‘This post was written in collaboration with Snazaroo’ 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. I’m still very much coming to terms with this fact. I’ve not cried, I’ve not got angry, I’ve not questioned the existence of a God or asked “why?”. I’ve got on with the fact that my Dads time is limited and wherever I can I’ll spend some time with him. But is not as easy as that is it? Every time I see him I’m reminded that he’s 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 it’s had a plough go across it. My gorgeous 2 year old Labrador does love to have a dig. We’ve 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. We’ve considered slabbing the ...
Welcome to the Shed
“Write something” she said, “I’m revamping EBF and I’m going to give you your own section of the site. You write well, you’ve got stuff to say and it’ll be good to have a different perspective” So, after a fortnight of nagging, here it is, The Shed. I’m Jules, Vicky has had the pleasure of my company for the last 25 years, I’m a man of pretty simple tastes, I love my tunes, footie, fishing and family. I’m 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 I’m getting at the moment is wind through my hair and mud on my boots. Even Dylan commented the other day “I can’t wait to get my shoes and socks off and run in the grass and run around with my friends under blue skies” we are lucky that we have the caravan and we do have some plans to get away this summer but I don’t think it hurts to consider ...
Oscar and Hooch – Review of collar and lead
What dog doesn’t 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 “walk…(runs)… ies” 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. I wanted something I could throw in the washing machine yet it would be tough wearing and soft, and pretty ...