A bit of a hurkle-durkle morning, as we all lazed in for a later than normal start to our morning walks, breakfast and chores. Hurkle-durkle being a word that popped up on Annabel’s sisters feed, and apparently is an old Scottish term meaning – ‘to lounge in bed long after it’s time to get up’.…

It has to be said the KIA Picanto is serving us well, but the size of the boot space is making packing a bit of a stress – not to mention the fact the car is so full, Annabel is the only one who can drive, as, (once packed) the seats won’t go far enough…

After yesterday’s London trip, today was very much about catching up with work, admin, and finishing off some issues from the house sale. First though was an opportunity to learn some new skills, as we had kindly had a brace of pheasants dropped in to us on Wednesday. I won’t share the full details, but…

London, 2nd attempt, (see Monday) and I made it – after a slightly eventful walk with the red lab first thing – two unruly springers came bounding up uncontrolled, and before I could say sit, the lab had scarted off over the common – thankfully she knows her way home, and she was dutifully waiting…

Very much a day of sorting out the house – first rule of house sitting, make sure the house looks ‘similar’, or at least ‘familiar’ to the one the owners left! Starting the day off with the usual dog walks, the red lab and I went for a decent wonder across the fields and around…

Tomorrow the owners of our little charges return, and Annabel and I are pondering the next move. We have a few choices, and the lovely thing is we can stay in Oakhanger for at least a few more days, giving us plenty of flexibility to decide on the next location. So today was the usual…

No idea where the word comes from, but it describes the day aptly – I used the word when describing how a dessert looked on a well known cooking program – the dessert looked random, unplanned and chaotic – Annabel disagreed, but that’s democracy for you….!!? Karma strikes perhaps, but TittyTatty is how today has…

Sunday and we all woke up at a lazy hour. Easy breakfast and two minutes silence observed, even by the dogs – we then all drifted off to The Vyne, a Tudor National Trust building on the outskirts of Basingstoke. Walking in the footsteps of Henry VIII, we all explored this beautiful red bricked building…

Annabel POV – Saturday kicked off with a check up at the vets – all going well. While David headed out for a pedal with one of the guests, I got on with the last of the food prep for lunch for 14. Helped all the way by a superb sus chef. Guests all tumbled…

Friday morning brought a fabulous rainbow to start the day. We’d all had a well deserved lie in. With guests arriving later in the day. Preparations for copious meals started. David returned to Oakhanger in time to say hi and bye to my tea guests. Little dog was well and truly back to normal –…