Jolly June (at last)

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What a great weekend! The weather was fab, the garden looks great, England won the football, we went to see the fantastic Guildford School of Acting production of Mel Brooks' 'The Producers' and we had a lovely day out at Open Farm Sunday. It was Father's Day too, so we treated Dad, and all had a jolly good time. The Boxers have settled in to their new routine. Themba gets his medication twice a day, and rests a lot in between. Brin is as bouncy as ever, but seems to know not to bother the little one too much. Occasionally, a squirrel or pigeon needs to be chased, the Postman and Milkman still get barked at (more in greeting than in aggression), and we are woken at 6am by wagging tails and wet noses, ready for their jog. It's hard to believe that Themba has a life-limiting diagnosis, but we won't dwell on that.

The Village is gearing up for its summer season, so there are more and more gatherings of neighbours and emails appealing for help for this and that. We are skulking away, however, as after looking at the calendar and realising it's our twentieth wedding anniversary, we decided we had better do something to celebrate. So we are taking the 'boys' to the New Forest and will miss the Shackleford fete this weekend. It can't be helped. We have stayed at Woodlands Lodge before, but it is under new management now and by all accounts seems much improved. We have always found it to be quite fine, with great food and a very relaxed attitude to the dogs. I'll let you know...

In the meantime, don't forget to check out Jump! mag, an online magazine for your young teens.

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