I played hooky today from work and chores. I even left the bassets to their own devices in the barn and headed off for lunch and an afternoon at the coast. I was visiting a friend who I first met as my coach trainer and then my coach. She’s an amazing lady... It’s been wild Spring weather this week – lots of rain and lots of wind. Destructive wind that has rendered my washing line inoperable. It was a soul destroying moment to see it collapsed in a heap with my washing trailing on the floor. Not to... I know I am in danger of boring my readers with my basset antic stories so I thought I’d test out the potential of my new photoshop elements and see if we could make it more interesting for you. So here’s yesterday’s walk recorded in black and... I’ve been putting it off and off but it can wait no more. The thistles are growing at a rapid rate and starting to overtake some of the smaller trees in height. It was time to thistle harvest again. We did this first in May to clear the dead thistles off the... As voting day draws close, attention focuses on our leaders debating the vital issues of the day. In America this has seen millions of people tuning in to watch the presidential candidates arguing back and forth the challenges that await the next leader of the free... 