āThis post was written in collaboration with Snazarooā We are desperate for some sun or at least for the snow and rain to clear up. I am running short of rainy day ideas, really you can only play hide and seek in a house as small as ours so many times. Just before the snow arrived we had a parcel arrive that has honestly kept us sane the past few weeks. Even Dylan at the grand old age of 8 (nearly 9 as he keeps telling me) was impressed. We had a box of face paints arrive from ...
A good day? (By Mr EBF ❤️)
My Dads got Cancer. Inoperable, terminal liver and oesophageal cancer. Iām still very much coming to terms with this fact. Iāve not cried, Iāve not got angry, Iāve not questioned the existence of a God or asked āwhy?ā. Iāve got on with the fact that my Dads time is limited and wherever I can Iāll spend some time with him. But is not as easy as that is it? Every time I see him Iām reminded that heās got cancer. His condition is starting to define him and my relationship with him. This ...
The green, green artificial grass of home
I sometimes wonder if we actually have a dog or a rabbit. My back garden looks like itās had a plough go across it. My gorgeous 2 year old Labrador does love to have a dig. Weāve tried filling in holes with bricks, filling in with mud and putting new grass seed down but nothing works. The front garden she never touches but the back garden is destroyed. We have looked at several different options. The replanting option we have tried and it just gets dug up again. Weāve considered slabbing the ...
Welcome to the Shed
āWrite somethingā she said, āIām revamping EBF and Iām going to give you your own section of the site. You write well, youāve got stuff to say and itāll be good to have a different perspectiveā So, after a fortnight of nagging, here it is, The Shed. Iām Jules, Vicky has had the pleasure of my company for the last 25 years, Iām a man of pretty simple tastes, I love my tunes, footie, fishing and family. Iām lucky enough to have two real life sheds, they are my sanctuary, my little haven ...
Dream Holidays
This winter seems to of lasted forever, the thought of feeling the sun on my face and the sand between my toes is keeping me going when really all that Iām getting at the moment is wind through my hair and mud on my boots. Even Dylan commented the other day āI canāt wait to get my shoes and socks off and run in the grass and run around with my friends under blue skiesā we are lucky that we have the caravan and we do have some plans to get away this summer but I donāt think it hurts to consider ...
Oscar and Hooch – Review of collar and lead
What dog doesnāt like going for walkies? Penny (Penny Lane named as Dylan is obsessed with the Beatles) certainly loves them. In fact she bounces around like a kangaroo and races to the front door the moment you said āwalkā¦(runs)ā¦ iesā We have tried several collars and leads for Penny but she does love to roll in mud and go swimming in ponds, so the collars never seem to last long.Ā I wanted something I could throw in the washing machine yet it would be tough wearing and soft, and pretty ...