Scariest moment: DDD taking off after a ball she had managed to knock down the bank into the Thames in spate, and being swept away downstream.
She came to land about a hundred yards downriver, with the ball in her mouth, but I swear I lost five years of my life as I followed frantically long the bank.
Argh! Terrifying. The coastguard and lifeboat here spent a night here recently searching for a spaniel that got swept out in a rough sea - chasing a duck, the daft creature. She was found next morning.
Ermā¦
Soo xx
Yes, I was wondering, too!
What we are all wondering, of course, is whether the duck was found.
I am wondering about the dog
Um, sorry, I hadnāt realised that I wasnāt clear. The dog was fine, no idea about the duck - unless it was in the dog.
Iāve yet to meet a sensible oneā¦
Says the Flightless Bulb-Botherer.
Ducks float. It could well have been repurposed as an in-spaniel buoyancy aid.
And it didnāt occur to you to do this a week and more ago? Not angry, just disappointedā¦
I had duck for lunch! Iām not intending to swim to test your theory though, not in this weather.
Gawds, itizz Hissing it down
Sigh
Carinthia.xx
Itās awfully chilly here, what with the snow-melt and the ābreezeā. Walkies seem a bit dodgy for tomorrow as the paths and minor roads are lethally skitey.
I could boast about the Friarās dark chocolate rose and violet fondant creams I received today, but the hints I had been extending were fairly heavy 
Very yummy, mind you. Dinner has been Singapore rice with king prawns and it was good enough. Zoom call with friends was marred by political differences, but I was well-behaved (Iām told).
Soo xx
Dinner was a diet meal
Onions and mushrooms in butter and garlic for me
A good 8ozs fillet for me and a 12ozs ribeye for the Bull
It was lovely with chips properly made from decent spuds
Although I am waddling somewhat
I can only envy your constitution, Twellsy.
All of the spring bulbs have been smothered in inches of sner but, today, I saw my first Woodland Aconite flower emerge from the ice. Happy bee.
Soo xx
Well, I have received 23 Valentines from Austria, via Whatās App, & 1 from Canada!
No, I havenāt been putting it about, & neither am I the last of the red hot loversā¦ 
Austrians send Valentines to all the people they care about.
Itizz Hissing it down, & feels cold
Carinthia.xx
Good nights, Cellarites.
Soo xx
Soo dear wee bee that was a treat of a dinner for us
The rest of the week is more ahem normal fare
Mince and sausages and veggie meals
Until then gaviscon is my friend
So are you a witch?
Good luck with trying to ignite me between all the the pondweedā¦
<hush, Sparrer. āUseful burning tipsā are not helpful, I feel>
'What are we going to do about the Bishop of Gloucester?'is one of those questions one idly asks a cat. āShow him oneās sparkly tum and roll about like a foolā seems to be the answer.
A quondam incumbent of the see was just mentioned on R3: weāre not mad here or anything.