Chilling
Mum and dad before the lerg hit them
Well today dogbloggers I don’t have great news, my mum has got the flu 
How rubbish for her being on holiday too….. double She got up about 1:00am and was shivering and shaking, but when I went to give her a cuddle she felt really really hot! In the end I told her her to get on the couch with the blanket and I would look after her.
I put the darts on the TV for her to watch and told dad to just go back to sleep as I had eveything under control. Eventually, and after some night nurse, mum drifted off back to sleep and we all were fairly ok till the morning.
It has meant that today though, mum has felt pretty shocking all day and dad took me out for a long walk just so mum could get some rest. This of course was brilliant for dad and I as we got to explore some bits of the forest that we hadn’t seen before and we also got to have another look at the fancy new treehouse accommodation.
We have considered coming home a day early today as mum feels so rubbish, but seeing as her tummy is a bit poorly to, we have decided to stay for the final night. Dad was also poorly when we arrived with a cold so we are all feeling a bit below par. Well of course, when I say “we” I don’t mean me… the humans might have be feeling the strain, but I have had a WHALE of a time – sniffing and walking and eating and sniffing again – the forest is great! ♥
Now then, I have got to go, it’s my turn to make the Lemsips!
Black and Tan
What the woof?!?! So today right, you know today, I mean the day that is today…Well today I am supposed to be on holiday innit and just because I got a little muddy on our walk – dad PUT ME IN THE BATH!!!!! Now I have heard of some ridiculous things, but no-one told me that I would have to do the thing I hated the most ON HOLIDAY!!! I have had to jump on the bed and raid the bin just to calm myself down……
But I have to say that we did a massive walk this morning which encompassed sausage baps in The Country Club, tickles behind the ear from some lovely humans near the aquatique and a little trip to Guest Services to tell them about our stuck bathroom plugs. Actually the Country Club was my favourite as dad kept feeding me sneaky sausages and there were also lots of other dogs there for me to sniff and try to make friends with. Acesness.
After my horrid bath, mum and dad went out to do some shopping, so I was left minding the den again – I am getting really used to my afternoon npas and squizzer watching. Actually, goodness knows what the interest is in Starbucks and FatFace anyway – the mind boggles as to what you would buy there…..
I have just come back from my 3rd walk of the day – 1 major and 2 more “business” related…. I don’t care – I just love the forest. Woof Woof.
We’ve Arrived!
Boy oh boy dogbloggers, we have arrived in Centre Parcs at Sherwoof Forest and it’s like we have never been away. We had a fairly uneventful journey** and before I knew it, we were driving into the forest again. Wowee… it still looks just as wonderful with lots of squizzers and runny babbits. We put all our things in our den and then we went to the parc market for something for tea. Guess what??? Whilst I was waiting outside the shop for mum, a lovely human came up to dad and I and told us that they had left their doggy at home (aww) but they had just found some dog biscuits in their pocket and would I like them? You can imagine the answer 
They were scrummy – thanks Mrs human. xxx
We have been nicely settled in our villa for a little while now and I have sniffed almost every inch of the floor. I think I have detected 458 different dog smells, 803 different humans, 3 types of chicken, 2 sausages and more than a few biscuits crumbs — BRILLIANT!!
Anyway, we are just having a little chill in the den, mum is watching Mary Poppins and dad is reading a magazine with a husky on it (typical). I think later on the footie is on in the Jardin de Sport, so seeing as I’m not allowed in there, I think I will just have a little hollibob zzzzz. I can’t believe we are here
p.s. a few little things have changed since we were last here…. I mean they haven’t yet got “chip and pin”, but at least they have got free wi-fi! Woof Woof
** mum told me to remember, M6,M62 toward Leeds, A1(M) *shakes head* …. no I have no idea either….
Thursday – Day 1
Wowee, we are on our hollibobs near Ambleside in the Lake District. We are staying at a stunning 3 story house called Lowtherwood. I have come to stay with my own pack (mum & dad) and lots of my extended pack… which are:
- Grandma Barbara
- Grandad Wack
- Auntie Jill
- Uncle Richard
- Auntie Alison
- Uncle Patrick
We arrived at 15:00 and were the first here. We couldn’t actually get into our new kennel so we just went for a wander around the field. But before long the rest of the pack arrived and we all spent ages unpacking and getting used to our new surroundings. The house has lots of different floors and I am finding the stairs quite hard to navigate as they are wooden and a bit slippy for me. However, mum has taken control and makes me sit at the top and the bottom and she holds my collar whilst we got up and down slowly together – brilliant!
Ooh, ooh, did I tell you – we have an amazing bathroom and we even have a TELEVISION IN THE BATHROOM – RIGHT AT THE END OF THE BATH. Mum & dad nearly did a somersault when they saw it – but quite frankly, I am more please with the massive field outside out bedroom that I can sniff… now that is 5 star treatment for dogs if you ask me – Woof Woof.
Well I am off as apparently we are having chicken & chips for tea – what’s not to like?!?! Xxx
Friday – Day 2
Well today is a very special day as it is the whole reason we are having a little hollibob. Today Grandma Barbara & Grandad Wack have been married for 50 years and as such it is their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Now then , mum told me that this meant that they had been best friends for a very long time and had 3 pups which apparently are dad, Auntie Jill & Auntie Alison. So this morning we had special breakfast and they got lots of special presents including a brilliant present from Grandma & Grandad Dixon. Grandma Dixon had put together a basket of things “gold” which included golden crunch biscuits and golden blend coffee…. I think Grandad Wack was particularly pleased about the biscuits. ….
After we had eaten and things, mum, dad and I all went to Ambleside and had a walk to Stock Ghyll Force which is an amazing waterfall. The walk was BRILLIANT and I just spent the entire time legging it from tree to tree having a right old time sniffing and playing. Guess what though, at the bottom of the waterfall there was a bridge and a pool of very clear, very pure water so guess what mum and I did???? We only went in the flipping water!!!! I was dead brave and went in right up to my chest, but mum was a big girl’s blouse and kept screaming and laughing and saying that the water was too cold…. *tuts* what a wimp!!!
On the way back mum & dad were walking SO slowly and at one point I thought “Bl**dy H*ll you two, HURRY UP!”…. I had to keep stopping and going back to check where they were as they just couldn’t keep up with Peggy the super-dog *sniggers*.
Anyway, tonight I having a chill in the den whilst the rest of the pack go out to celebrate The Golden thingy and I am just looking for a 40 winks (ok about 140)….. xxx
Saturday – Day 3
I think I can officially say that I love Lowtherwood and the Lake District in general. I have said it before but it really is one of the most dog friendly places that I have ever been on hollibobs. Anyway, I still have to tell you about last night. My pack and all my extended pack went out for a very posh meal at Holbeck Ghyll which is the hotel right next to where we are staying. Everyone was having a little drink on the balcony when a golf buggy came up the drive to escort some of “our party” down to the hotel – how posh is that?!?
I stayed behind to mind the den until everyone came back and don’t tell anyone, but I had a sleepy zzzz on the bed – woof woof .
So back to today, mum, dad and I all woke up at 6:30am which is quite early, but it’s such a lovely place we didn’t want to miss a single second. We eventually went upstairs to the kitchen at about 8:00 and mum and dad set about making a Blackcurrant & Almond sponge as part of our “Come Dine with Me” meal experience tonight.
After everyone got dressed and got up and things, we all went out together to Kendal to something called “Mintfest” which was a collection of performance art in and around the shops in the high street. To be honest though, there were a few too many people for me and I got a bit jostled and in the end mum had to shield me by getting me to walk in between her legs so that no-one could bang into me. L . But we did have a good day though as dad went to a running shop called “Pete Bland Sports” and he treated himself to some new trail shoes – he was also lovely and treated mum to a new scarf – actually dad – where is my treat? *throws dad the sad eyes* – just kidding……
When we came back we all had a chill and a sleep in the bedroom and then mum took me for a walk around the adjoining field whilst dad had a bath whilst watching the TV – heaven for us all I think.
So tonight involves us eating the following:
- Starter: A Trio of Brochette – cooked by Auntie Alison & Uncle Patrick
- Main Course: Claridges Chicken Pie, Sautéed Savoy Cabbage & Pomme Duchesse – cooked by Auntie Jill & Uncle Richard
- Dessert: Blackcurrant Bakewell Tart with Custard – cooked by mum & dad
I hope you noticed that I said “us” eating as I will of course be on patrol around the dining table to catch anything that inadvertently gets dropped (or passed to me) on the floor – hopefully.
So the last thing I should mention is that it is our final day tomorrow and dad’s trail race in Keswick. He is a little nervous, but I have every faith in him and am very proud of him for training so hard….
GO DAD!!!!!
XXX
Sunday – Day 4
Well dogbloggers, we are home and we did have a very lovely time. Today was dad’s 9 mile Trail Race in Keswick and I am pleased to report that he finished in 1 piece and whilst he said it was very hard – there was some beautiful scenery and his legs didn’t break – Woof Woof – well done Dad and also well done to Auntie Alison who also ran really fast too!
I have to confess that I whilst I enjoyed the whole holiday and just loved the open space of Lowtherwood – I am shattered as love being back at home - I get to do a very long sleep, which is ace…..
Hope you enjoy the photos and videos….. xxxx
So mum & dad are both back at work now and I am back to minding the house during the day – which to be honest, has made us all a little fed up. It’s always like this when we come back from holiday as we always have such a lovely time together.
However when I woke up this morning at least the sun was shining and mum was in a good mood! WHY is mum in a good mood I hear you ask?!? It’s because she is going to see Take That with her friend Tanya tonight at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. This therefore also means that dad has got the house to himself tonight and I can have some “face time” with him.
I have just heard that he plans to get a scary film (which mum doesn’t usually like watching) and loads of chocolate and chicken for us to eat and we are going to curl up on the couch and chillax!! Woof Woof.
For those of you inexperienced doggies who don’t know who Take That are…. here you go:
Yummy! (ahem Mum told me to say that!!)
Oh dear, the weather has taken a turn for the wet and windy here in the usually sunny Bigbury. Its not cold though and we have just come back from the beach where we tried out dad’s new “Crocs” (which are fancy shoes for walking on the beach). Mum and dad think I don’t know what is going on, but I am not as daft as they think…
They have been playing around on the beach with me for a couple of days, trying to get me to swim in the sea. But here are three reasons why I will NEVER do that:
- The water is fecking FREEZING
- I don’t like getting wet…
- I don’t like getting wet….
Well anyway… here are their sorry attempts….
We were hoping to go for another trip across to Burgh Island later, but only if the weather gets better – its currently throwing it down
Update: 22:30
Just thought I would check in a tell you that the weather did eventually clear up and it DID stop raining. Mum felt the need to embrace civilisation a little bit, so we went to the nearest petrol station, which is 9 miles away!!!!! It’s a very long way to for a diet coke and bread. 
But go we did and I even did a little bit of navigating from the back seat – sort of.
We got back at around 21:00 so we decided to make use of the light nights and go for a last walk on the beach. Dad was beyond chuffed to find an abandoned lemon on the beach which he used to play football with for the remainder of the walk. He always tries to get mum to play with him… without success. They also played a game in which they had to get stones into the water from miles away. It turns out dad is brilliant at this and mum is a bit rubbish… YAY!!! oh I mean Booo (Sorry Mum).
iPhone
Anyway the only other bit of news today is that the new OS for the iPhone is out today so mum & dad (the total geeks that they are) have been downloading and updating all day…. whatever the woof that means….
Off for a zzzzz Night all. xxx
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Welcome to this evening’s dogblog holiday report! The order of today is to “chillax” and that is exactly what we have all done. Dad was “floopy” as he put it this morning, which is just dad speak for tired. (I know… I have had to get used to his funny words, for example he calls mum’s hayfever tablets “anti-forshizzles” instead of anti-histamines!!)
So back to today, we did go for a little walk this morning to the beach gift shop and mum bought some jewellery and then after a trip to the post office, we came home for a bit of R & R – as you can see from the picture.
This afternoon we watched a couple of episodes of The Wire and mum & dad both took their turns at having a zzzzzz – I of course did my best and joined in the snoring from time to time.
Actually, we have just come back from a walk along the spectacular beach and I think it might be nearly time for tea. Happy Days xx
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Hi there dog bloggers and Woof Woof from the seaside. We have woken up this morning to glorious sunshine and what else is there to but to go for a walk on the beach before breakfas?. We were out for about an hour and had a brilliant time legging it around the beach, meeting other dogs and sniffing everything we walked passed. When I say “we” I do of course just mean me… mum & dad were just walking along behind me – shouting me back now and then for cuddles.
Mum had no shoes on, on the beach so me and her had a little paddle… but the water was FREEZING!!! So it will be the last time I do that! Maybe…
I think the plan for the rest of the day is to have a walk along one of the coastal paths, then chicken for tea… mmmm two of my favourite things in the world. Mum & dad have been talking about what else we might do whilst we are here, and some of the plans so far are:
- A trip to Burgh Island
- A pub lunch
- A trip to Datmoor Zoo
- A trip to Darts Farm
Wooppeeeeeee xxxx On hooolliiddaayyyyy :-)
