Time flies when you're having fun. The older you get, the quicker the time goes. I've run out of time. And my personal favourite: time thief. I have been pleasantly indisposed of late. Not much time for blogging. Which is a shame, really. It seems that the last six weeks have just whizzed by; a whirlwind of Themba's diagnosis, the Jubilee celebrations, our wedding anniversary, not to mention a certain dog bite and a bee sting! Add to that Dad's surgery, work, and family visiting from Australia, and well you can see why I'm struggling to find time for blogging.
I'm not complaining, though. While I was recovering from the infected bee sting episode, I had time to catch up on reading some lovely blogs. I tried to comment on every one I read, so thank you for keeping me company.
The NGS open gardens for charity came to Shackleford at the weekend. It was a wonderful opportunity to see how the garden at Norney Wood has developed over the last year. It is also another chance to show some community spirit. The garden looked splendid, especially the new veggie garden, and the cakes were outstanding (even if I do say so myself).
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The Boxers meanwhile think all this activity is just fab, that us humans sign up for all these things for the sole purpose of dog entertainment. They are such lucky, happy dogs, trotting along where ever we go, hopping in the back of the car, ready for the next adventure. They had an especially happy walk yesterday evening. After a grey day and on-off showers, the sun came out, so we put on our welly boots and set off across the farm. The 'girls' were in the top field, grazing and lazing. The farm border collie ran across to make sure the Boxers stayed away from her sheep. We crossed two more fields, climbed over three stiles. I loved the way that Themba's tail could just be seen, bobbing above the top of the meadow grass. The happiest dog in the world.
And the time thief? There are plenty of demands on my time. I am learning to say 'no' to some things. And I don't need to make excuses, either. Time is a resource too precious to waste.