The Adventures of Fripp

  I don’t really feel quite myself just lately. Nix thinks I might be getting a bit of dementia and I suppose she should know seeing as how she has trouble remembering anything. I have been very restless just lately…I go to sleep for a bit after my walk but then I wake up quite quickly and want to go out again…I just can’t seem to settle. When we go to church I usually sleep right through it but last few times I’ve just sat staring at Nix and needing a lot of fuss. When Nix went forward for communion this morning I panicked and wanted to go with her. I did have Sally to look after me but I still felt panicky. A couple of times I’ve trembled a lot as well. When we went for coffee after meditation on Friday I was restless and then trembled and I also just sat and stared at Nix.  At this present moment in time I am banging on the back doors to be let out in the garden even though we’ve only just got in. Every time Nix lets me out I just go down and start digging so I have to come in ...

 When we were walking to the beach this morning Nix thought someone was advertising on the roundabout but when we got closer we realised that it was our church advertising our Christmas Fair. Nix and I are helping on the craft stall so I shall have to be a good boy that day. This afternoon we have driven over to the Bluebell café but once the sun went in it was quite cold. Nix decided she would have egg and chips when we got there and I was promised some chips to add a little weight. Unfortunately there was a bit of a mishap with a dead fish on the way.  It’s not my fault if someone had left it there and I was starving. I had eaten quite a bit by the time Nix had come to see what I was doing and she said she thought she was going to be sick the smell was so bad. I didn’t think it was that bad myself but nevertheless Nix said there was no way she was taking me into a café smelling the way I did. There was no talking her round so after a while we headed home…with all the windows...

  There’s been a hoover melodrama this morning. It all started with Nix making the very rare decision to have a bit of a spring clean. After she’d hoovered a couple of rooms the vacuum stopped working. She switched it on again and it was okay for a while and then it stopped again. She thought the bag must be full but guess what…when she opened it there was no bag in it 😱 I know exactly what happened, the last time she used it the bag filled up and so she took it out and threw it away and then realised that she didn’t have any new bags to put in. She of course completely forgot to order more and it’s so long since she last used it that she’d completely forgotten that there wasn’t a bag in it. When she opened it up the inside of the hoover was rammed with my fur and a lot of sand. It was almost impossible to get it all out and in the process, the bit that holds the bag got broken off. She’s lying down at the moment 🤣 So that’s the hair straighteners broken and now the hoover. It’s ...

 Last night the rain was sooo bad and it was very very windy. Nix had a PCC meeting at the church and when we were inside the rain was lashing down and the wind was making loud bangs on the windows and I didn’t like that at all. I usually go to sleep but I found myself trembling quite a lot. Eventually it stopped and we were able to go for a little walk before we went home.  This morning it had stopped raining, the sun was out and we had a lovely walk on the beach. When we got home Nix cooked my meals for the week and then we watched the budget together. It seems like there might be a bit extra coming my way and I worked out that I should get at least one new toy per week plus numerous treats 🙂 This afternoon we decided to go for a walk down by the river. When Nix makes that suggestion to moi she always ends up singing Down By The Riverside 🙄 The walk was very enjoyable until I got my claw stuck in the bench and it hurt a lot. The first Nix knew about it was when I tried to ...

 It’s not such a good day today, Nix had some bad news. She got a phone call to say her lovely cousin Lesley has gone to heaven. They lived a long way from us so we didn’t really see them but Nix and Lesley always kept in touch by phone and email. Lesley was the closest to a sister that Nix had and as children they all used to go on holiday together. Lesley was a huge dog lover and had taken in rescues all of her life. I don’t like to see Nix sad, it makes me sad too 😪 Lesley and her husband John used to love reading my blog and it always made them laugh. I hope that Lesley will be able to read it in heaven…if it’s allowed in 🫢 Luckily as it’s been raining for most of the day I had already posed for some indoor shots. Rest in peace dear Lesley, one of the funniest kindest people we have ever known…

 It’s rained all day today and the pink wellies have been out…twice 🙄 This morning wasn’t so bad as Nix had her waterproof trousers over the top of them and no one else was mad enough to go out in the wind and rain anyway. The second time we went out it wasn’t raining so Nix put her black leather shoes on. As soon as we got to the far end of the beach the heavens opened and we got soaked again. When Nix took her shoes off she had navy blue toes 🤣 The second outing of the pink wellies was into town and across the churchyard to look at squirrels and then on to the pet shop. Normally when people look down they are looking at me and my tail but I fear today they weren’t. I’ve been out glammed by a pair of pink wellies 🙄 The trip to the pet shop was interesting. Apparently Nix was in there yesterday when I was at the groomers because she says I’m a nightmare in there and she can’t concentrate. Anyway she was concentrating so hard yesterday she came out without the one thing she’d ...

 So today is going to be a quiet day. I’ve been to the groomers and that does make me a bit tired. Nix went shopping for warm socks but I’m not so sure she’s going to be needing them. Today it’s sunny with a temperature of about 15° with no wind. Everyone Nix met said it was like the summer and it is but not quite so hot, perfect for moi. Humphrey was at the groomers at the same time as me so that was nice, I really like him.  We went to the beach briefly after my groom and we saw a lovely little puppy on her dad’s back. They stopped at the beach so Nix was able to get a cuddle...she was very sweet but wanted to get down to play with me I think. Nix and I just meandered really and we took some selfies but now we are home again and resting. Well when I say resting, I am resting and Nix is washing my bedding from the car 🙂 You know those pink wellies that Nix bought…well the company that makes them have just gone bust so it’s a good job she got her refund quickly or she would ...