March 27, 2006
Autumn
It's autumn here now and the cooler weather is really kicking in with 30+ temperatures for the last four days. Can you hear the sarcasm?
Yesterday we spent a long afternoon gorging ourselves with food and drink and watching a rogue gang of 2-3 year olds tear the place apart. Sitting on the deck with mum, Judy, Kees, John, Abby, Peter and Michelle, and not to forget, Jacob, Queenie, Esther, Beatrice and little-not-so-little Charlie, we wore ourselves out with a feast whipped up by my mum that seemed to go on forever.
Saturday we went to visit Sharon and Dougie. Dougie was my dog but has been living with Sharon since I went to Amsterdam to live so is now shared. She is finally starting to really show her age (15 or 16 -when did Collingwood win the Grand Final?)and it may have been one of our last chances to see her as Sharon has had to consult her vet recently about Dougie's deteriorating condition. As keen on food and walks as ever the only thing letting Dougie down are her hips. Unfortunately they're getting to the stage where she is finding it harder and harder to walk and they seem to cause her real pain when she is getting up or down. I'll miss her, she has always been an amazing dog and before I went to Amsterdam we had a great 9 years together.
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Posted by Faith