Posting days: Sunday and Wednesday and, sometimes, maybe, extra ‘news flashes’!

Sunday February 14th 2016

No, I’ve not turned to whacky baccy: Isis is much more manageable nowadays. It’s just been a very grassy week. The guys worked for eight hours through Monday’s ceaseless rain and for half of Tuesday which was dry but freezing cold.

They turned this

into this.

O.K., it’s seeded soil. But I fantasize a delightful lawn, surrounded by gently swaying shrubs and beautiful flowers. There will be a refurbished and freshly repainted garden seat next to the climbing rose in one border. All of the rubbish will be have been taken to the Lifford tip and the entry will be empty ever after. The sunken crazy paving will be dug up and reconstructed into a pleasant patio flowing onto a neat, clean path. The path will lead down to the gated end garden where fruit and vegetables will flourish.

Isis will trot decorously around the lawn or lie on it decoratively as I lounge on the grass in the summer sun with a glass of   ……………………..

“Dream on, Human”, says Isis from her futon bed.

Isis came from the Aeza cat and dog rescue and adoption centre in Aljezur, Portugal. For information about adopting an animal from the centre, contact kerry@aeza.org or  www.dogwatchuk.co.uk