Just typed a long post about today’s events and lost it! Rats.

I set off this afternoon to find a dog-walking place highly recommended, about 6 miles away, with all 4 dogs in the back. Where our very windey narrow road joined the B-road, two ladies and two dogs were sitting. One asked for directions, but I couldn’t help, not knowing the area, and she said No problem, she would ask someone else. Stepson’s girlfriend pulled in, just leaving for her trip home (only stayed 3 days to be home for work) and said she would try and help, so I carried on, trying to remember the route as satnav had no postcode for the site. I turned right, drove about 5 miles, knew I should have turned by then so turned back. Passed the ladies and dogs still at the junction. Drove another few miles. Stopped to ask for directions - ‘Go back about 4 miles and in Brechfa village turn right, it will take you straight there.’ Good, I had just been through Brechfa before turning back. Turned round and set off again. Got to the ladies, one runs out and flags me down - Could I take her to Brechfa so she coukd get help - her friend wasn’t very well. Of course, but could only take one person in the front, not the other or dogs. No problem, she was trying to find where she had left her car, then could pick her friend up. Off we went to Brechfa, same direction as I had originally been going, and she asked if I had seen any car parks on the road. Yes, something like Cragie or Craigie - That was it! Turn round again, back past her friend, heading for Craigie, which wasn’t that far along, passing another parking place beginning with B - Bwrgwm or similar. Stop! That’s it! .. What, not Craigie? … No, this one! Turn round again where I found a place, drive back a few hundred yards and pull in. Thank goodness her car was there, she drove off rejoicing and I gave up on my original target and walked the dogs there instead. It was a mountain bike trail, but nobody else there, so the dogs got a good run, if not as long as they would have had. Think we might all sleep well tonight!

Just thinking, do people in electric cars listen to AC/DC or something else more current!! 😜😜

Off for a walk and then lunch but I had to wear a jacket (can't remember when that last happened) as it was trying to rain but seemed to have forgotten how to do it: a few spots of rain then stopped, wind and then another try. There were people dressed for all types of weather from shorts and T shirts to heavy coats and umbrellas. It has put a stop on my plans to work in the garden this afternoon.

Nos da from Welsh Wales! 🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🐕‍🦺🦮

Somebody pood on the floor last night and it wasn’t me! They tried to stand on the puppy mats I had brought, just in case, but obviously forgot they had grown, so some went on the (thankfully tiled) floor. I cleaned that up, took them in the garden, then up to the paddock for half an hour, then tried to follow directions from the owner to the nearest car park to walk through the woods. Gave up on that, but found a small layby on a deserted road next to the forest so they had a runaround in the road and heather and trees - I could see a long way and it was totally empty. This afternoon stepson and girlfriend took Poppy to the beach - one part of the route was closed so they took about 1.1/2 hours to do 25 miles, following the diversion. Yesterday we (humans) had chilli for tea, today was gammon and chips. Tomorrow will be roast chicken lunchtime as girlfriend is leaving after dinner - work on Monday.

This afternoon I went out again to find a forest walk, came across an old lady with the fattest dog I’ve seen for a long time. She was heading down a track past a barrier so I pulled in and she said yes, they could go off lead, no sheep “and you can go right up there” pointing vertically up the hillside/mountainside (I come from a flat area!) . We set off, the boys found a beautiful clear stream just in from the car parking area, then we went up. And up. And up some more. And met a couple with collies coming down. ‘Is this a circular route, or just up and back?’ I asked. ‘No, go to the top and it’s downhill back to the road.’ Good, keep going. I was getting oxygen-deficient and ears popping when I finally gave up - don’t think I was far from the top, but it would have led back to the road much further over from my car, and the boys are only supposed to have about 35-40 minutes walking. It is NOT an excuse. No it’s not. Yes it is. We had a nice trog downhill, back through the stream and home about 4pm. About 15 mins in the garden playing a couple of hours later, then back to sleep after their tea. Hopefully a cleaner night tonight!

Recently, I've found that a lot of surveys are transferred from the Bonus section to the Survey section. I.e. when I click on the Survey, there's already a tick beside it, for the same amount and also from the same survey company. Why does this keep happening please?