming!

It has the promise of sunshine!

Today we got Eric and May up early and they got a walk with us first thing this morning. It was great sniffing our way around the walk but because they couldn't go back to the car the way we do at lunchtime, they threw a wobbler and OTL had to carry them the last few yards back to the car park.

This is a deviation from normal and we're not happy about this way!

When it got to lunchtime Freddy and Wendy were all packed up in their harnesses and into the travel cage and off we went.

Now Freddy isn't wot you call an 'Active' ferret. A wander around the house. a ferret about in the shopping bags then he is in need of a snooze! So, walking around the sea shore is just a little too far for him! That being so, he managed to get carried for almost all the way around the walk with him only walking no more than a dozen steps!

Not to worry, Freddy does wot Freddy wants to and as long as he is happy, that's OK with OTL!

Wendy of course just loves a wiggle along the grass path and of course just loves the sniffs!

Tomorrow The Missus is off to her Master Class this weekend so OTL has promised us a Shampoo and Set!

I can see it's going to be one of those weekends!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

Don't you just love the sun shine!

Hi Woofers!

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

Wot a wonderful day! Up early and down the sea shore and there is was, blue skies and loads of sun shine!

This is going to be a good Bank Holiday we reckon, well weather wise anyway!

It don't get much better than this!

 We heard Old Two Legs and The Missus discussing their plans for the weekend, TM is off to a Master Class on Saturday and Sunday. OTL will have done all his paperwork and stuff that normally occupies his time.

We heard OTL say that us woofers look a little 'Grubby'!

Grubby? Us? No Way!

Saturday and Sunday will be set aside for Holly and I to get washed, sploshed shaved and clipped!

It is just not on you know, we spend all this time growing a good covering of hair only to have it all chopped off just to make us look 'Pretty'!

It's just not on!

Lunchtime Eric and May came out for a walk with us and had a good time rolling in 'Ferret Type Sniffs'!

That means Holly and I do a lot of waiting for them to finish!

Nah! Eric is still sniffing!

As we got closer to the football field the sniffing got longer and Holly and I decided we could get ahead and enjoy some 'Woofer Sniffs' until they arrive!

I'm off to sniff that Mole Hill again!

It was a little later when the ferrets caught up with us and both were pleased to get back in their travelling cage. All this jogging can make their little legs wear out!

Eric is alright, he is full of bounce and enjoys a good run around but Miss May is beginning to feel it by the time she arrives at the car!

Come on, I want a rest!

OTL says that he will bring Wendy and Freddy out tomorrow lunchtime 'cos they haven't been out for some time and although Freddy isn't into running too far, he will enjoy a little roll on the grass!

We're off to see what's for dinner, the bowl has Doggy Scoff in it and we look on that as a 'Last Resort' so with a bit of luck OTL will be having those Bambi Burgers and we can do some serious mugging!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,


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

And then it rained!

Hi Woofers!

It's Daisy, Holly, Miss May, Miss Wendy, Freddy and Eric de Ferret back with you again!

After yesterdays mild weather we were hoping that today might be sunshine and balmy breezes but wot did we get?

Yep! Rain!

It was that misty sort of rain that if you stay out in it too long you will end up wet!

Mind you, we got a sort of sunrise, well the sun had got up ages ago but there was a little colour and Old Two Legs is still playing with the phone camera!

This sniff is more interesting than the sunrise!

 A bit further along the sea shore we saw the last of the sunrise as it disappeared into the grey clouds!

There it was.....Gone!

We didn't hang about too long and were back just before the rain started with gusto!

Lunchtime OTL took a good close at the incoming rain clouds and reckoned there was a 'Window' where we could get out, have a run and get back before we got wet!

Hearing this, Eric and May decided to risk a run and even managed to find some short grass to have a roll in!

This is better than rattling the cage door at home!

 Eric has developed an annoying trick, he jumps up and hangs on the cage door, then he rattles the door and makes a big noise! Such in the noise that OTL ends up letting him out for a rampage around the office!

I suppose it is the same thing that Holly and I do when we think he is late in taking us out for a walk. He does a sort of 'Ferret Woof' while rattling the cage door, sounds a bit like 'Dooking'!

OTL gets fed up and in combination with Holly and I jumping up at his office chair, in the end we are soon heading off for a walk!

Luckily for us we managed a walk before the rain started again. Still, there is sunshine forecast for later this week and over the Bank Holiday!

Hey! We hear that Archie Babe had a rough night last night, maybe he has been eating something he found in the garden! On top of that it sounds like he got squeezed, stabbed and generally pulled about!

Poor Lad!

Get well soon!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,


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

Sunshine at Last and I get a Splosh!

Hi Woofers!

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

Wot a surprise we had this morning! No rain, no howling gales and Old Two Legs put his light weight fleece on to take us out!

What was better was the sunshine, it was just great! I mean, no horizontal rain and it is also the first of May!

The best way to start the month!

 When we got to the beach we were amazed to see just how much that strong wind and waves had scrubbed the beach clean of old sea weed and mucky stuff!

Just look at this beach!

 I wanted to get down on the beach but OTL said that Holly would follow and start ploughing up the sand with her nose and end up with sand in her eyes.

That would mean a trip to the vets, pay out loads of dosh and make OTL poor again!

I had a plan!

Lunchtime the ferrets came along with us and were playing OTL up by keep on getting down for a little walk then climbing up his leg to get carried again!

I made the most of the messing about by running ahead and down onto the beach!

Guess what I did next?

I went in for a splosh in the water!

The first this year!

It was cold!

First this year and Holly stayed up on the Sea Wall!

The ferrets said that swimming was for woofers and ducks! They did have a good time trotting along side OTL as we headed back to the car.

On the football field Eric was charging about sniffing the sniffs around the mole hills and even chased me off the sniff I had found!

My sniff is better than yours!

With a bit of luck we may keep this good weather all over the Bank Holiday!

OTL is still playing with the camera on the telephone. The problem is when he wants to transfer the pictures to the computer, we have to send them by email, two at a time!

When we got back home the ferrets ran back to their cage and fell asleep, well they have such short legs and running all that way was bound to tire them out!

We have been helping OTL taste his beef jerky. It's a little over done but The Missus has listened to Holly's instructions and will not cook the jerky until the smoke alarm goes off!

We couldn't taste the whisky 'cos of the black bits were too crunchy!

TM will be cooking another batch later this week, so, claws crossed it may work this time!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

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

Wot a Windy Wet Day!

Hi Woofers!

It's the Soggy Doggy's again!

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

Now, we have been looking at the weather forecasts over the last couple of days and listened to the doom mongers on the TV Weather Show. You could hear the delight in their voices as they were forecasting doom and gloom and rain and cold and....well you know how it is.

After a while you get used to all the doom laden warning as most of the time they happen to someone else up country!

Not today, this morning when we went out the wind was up to gales force and the horizontal rain seemed more like bullets trying to blind you!

Horizontal Rain and a Beach Wash please!

Even Old Two Legs had to walk backwards for a while on our way back to the car!

He didn't have his Gortex Trousers on so he got soaked to the skin from his waist down to his boots!

Soggy OTL!

Mind you, we only had our rain coats on so we also got soaked from our tummies to our claws!

Soggy Doggies!

Lunchtime was no better except that OTL found his plastic Gortex trousers and instead of getting soaked with rain, he got all sweaty around his tail!

The rain was still horizontal and the sea was washing the beach right up to the sea wall!

It will be fun to see what is left of the beach when the tide goes out!

 Further along the sea wall the sea was jumping over the Sea Wall and we hear that someone got washed off a Sea Wall a bit further down the coast!

Tomorrow it should be more of the same so we are planning just a quick wee and a walk tomorrow, then back home for a snooze and a nibble of OTL's latest batch of Beef Jerky made with Maple Syrup and Whisky!

As OTL says, 'Wot a Waste of good Whisky'!

See you all tomorrow.

Luv,

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

A change of Camera.

Hello Woofers!

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

Now, you know that one of Old Two Legs hobbies is photography and how he always seems to have a camera in his hand come rain or shine.

Everyone nowadays seems to use their mobile phone as a camera and clicks away at everything with abandon!

So, OTL being a bit of a stick in the mud has been sticking to the old cameras but finally he has read the instruction manual (RTFM) and the last two days he has been using the phone for pictures.

Yesterday OTL was snapped by The Missus when he was giving young Eric a cuddle, while I was keeping guard on the arm of the chair!

You make sure you stay there or there will be trouble!

 It worked!

Sometimes I don't like woofers!

We left the ferrets at home while we went out for our morning walk. It was rather windy and just a bit chilly. Did I hear something about snow soon? I'm sure I did but we will all keep our heads down until it goes away!

Talking of keeping your head down. when Fred and Wendy have their rampage around the house they like to find a place to have a snooze. Freddy prefers crinkly shopping bags inside a big cardboard box. Not very inventive but Freddy likes it!

On the other paw, Wendy has found a new place for a snooze, one of TM's plastic boxes she keeps her 'Crafty Aprons'.

To begin with you would never know she was there, just look at this.

OK, spot the ferret!

OTL has looked in this box several times when he has been looking for Wendy when it's time for her to get back in her cage.

Now he has sussed it!

Here's Wendy! All snoozy!

 Freddy always insists on getting a slurp or two before going back to bed!

Mmmmm, you can't beat a slurp of Ferretone!

Mind you, it is never enough to have one slurp and of course, Freddy normally gives OTL a lick on the nose or cheek then looks at the bottle of Ferretone, there is no way you can miss what he is after!

Another squirt please OTL!

It was windy and just a little too cold at lunchtime. Eric and May came out with us but wouldn't leave OTL's arms until we turned back to the car. It was then that they both got down, had a wee, then ran almost all the way back!

Too cold and windy to hang around here!

That'll keep them warm!

This afternoon was full of F1 Racing and it was not so much as who would win but more like who will survive!

End of the month tomorrow, so it will be busy busy getting all the bits ready for the accountant and then into the caravan to start putting everything back that has been taken out, like the battery for instance!

See you tomorrow!

Luv,

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

A Prezzie for Rosie!

Hi Woofers!

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

Ain't it great to wake up and know that it's the weekend? The Missus was happy it was the weekend 'cos today she she was off to her 'Crop' at the village hall.

Now normally she just gets up early and makes a noise to wake everyone else up but today she was extra excited to be going out and got up even earlier and made extra amount of noise and on top of that managed to get in the bathroom before Old Two Legs which then made us a whole ten minutes late in going out for our walk!

Down on the beach it was all grey and damp again and there was a light dusting of rain drops which made our tails wet!

Back home the ferrets were having a great time, Eric and May were in a particularly good mood and played 'Fighting' all over the lounge and under the furniture. There are plenty of ferret sized holes in the workings of the sofa and armchairs all of which Holly and I can't get into but Eric and May can climb into and it makes a super place for a quick snooze between racing around and under the furniture!

Holly and I are allowed to hide in the bedroom and OTL makes sure the door is closed 'cos we don't do the sort of games that the ferrets do and he is afraid that we might just get upset if a ferret bites our tails!

Well, wouldn't you?

Freddy and Wendy love having a game as well but maybe not so fast as Eric and May.

May loves it when OTL rolls her on her back and tickles her tummy, she tries to roll into a ball and nibble OTL's fingers as he tickles her but what is funny is the chuckling Wendy makes as OTL is doing it!

Freddy loves a tummy tickle as well but he just rolls onto his back without OTL touching him and when OTL gives him a tickle, Freddy grabs OTL's finger with his front paws then grabs it with his teeth!

Lucky for OTL, Freddy doesn't bite, more of just holds it for a few seconds before letting so OTL to tickle Freddy's tummy again!

Now both Freddy and Wendy also have 'Mid Rampage' snoozes and can be found inside the furniture but Miss Wendy has found a new place to have a snooze.

You see TM had a little clear up in her 'Card Room' and putting her aprons in a box on the ground shelve, has made a super bed for Wendy to have a snooze in!

Today is the second time she has 'Found' this bed and we can reckon she will find it again!

After all this rampaging, the ferrets get tired and in need of a snooze, so, our lunchtime walk was done without the ferrets, which is a bit of a pain 'cos we had to pick up the car from the village hall after TM had transported all her card stuff up there.

Now normally Freddy and Wendy would have been with us but Wendy was just too exhausted and in need of a snooze so she didn't get her cuddle from Rosie who just loves Wendy and they always have a cuddle.

To make  up for Wendy's lack of attendance, she made up a picture in a frame for Rosie and we had to deliver it!

Just for Rosie!

 Down on the Sea Front it was still raining but not so heavy but damp all the same.

We were walking around having our normal sniff and a wee when we heard someone call out 'Hello Girls'

At first we couldn't work out from where it was coming!

Well, I can hear it but who is it?

 Then, puffing and blowing, along came Sid The Streak on his lunchtime jog along the Sea Wall, 'Hello Girls' he called out, 'Can't stop, trying to beat the record!'

Sid The Streak on a Mission!

We didn't bother to ask him what record he was trying to beat as he does make a big song and dance about keeping fit and regular exercise!

OK, we are off to see what OTL has for dinner tonight, I know we got Doggy Scoff and that's not much fun!

Archie's Mum was big and brave, I mean, a whole gallon of water and then laying down to have your tummy photographed? I would have wanted a wee first before posing for a photograph!

Best of luck with the Skin Doctor, let's hope it's all good news!

See you tomorrow,

Luv,

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

A Soggy Friday!

Hello Woofers!

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

After all that sunshine I thought that summer had really arrived, well that was until I listened to the weather forecast threatening snow soon!

We were up early this morning 'cos The Missus wanted the car to cart off all her boxes of glue and glitter up to the village hall. So, there we were at the crack of dawn being hurried along the sea front while above us the rain trickled down our collars!

We had a fast walk 'cos the rain was falling and we didn't like the idea of getting too wet!

This sniff is just too damp!

The council have been out cutting the grass and the rabbits have all been deprived of their hiddy holes!

The only problem is when the stay still, they are difficult to see 'cos they sort of blend in with the bracken!

So, it was that we missed the bunny that was standing perfectly still.

OTL somehow spotted the bunny and as soon as Holly and I passed, the bunny shot off with it's little white backside bouncing up and down!

I'm a Speedy Rabbit and you can't catch me!

So, we will be keeping a closer watch on the bracken for bunny rabbits with wobbly white backside!

While we were waiting for Old Two Legs to finish cleaning the cages, Holly was swatting up on the torque settings for the caravan wheels. She was also looking at all the information that there is stamped on the side wall! You have the diameter and the width then the build of the tread and tyre wall. Then there is the speed the tyre can go and and there is the date of manufacture as well!

Dead clever or wot?

Looking at the Owners Manual they give you the torque setting you must have the bolts that hold the wheel onto the brake drum!

Holly was well informed on all the details when we got into the tyre fitters!

She kept a close eye on what they were doing and also made sure the wheels were balanced so we don't get any vibration as we cruise the motorway heading off to our holiday!

So, without any problems we got the tyres fitted and then back home again.

Lunchtime we went for a walk with Eric, well, he was on his lead and harness while Holly and I were let off the lead for a rampage!

That didn't stop Eric from having his own rampage and he had a great time, even walking all the way back to the house down the path!

We left OTL to do his work, today it was the VAT payment, that always upsets OTL, then there is the paying of outstanding invoices, that makes him cry as well!

Not sure what is for dinner tonight but we will start by mugging OTL!

 See you all tomorrow!

 Luv,

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

Loads of Rubbish!

Hi Woofers!

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

Old Two Legs was up a whole twenty minutes late today, so, that means we were late in getting down to the sea front. There were no woofers down there so it was a quiet stroll along the Sea Wall and plenty of time for a sniff!

It's a bit drafty but at least the sky is blue!

One of the thing planned for today is to get the caravan ready for tomorrow and also get rid of a load of rubbish down the Municipal Tip!

Now, if you are a woofer you are guided by your nose and a Municipal Tip is a place that provides sniffs in abundance!

Unfortunately OTL wouldn't let us out of the car 'cos woofers aren't allowed out of the cars!

We did have the windows down in the car so we could enjoy the sniffs and woof at other Two Legs who were getting rid of all their sniffy rubbish!

Back home little Eric was playing his normal trick of rattling the cage door and driving OTL mad!

So, it wasn't too long before Eric and OTL were heading for the football field again!

Eric really got into this solo walking and decided he would have a run and run he did! He was even doing some jumps as well! There were some mini two legs playing in the field and of course they spotted Eric dancing around and came over for a stroke and take some pictures as well!

By the time Eric got back he was a little worn out and it wasn't too long before he was asleep!

We left OTL to get on with his work and set about snoozing under his work space!

Tomorrow will be fun, we will be off with OTL to get new tyres fitted to the caravan and we will be going with him to make sure they put the wheels on properly!

We'll let you know what happens!

Bye for now.

Luv,

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