No "Bonnie Purple Heather " to be seen, Provence five weeks ago, seems like a lifetime. Back home, dark by six thirty in the evening and all the weather has to throw at us,agggh.
Still have around 160 litres of wine from the trip so it will help

 

That should see you through a cold Scottish winter !.

 

Your dog is so cute! May I know what kind of hound he/she is?

My dog's facial structure seems to share some similarity. But I will never know what he really is. He was adopted from a shelter. I was told he is a Lab Retriever, but surely he is too big (105 lbs), and his ears are longer than that of a typical Lab. His bark seems to be a little "houndish" too. Yet his height and length seem to indicate a bit of Great Dane. I will never know what he is but he is one lovely dog. Here is a picture of my big boy.

 

good looking pooch...

 

Mary255, that is one lovely dog you have, the face and eyes say Lab to me. The eyes just say a cuddle please.
My wee boy is a Beagle, his father was an American supreme champion, not that we are in to that sort of thing. He was a failed show dog, wrong temperament, so we like to think we rescued him. He was a year and a half old and they just wanted rid of him and that was our lucky day, since then he has travelled all over Europe with us and I can't imagine life without him.

 

Mary, some retrievers, particularly males, get over 100 lbs. Our Golden was 120 lbs at his peak. Even though I thought he had some Irish Setter in him because of the ridge on the top of his head and his height, the vet said he was all Golden. Labs are great dogs. A little enthusiastic the first couple years, but they settle down to awesome pets.

 

Thanks, he is lovely - just a little "bratty" enough to be cute. He has not yet had one single accident at home (knock on wood!). And I don't have to deal with his messy stuff at all as he knows to go the backwoods to do his duty. The only I wish I have is to train him to walk by my side instead of ahead of me. He does not pull (well, sometimes), but likes to walk ahead just enough to feel some tension on his neck. If I walk faster, he walks faster, etc.

 

Your Golden was 120 lls? LOL! Now this gets me even more confused about my big boy. LOL!

 

Mary, a little trick that worked with a Lab of mine many years was to carry a light cane and to swing it gently in front of the dogs nose as soon as he/she starts to move ahead of you.
I dont want you to thing I advocate actually hitting the dog but just the sight of the cane passing the nose is or can be enough.
In my case if I remember correctly it took about a month before the pulling ceased.
Good luck.

 

This is such a good idea. I will try it next time. Perhaps with a twig!

 

Love guitar alot.....pictured is my 1980 Gibson Les Paul....also own a fender electric strat.,Takimine electric acoustic and Harmony tenor base vintage

 

Man, I gotta get some Advil and break out the early 70's Harmony. The coolest guitar ever in my family was my brother's late 80's Charvel Flying V. Every time I rememberf that some hair band's song pops into my head, like Fastway's "Say What You Will" or Ratt's "Lay It Down".

 

Some how I imagine alot of members can rock a guitar......

 

I often take quite long breaks away from them......but darn what a great escape to Jam. I will always find the pathway back to picking them up......and I bet you will to//cheers

 

Collecting.........goes deep....Wilkinson Knights Templar sword.

 

I want to get rid of my guitars, ukeles, mandolins, some Hawaiian instruments (can't even remember what they are called - made of gourds), Baglamas, and Oreiental rugs -- things that I collected in a frenzy that are totally unnecessary now. Unlike watches, these stuff are bulky and will take some effort to list, sell, and mail. Same with redundant photographic equipment. By the end of next year, I would like to at least clear up one bedroom so I can walk into it. LOL!

 

Do you mean the ipu drums they use for hula?