……..autumn in England is spectacular and autumn at The Manor is no exception. We have recently acquired “Polly” a Blue Cross rescue dog…she is very quirky and just as we think we are making headway with her she will go from being a dog who is very willing to please, to a delinquent who would rather live ‘rough’ than mind her p’s and q’s living on an idyllic estate!
We are persevering and walking a dog is a rather fun and vicarious way to enjoy the countryside. Today we came face to face with a deer, Polly was beside herself hoping for a game and was bewildered when the deer leapt over the “deer proof fence” and was gone!
Everyday the trees are becoming more sparse, the days are getting shorter, the nights longer and one feels like curling up with a good book.
We are driving up to Scotland tomorrow for two weeks to “do” the Lowlands and Lake District, we have rented a beautiful little cottage on a private estate, right on the beach in Dumphries….it’s “dog friendly”…….it isn’t Italy, but next year….when we have the hound under more control and she can be left without disgracing herself. Fortunately all our friends are doggy people (what Brit’s aren’t?)…so we are working towards “a plan”….meanwhile Scotland looks lovely, wie’ a wee dram, a pile of good books and an open fire who could ask for anything more…….wish you were here xxxxxxxxxx
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