Puppies, toddlers and knot gardens
This is a funny time to have a week away from home. The garden is overflowing with things to do and having done a lot of freelance work in March I have been snatching time in the garden in April. But sometimes other parts of my life call. Younger daughter has got herself a puppy, a golden labrador straight out of the Andrex ad. She is a thorough, forward planning, think things through kind of girl and had been planning and sorting out for this puppy for months. In fact I suspect she has been wanting this puppy for most of her life and having a dog was part of her reason for making the big move from London to living in the country. She took three weeks off work and I had arranged to come down for the first week she went back to be part of the transitional puppy care arrangements. The sign is a warning for children about llamas. Possibly the puppy should have a sign on her too as she is still at the puppy bitey and nipping stage. M has read al...