The Adventures of Fripp

 We’ve had a day of taking it easy today…well when I say ‘we’ I probably mean me. I have slept quite a lot while Nix has been doing all the work. It was so warm when we went for our morning walk that Nix decided she was going to attack the church hall garden. We have been asking our congregation if anyone would like to take care of it but no offers. It did look like a job and a half so Nix thought she would go down and tidy it up so it didn’t look quite so daunting. Thankfully Kay turned up to help and between them they got rid of all the weeds and did lots of pruning. They will plant some new plants and then it will just need a weed every few weeks. Someone had planted some mint at some point and gardeners amongst you will know that you never plant mint in a garden. One of the roots that Nix got out was over 2 metres long. I slept in the car while they did their work, I was very comfortable and I could see Nix if I wanted to.  This afternoon we have just been up the beach again, ...

 Nix has been to her new national Health dentist this morning. When she went on her first visit she had her whole mouth numbed just for cleaning. She was very impressed by that, she said even the needles didn’t hurt and she didn’t feel a thing. Today was a bit different I think, the dentist was just poking around and I think it hurt a bit so Nix isn’t so sure now. The most  important part of this story is that I stayed on my own while Nix went. To tell you the truth I didn’t even know she’d gone, I think I must have been asleep 🙂 The best thing was that I got an extra walk just before she went which was very nice. We went down the side of the river where the fishing boats are. It was a bit too cold to go up to the sandy beach, but I still enjoyed the walk because it made a nice change and it was an extra one.  I went out into the garden at about 11 pm last night and when Nix woke up at 4 am, she had a quick check and I was still in the garden fast asleep. I really like it o...

 Gosh, we are very late today but that’s because we’ve been quite busy. This morning it was quite icy but we still had a lovely walk up the boardwalk. Nix didn’t want to wear her new boots and stain them so she wore her old shoes which are very slippy. She had to walk on the pebbles, which is hard work especially for her 🙄 We were due to go and see Sally at 2 pm so at about 12 o’clock Nix took me for a walk so that I’d be a little bit tired when we got to Sally’s house. She let me lead the way and I took us into town and round the churchyard. They still haven’t fixed the footbridge into town and now apparently the bridge is going to be closed so that will really affect us. They put on a bus for people to go into town but we don’t really want to go on that, we like walking over the bridge. We hope it doesn’t stay closed for too long. We left for Sally‘s about 1.45 because we decided to walk there. We walked down the road in the end because Nix thought I might be a bit slow on the b...

  What a difference a day makes. Yesterday it was beautifully sunny and today it is cold and wet and windy but… Nix‘s boots arrived. This has made her very happy as they fit and she loves them unlike the hideous sweater that arrived yesterday.  Today we went to the Rec and it was really muddy, good job Nix didn’t have her new boots on. We had a wander through the little wood and then headed home. We hadn’t been back that long when Jackie called by for a cuppa. I don’t get so worried these days when Jackie comes. I used to think she’d come to sit with me while Nix went out galavanting but I know now she just comes to visit.  I wanted to go for a walk just now but I don’t think Nix was keen. We did go though because I had a bit of an upset tum this morning and Nix didn’t want to risk any accidents 🫢 Speaking of accidents (waiting to happen) you know those chocolates that Nix got in the hamper she won, well she’s eaten most of them 🫢 I am very excited to have been invited ...

  Nix and I have had the best day today. We went to Sheepcote Valley where we used to go when we lived in Hove so it’s at least six years since we’ve been there. I think Nix had forgotten how muddy it gets up there even though it’s quite high up. I had a lovely paddle and met lots of dogs and fell asleep as soon as I got in the car.  Yesterday was a bit of a grim day for Nix as you know. First of all there was the cling film in her vegan sausage roll. Then there was the hideous sweater that arrived that didn’t remotely resemble the one that she’d ordered. Then there was of course the boots that she treated herself to but never heard back from the company even though they’d taken the money out of her bank account. Nix did one of her CEO letters and guess what, the boots arrived this morning. She was in a joyous mood as they fitted perfectly and were very comfortable. The joyous mood lasted until she came out into the garden to look for moi. Our neighbour has added the promised ...

  Nix says today has been a day of ups and downs. First of all we had Jeannie come to visit which was lovely and we had a very nice day. Nix did Jeannie’s colour and then we went over into town for a coffee and a walk round the churchyard. Nix fancied a vegan sausage roll which was really tasty until she found some plastic in her mouth…she said it looked like cling film. She cut the sausage roll in half and the plastic was all through the sausage. When she took it inside to show them, they said it was to replace the skin that you would get on a normal sausage but basically it was plastic some of which Nix had swallowed. They tried to make out it was edible but Nix isn’t so sure 🫣 The best bit of the day which I found hilarious was when the postman came. Nix has been waiting for this Christmas sweater she ordered for weeks, she now thinks it’s come from China. When she opened the package what was inside didn’t come close to resembling the sweater Nix ordered. She’s taken photos of ...