Day 27: Monday 14 April - Knowle, by Ken

After breakfast Ruth, Olivia, Jane and I took Twiggy out for two laps of Knowle Park. She was just as manic as yesterday running here, there and everywhere and chasing dogs. However, instead of playing in the stream today she chose a muddy pond in which to have a dunk. Nearing home Twiggy suddenly became very reluctant to walk which Ruth put down to her anticipating the unwelcome hosing down that was to come. Sure enough, she was not happy under the hose again.

Olivia, Ruth and Twiggy

Twiggy In Full Flight

Twiggy On The Attack

Twiggy After Her Dunk

We had a good catch up with Harry and Ella via Face Time, they both seemed in good form.

Then it was off to Solihull to get a birthday present and card for John (42 tomorrow).

Back at Knowle we had a delicious lunch of Ruth’s home-made cauliflower soup and a slice of pasty after which I prepared a Cowboy Casserole for our evening meal.

Late afternoon we walked round to Phil and Kerry’s to collect Smarty. They were sorry to lose her after 18 months’ use (compared to the 6 months we had in 2012). Phil fessed up to not being able to open the boot. Smarty seemed very unfamiliar to us in that I didn’t know where the ignition key went which Phil had to explain (it’s just behind the gear lever). Also, I struggled to remember how to select Automatic – a small button on the side of the gear knob.

John is very busy at work meaning he didn’t get home to gone 7:00 and our Cowboy Casserole dinner was eaten late.