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| The Leaping Hare |
We returned to Suffolk to one of our regular sits at Coney Weston. We love everything about this sit .... the owners, the house, the area and especially the furries. It was autumn and the trees were looking especially splendiferous.
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| Our buddy Sammy at Knettishall Heath |
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| Maximillian |
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| Clementine , unusually a female ginger |
Apart from our walks on Knettishall, we also like to walk Sammy on the estate on which the house is situated. There is always lots of wildlife to spot.
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| Muntjac |
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| Red deer |
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| Dartmoor wild ponies at the heath, surprisingly friendly |
Being autumn there were lots of wild mushrooms around, especially parasols, so we were able to make and enjoy some wonderful soups.
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| Parasols picked from the garden |
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James and Sammy found our first Beefsteak
... long past picking unfortunately |
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| Shaggy inkcap |
Next we were off to hang out with two gorgeous boys, labs Barney and Milo, at a sit not too far away. It was just a short sit but we enjoyed the boy's company so much that we really wished we could have stayed longer.
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| Milo |
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| Barney |
We ingratiated ourselves quite quickly, enjoying lots of cuddles and playtime. With the number of houses we get to live in we do often come across some great features in either design or product. This house had the most comfortable bed we have ever slept in along with a really well designed modern kitchen
We even had time, in between sits, to celebrate James''s Mum's birthday at another local estate,
The Leaping Hare at Wyken Vineyards which produces a lot of it's own ingredients. The food, wine and service were outstanding.
Next we moved on to another rural sit in Hepworth hanging out with two cute Cockerpoo's, Mia and Tula, and a really hardcase British Blue, Olive.
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| Tula left; Mia right |
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| The lovely Olive |
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| Someone's artist impression of Olive on the kitchen wall |
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| Rug or dog!?!?! |
Walking these two bundles of energy was tons of fun.
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| A huge field mushroom we found |
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| Tres amigos |
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| Cockerpoo cuddles |
We were delighted to have a couple of rows of raspberries on the property which made a scrumptious crumble.
Then there was always our favourite fall backs .... wine and mushies!
The last of this rash of sits was just around the corner in
Market Weston. Here we were to be looked after by Zeta, the flat coated black retriever and Maisey, the short haired border collie. Two more different characters you could not pick but they had a lovely way of complementing each other. Maisy was intense and extremely active, as only a border can be. Zeta just wanted to be loved and cuddled ... oh, and to ruin Maisy''s ball games! We walked the girls round Knettishall Heath twice a day which was fun for all of us.
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| Cuddle rug |
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| Choccy and Nelson |
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| Nelson really does only have one eye |
All of a sudden it was time to get ready to head to New Zealand for the summer ....
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