long time no see

a lot has happened since i last wrote..... we have a new addition to our household....it must have been fate when i saw her on the Scottish  Staffordshire Bullterrier rescue page , because she was called ....Rosie, and we lost our Rosie last Sept, so i asked about her and it was agreed there could be a meet. Saturday 11 weeks ago was the day....i was so worried that my oldie Penny wouldnt like her, no worries, Tracy brought her little boy with her and it distracted Penny, Cassie took to her no bother. So home we went with her...all was fine , then we realised, there were damp patches wherever shed been sitting or lying.Ive had an incontinent dog before so knew the signs. Off to the supermarket to get kids trainer pants, cut hole for tail,pop onto Rosie, temporarily solved. Trip to vets, antibiotics first to see if its an infection....no , its not, onto medication, then gradually reduce till its at a fit for her. She is a lovely girl, prefers to be crated at night and when we go out, sits atop of long suffering Cassie, very affectionate,loves people and dogs, hates birds, wont have them in the garden.....so here she is

Cute, isnt she????

Room full of dog duvets

whew...what a night, hardly got any sleep with Cassie crying off and on, kept getting up to pop her out in case she needed to wee, but she just blundered into stuff wearing that huge buster collar, finally gave up trying to sleep and came downstairs at 5....ended up me and Penny on the sofa ant the other two on duvets, my living room now has 3 doggie duvets on the floor and another in the kitchen...ive to keep Cassie quiet and not jumping up for 10 whole days !!! Really ? how is that ever going to happen?? I have a plan, she is either going to be watched by me or hubby, if neither of us can watch her, then collar on and into the kitchen and the door firmly shut.On a lighter note, the garden is looking so much brighter and bigger since we cut down our trees, a lot of work but it was worth it and will mean less work in the future..knitting a shocking pink tea cosy today, have to decide what accents to put on it...if i can stay awake that is

Well.....here she is..Cassie, a 3 and a half year old Staffy that we got from the cat and dog home...she has fitted in very nicely and now come with me on my morning healthy walk round the moor