Over the years we seem to have collected children and animals, to the point where I can’t ever remember it just being me and G. 3 children, 2 cats, one dog, 1 fish (although if Littlest asks there are still 2, ok?) and until recently we were bumbling along happily … Some of you will […]
We were warned to puppy-proof our home and we tried, we really tried, but clearly Oscar waits for that moment when we let down our guard… and then, he chews. A list of items that Oscar has chewed to destruction: The toes of my favourite shoes (sob). 2 pink merit certificates (don’t tell Littlest!). The […]
A week on and Oscar the puppy is beginning to settle in. He’s stopped waking us in the night, which means that I am no longer to be found in my back garden, in my pjs, in the rain, without slippers, shouting ‘go wee Oscar’ at 3am. (I am extremely happy about this). Having a […]
Caroline Smailes gets a new puppy