springing back to life

Well its been far too long since I posted an update on my blog but it feels that now is the time to get back to it.  The last few months have been full to overflowing and the highs and lows have been huge.  Most significantly we took a trip to France which was wonderful and took in time with friends, fab food, fantastic wines and some great Rugby matches.  Then we took on the responsibility of fostering a Mummy Boxer Dog and 7 puppies and we have had a house full ever since, now we are down to 4 puppies and Zoe the Mummy, she and Little Bear will stay with us when the other little boys find homes.  It has been so nice to see this doggy family growing and learning to climb, bounce, chew, escape, scrap, chase and wiggle.

I have been waiting for a hernia op which was all set for Thursday last week, then postponed at the 11th hour, so upsetting and fustrating.  To combat my annoyance at not having the surgery and getting better I set about working on the garden the best I could with my old lady hernia.  We moved plants to new homes and planted lavendars, roses, climbers and seeds.  Split pinks and moved them to pots and watched in awe as the Passionflower took hold of the old stone wall before our eyes.

Family life is a struggle at times, the boy is just not trying at school, forging sigantures on school reports and faking exam scores - at 11 years old.  He is lovely sweet and kind but just isn't interested in lessons and hates studying and now it is all getting serious and he needs to put some effort in.

The girl is growing up so fast big new teeth coming through rapidly and we are all enjoying warmer, brighter weather, perfect for puppy play in the garden.