Saturday 31st January

Just back tonight from supper with lovely friends, celebrating a birthday - Not one with an 0 at the end, that's next year, and I'm sorry but it has to be mentioned as he has continually taken the mickey out of me for being 'old' for years!!

He thought he'd start with a healthy salad.......Do you 

see anything thats 'green' on his plate?!

 Birthday kiss....

That was this evenings entertainment, but this morning hubby, and myself with daughter in tow (as she was the one who had 'signed us up' went to "Dog Agility " classes!

This involved driving out to St lawrence and mostly standing around in a windswept muddy field, (temperature -2, )trying to make our dogs jump over hurdles and go through hoops. That said, it was really quite good, but that's probably because Jessie was 'really good'... in fact the lady in charge said that for her first time she was 'fantastic'!! I was well chuffed!

Of course the more experienced dogs and owners were on a more advanced agility course, but that didn't stop one particular dog from leaping the first hurdle and then taking off at hundred miles an hour around the field. ( I've learnt that one of the 'rules' is if this happens and the dog comes near you, it is up to you to launch yourself at the said dog and stop him/her from careering around enjoying a free-for-all..)

I'm taking the snowy background off the blog, as so far there doesn't seem to be any... (famous last words).... but the wind continues to howl outside and I'm not sure how much more the flagpole can take, it has a serious 'bend' to it, and a little worrying that should it snap off it could cause untold damage to someone or something!