Louis likes bbqs

The weather was good yesterday; so much so that we decided to barbecue as did Pete & Josie, our next door neighbours, who were joined by Pete’s family. Louis likes the smell of cooking meat so was hovering around in the back garden whilst we enjoyed a few beers over the fence. Pete finished cooking … Read more

Ridgebacks don’t retrieve…

We’ve had many people tell us that Ridgebacks don’t make good retrievers. I’m sure this is true in general but in Louis’ case he will always retrieve his favourite toy that we take on his morning walk. He’ll retrieve other toys and objects but soon loses interest; however this particular toy always works up till … Read more

Catching up on sleep…

I got back home Saturday morning after an overnight flight from Orlando. Nasty bit of clear air turbulence; thankfully brief but enough to unsettle me. I don’t like flying; two aborted landings at Fuzhou in China around 1990 were the cause of this. However, despite this fear, I have retained my innate ability to provide … Read more

No sign of Mickey…

I’m sat in Orlando airport after a week at a trade convention. I’ve had enough steak and overly polite service and I can’t wait to get home and pester everyone. As you can see from the last entry it doesn’t look like Sue’s done any blogging whilst I’ve been away! Makes all that work setting … Read more