The Adventures of Fripp

 Nix was emailing Bron my vet and she wanted to send her a photo but forgot to attach it. The email didn’t send and she got a little box saying “Did you forget to attach a photo?” Nix thinks it’s spooky, I think it’s just AI…again 😲 She also got an email from Facebook telling her that they were introducing AI into our area but we could object. They send a form to fill in which Nix has done and they’ve now written to say they won’t use AI on her…we’ll see 🫢 We had our Friday morning which was very relaxing and I did partake of a little croissant. Rita came back with us for a coffee which was very nice.  After I’d had a rest we headed over to Hove because Nix had ordered a piece of trellis for the clematis Josephine to climb up. This is the clematis that Nix thought was broken when it arrived. It has suddenly sprung up and even has a flower bud on it. It will need some support hence the trellis, now we just have to find someone to fix it to the summerhouse. While we were in Ho...

 So we had home group last night and I was very well behaved. I say a quick hello to everyone and then I go to bed because I can tell when people aren’t really dog people. I used to try and get round them but I can’t see the point any longer, I’d rather have a kip 😴 We got soaked twice today. Each time we went out it was sunny and then just as we were on our way home with nowhere to shelter the heavens opened. It’s a shame that we had decided not to use the car because we could have sheltered in that but Nix says she wants to give my back legs a rest.  This afternoon just before it rained Nix took some photos of me on the beach with some of the plants that grow wild there. We were especially thrilled to see the Yellow Horned Poppy because it is a very rare plant. When it makes its seeds the pods look like horns hence the name. We also found a clump of red, white and pink Valerian, the red being Nix’s favourite. We also found some daisies and there were lots more but it starte...

  Blog might have to be a bit short today because we had to go back to the vet in Brighton and we have home group tonight. The other day Nix thought I had another cyst growing on my neck but when she felt it yesterday she thought it had grown quite quickly. When she felt it today it was ‘huge’ in her words and we all know what that means don’t we. As you know Nix does not like any kind of insect especially those that have decided to take up residence on my neck. The fact that she’d been ‘fiddling’ with it freaked her out so she spent ten minutes scrubbing her hands. She wants to have one stuck on the side of her neck, that would give her something to worry about. Anyway we got to the vets and the vet nurse took one look and said it was huge…bit like my other one last year. She put on a funny voice pretending to be me and said!”Thank you very much for taking that off me…” and the receptionist asked if she thought that was how I would speak. The nurse said yes, that I would definitel...

  I am feeling so much better today and that’s before I even start the antibiotics. I can get in and out of the car really easily and I have more energy.  I have a sneaking suspicion that Nix snuck off to lock up the church last night while I was asleep. I’m a bit annoyed because I’d like to have woken up and been looking pathetic when she got back but I was just a bit too tired. We did go for a little wander on the beach though which was very nice and when we got home we had a quick turn around and then headed off for our local pub. In the summer we are having a street party and lots of the residents of our street were meeting together to make plans for it. I enjoyed it last year so I am really looking forward to this year…hopefully there will be chicken again. We woke up this morning on Nix’s birthday and it was pouring with rain. We still went for our walk but we did get very wet and went for communion too and got wet again. After that we drove over to Brighton to pick up m...

 So…health matters first. Nix was right and I do have a UTI so she is picking up my antibiotics and I’ll get started on them straight away. Thankfully I am still able to take the Synulox as the bacteria is sensitive to it.  I take it anyway after my flush so we can kill two birds with one stone as they say (plus a few bacteria)🙂 Also my urine is a bit alkaline, it is 8 and should ideally be 6 so when it arrives I am starting something called Urinaid Canine Urinary Support. The problem with slightly alkaline urine is it can predispose to stone/crystal formation and we all know what happens when I get those. Nix will take a urine sample in to Bron in two weeks time. I shall start rattling soon if I have to take any more tablets but apparently these new ones are chewable…we’ll see. I may need a custard cream ball to help it down 🙂 Apparently I’m very contrary. I’m not sure what that means but as it’s a description of moi it has to be a good thing. It’s something to do with wher...

Nix is so sorry the blog is so late, it’s just been one of those days.  It rained quite a lot overnight but thankfully it had stopped by the time we went out this morning. We were grateful that it had stopped but someone should tell the snails which cover the beach paths and the boardwalk when it’s wet either from the rain or from the dew…yuck when you tread on one 🫢 It didn’t stop us enjoying quite a short walk as we would be leaving for church shortly after we got back.  I slept through most of the service except when Nix went up for communion when I woke up. I just opened one eye and went back to sleep again. I knew she would come back for me and to be quite honest I couldn’t be bothered to actually stand up.  Speaking of me standing up Nix thinks she has made a discovery. She has been very worried about my inability to get out of the car. I wobble around when I first get up and I’m a bit nervous to step out. It’s not very high but my back legs wobble so it’s a bit di...

 I’m feeling a bit better today, Nix says the Prozac is kicking in 🙂 We had a last walk on the beach last night and I did get quite tired but today I feel much better. When we got to the beach this morning there were lots of people waving their arms around. Nix thought they were praising the Lord but no…something to do with keeping calm. I did suggest that Nix might like to join..not amused 🤣 A bit later on we went to the Parish Centre for tea and lemon drizzle cake, very yummy. I was only allowed a couple of very small pieces as I was sick yesterday and I have to be a bit careful…apparently 🙄 Indie came to join us with Jackie and Catherine. I got extra cuddles from Catherine, I think Indie was a bit jealous.  Nix got a birthday gift from Carol Williamson and she decided to spend it on herself…can you believe it. Anyway I suppose most of her money does go on moi so I won’t begrudge her a couple of cushions because I know she really liked them. So…after lemon drizzle and cud...