Hello there! Happy Friday, it's the weekend.
I hope you've had a good week. I'm not going to forget this week in a hurry, that's for sure. My youngest son Johnny couldn't start his car after work yesterday. I thought I'd try helping by jump starting the car manually... pushing. The trouble is neither of us really knew what we were doing, apart from me pushing the car across the car park. I now have achy arms and pain behind my knee. I felt the muscle go, ouch!
I hope you've had a good week. I'm not going to forget this week in a hurry, that's for sure. My youngest son Johnny couldn't start his car after work yesterday. I thought I'd try helping by jump starting the car manually... pushing. The trouble is neither of us really knew what we were doing, apart from me pushing the car across the car park. I now have achy arms and pain behind my knee. I felt the muscle go, ouch!
After collecting him from town and grabbing the jump leads, we drove back into town later and met Mark. Starting in no time and keen to check the lights are off before locking the car for the day, we headed home in convoy. I'm so pleased that there was a Spaghetti Bolognaise waiting for us in the slow cooker.
Mark's jigsaw puzzle finished, I bought it for his birthday 2 years ago. It has become a tradition around Christmas and New Year to work on a jigsaw puzzle. Though I didn't help, I like to see it finished and I think this one is nice... makes you think of holidays.
Beach walk
Out on a walk with Angus, just Mark and me today. On leaving the car park we walked along the tidal estuary, we met a man who was concerned about a lady in trainers, walking her dog far out towards the sea. We did see her but by then she was just a dot in the distance.
I posted about this particular walk once before see here May 2017. It's changed quite a bit since then. Gone is the massive expanse of flat sand, now the grasses are taking over, they stretch far into the distance. To walk on them you need sensible waterproof shoes, not trainers. We wore our walking boots but didn't fancy dodging boggy muddy puddles.
We've not walked this way before, usually we walk further out on the dry part to an island. We used to collect driftwood there but it was a struggle carrying it all back. This way leads to the campsite, these benches will be used a lot by the holiday makers very soon.
A slim Angus, he's been on a diet. We started reducing his food as soon as we took him home, he was probably over 40 kg. We changed his food with the advice of the vet and pet shop. Sadly the food we chose was discontinued. We then started a long journey trying 2 different brands phasing in the new type. Neither type suited him and the vet warned that his weight was creeping back up again. I went back to the pet shop to find something else.
Once he was settled, I noticed he was always hungry, thinking he was starving we went back to the vet and then started a proper 6 session weight loss plan. It has taken a long time but I'm pleased to say, he's reduced his weight to 32.8kg. Like Labradors, Goldie's have a tendency to always want food, so he'll always seem hungry.
The Kennel Club Pedigree recommend 32 - 33Kg for his breed. With the help of the Vet Nurse, his food has been recalculated and this week his food has been raised to maintain his weight. We'll see the nurse next month to assess his weight. The vets are very pleased with his weight, it was slow and steady. He's done well too bless him.
Thank you for visiting, take care. Do leave a comment, I'd love to hear from you.
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Cathy
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Cathy
Such gorgeous blue skies in your photos! Hope you're not too sore from pushing the car, ouch. Car troubles are no fun. Angus looks happy and healthy in the photos, glad the plan is working. Have a wonderful weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jean, the vivid setting on the camera helps but it was a bright clear day too.
DeleteThat's a very pretty puzzle. And looks like a gorgeous place you had for a walk. Glad to hear Angus is doing so well. I've not driven my car much in the past year because of the pandemic and everything going on. Just haven't felt the need to go anywhere or do anything. My battery bit the dust and we actually had to change the tires because they had warped from sitting unused for so long. Our mechanic says I need to drive the car at least once a week. :/ Sometimes very hard to push myself out the door. Have a good weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tammy, it's a favourite walking place. At the height of the pandemic we were travelling a lot to share the care of MIL. Since then we've returned to work, as and when we could. With shopping and other needs, our car has kept going.
DeleteThe puzzle looks challenging. However, a good choice of subject and it's good to know that it was a gift that was enjoyed. You have a great place to walk Angus and at the same time enjoy the coastal scenery and get some exercise. I missed my regular walks this week due to being busy around the home and garden. We did the weekly shopping trip just to keep the car ticking over as we're not using it so much to save on petrol. Perhaps we'll get back to a more 'normal routine' sometime? I hope you're feeling less sore after pushing the car. So glad you could help and I hope you have a relaxing weekend.
ReplyDeleteYes much better thank you, it was a silly thing to do. About 300 pieces is my limit on jigsaws, Mark loves them. I do hope we get back to a more normal way of life. There is still so much uncertainty and lack of supply.
DeleteOh no, I hope you haven't done anything serious to yourself. Cars are a real pain when they don't work. It's years since I've done a jigsaw, Mick bought be one of those Wasgijs for Christmas a couple of years ago but I haven't attempted it yet, I will do at some point. Angus looks like a happy doggy and I'm not surprised having such lovely places to walk. I wish we lived a little closer to the coast as Archie loves a beach walk but we don't get there very often.
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely place to live, we've always lived in coastal counties near the sea. We've holidayed at other inland counties and loved them too. It's just nice at the coast whatever the weather. Angus is a very contented dog and thinks everyone should fuss him.
Deletebeautiful sunny blue sky photos :) we will be visiting a beach this year and I cannot wait! I don't live near one currently.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time at the beach whenever you go, I can't imagine living far from the coast. The coast runs the length of the county, so we are fortunate in having lots of choice.
DeleteLovely photos. Angus looks like he's having fun!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nikki, Angus loves it at the beach though he's just as happy in the woods... clean dog loves mud!
DeleteGorgeous pics and gorgeous Angus!
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Thanks Jill, he's a treasure x
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