Absent Friends & Missing Persons

[Bryn]

Woof, woof. Plenty of music out there in the countryside.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Great to hear from you Ariosto. Enjoy the walks and keep in touch when you feel so moved.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

By the way - it's been ten days since Jayne Lee Wilson last posted, mentioning that she was having health problems. Hope all is well with her.

[EdgeleyRob]

Yes,if you are looking in Jayne hope you are ok.
Not heard from suffolkcoastal for a while.

[Roehre]

Yes,if you are looking in Jayne hope you are ok.
Not heard from suffolkcoastal for a while.

worrying indeed. Hope for the best

[Ariosto]

Many sincere thanks for all the good wishes and welcome from everyone. I will look in occasionally, and try not to bore you all with tales of my Lurcher called "Bonnie." (She conducts herself very well and has a good downbeat ...)

[BBMmk2]

Welcome back Ariosto! Good tohear and when you have time, do please tell us about your Lurcher!

[Ariosto]

Welcome back Ariosto! Good to hear and when you have time, do please tell us about your Lurcher!

BBM - I'm warming to you like never before! I love people that get to the nub of the discussion! Just like dear old Tony Benn did.

I had a conversation in April 2013, with my wonderful wife, that went along the lines of "now I'm totally decrepit and useless, and retired, I would love to get a dog again."

As it happened i spoke on the blower to my second oldest daughter, who has kennels in Yorkshire, (and four horses and 12 dogs) - and said that I was thinking of getting a dog (i.e. "god" backwards ...) She said I should have a visit to Battersea Dogs Home and see what was available. So, two or three days later i went and did the interview, and they seemed to believe me, so i was let loose in the building and invaded two of the four floors containing dogs. A lot of Staffies - a breed I'm not totally sold on, and some other exotic breeds such as Siberian Huskies. No small dogs of the terrier variety which is what I was after, and it must be female. (A bitch as well, because they are so wonderful).

My mobile phone rang (something I normally curse), and it was the lovely Alice Fox on the other end , informing me that she had been assigned to help me look for a suitable dog. So we met up in reception and she went off to look to see what was available, while i relaxed in reception. The bad news was that there was no dog available that matched my criteria - but there may be some soon, as many dogs were still being processed. (A dog has to be in for a week before it can be processed for re-homing). Then she said "but, there is a Lurcher!"

As it happened, I had some experiences of Lurchers, as my daughter (yes, in Yorkshire) had owned a beautiful Lurcher when she was about eight, and my son, Matt, had also had one. So I jumped at the chance, and "Bonnie"was led in with a lampshade on her head, as she had just been spayed. Alice said that she (Bonnie) was very depressed, as she had just been carved up, and hated the lampshade. But Bonnie put her head on my knee, and i knew immediately that this was a relationship made in the nearest thing to heaven (as an atheist) that I could contemplate. (She is a bit bigger than I had been looking for, just over knee height, and very dainty, like a miniature Greyhound, with a rough coat. She is a very fast runner, with Greyhound and possibly Collie and/or Terrier in her blood. A great Hunter, and the softest dog imaginable).

I needed to bring my wonderful wife Cathy to see her, as Battersea Dogs Home, quite rightly, needed to meet the entire family who were about to possibly inherit this wonderful dog. Bonnie was suddenly a much livelier dog, and having got over the anaesthetic, and with the removal of the lampshade, was happy to roll about on the floor with me and some of the doggy toys provided. (She had already given Cathy the face on knee, and long brown eyes look, just to make sure she had won her over).

So to cut this short, we had to wait another two days as Bonnie had pulled out some stitches, but eventually we collected her, and have never looked back. She is incredible!

So I am jelly in her hands, and I love her to bits. We have a great life totally devoid of muzak - which includes several hour of walking each and every day, and we always appreciate the birdsong which is so superior to Radio 3 ... I just love the countryside and Nature, a musical life was a cruel diversion.

[Roehre]

BBM - I'm warming to you like never before! I love people that get to the nub of the discussion! Just like dear old Tony Benn did.

I had a conversation in April 2013, with my wonderful wife, that went along the lines of "now I'm totally decrepit and useless, and retired, I would love to get a dog again."

As it happened i spoke on the blower to my second oldest daughter, who has kennels in Yorkshire, (and four horses and 12 dogs) - and said that I was thinking of getting a dog (i.e. "god" backwards ...) She said I should have a visit to Battersea Dogs Home and see what was available. So, two or three days later i went and did the interview, and they seemed to believe me, so i was let loose in the building and invaded two of the four floors containing dogs. A lot of Staffies - a breed I'm not totally sold on, and some other exotic breeds such as Siberian Huskies. No small dogs of the terrier variety which is what I was after, and it must be female. (A bitch as well, because they are so wonderful).

My mobile phone rang (something I normally curse), and it was the lovely Alice Fox on the other end , informing me that she had been assigned to help me look for a suitable dog. So we met up in reception and she went off to look to see what was available, while i relaxed in reception. The bad news was that there was no dog available that matched my criteria - but there may be some soon, as many dogs were still being processed. (A dog has to be in for a week before it can be processed for re-homing). Then she said "but, there is a Lurcher!"

As it happened, I had some experiences of Lurchers, as my daughter (yes, in Yorkshire) had owned a beautiful Lurcher when she was about eight, and my son, Matt, had also had one. So I jumped at the chance, and "Bonnie"was led in with a lampshade on her head, as she had just been spayed. Alice said that she (Bonnie) was very depressed, as she had just been carved up, and hated the lampshade. But Bonnie put her head on my knee, and i knew immediately that this was a relationship made in the nearest thing to heaven (as an atheist) that I could contemplate. (She is a bit bigger than I had been looking for, just over knee height, and very dainty, like a miniature Greyhound, with a rough coat. She is a very fast runner, with Greyhound and possibly Collie and/or Terrier in her blood. A great Hunter, and the softest dog imaginable).

I needed to bring my wonderful wife Cathy to see her, as Battersea Dogs Home, quite rightly, needed to meet the entire family who were about to possibly inherit this wonderful dog. Bonnie was suddenly a much livelier dog, and having got over the anaesthetic, and with the removal of the lampshade, was happy to roll about on the floor with me and some of the doggy toys provided. (She had already given Cathy the face on knee, and long brown eyes look, just to make sure she had won her over).

So to cut this short, we had to wait another two days as Bonnie had pulled out some stitches, but eventually we collected her, and have never looked back. She is incredible!

So I am jelly in her hands, and I love her to bits. We have a great life totally devoid of muzak - which includes several hour of walking each and every day, and we always appreciate the birdsong which is so superior to Radio 3 ... I just love the countryside and Nature, a musical life was a cruel diversion.

What a lovely story Ariosto

[amateur51]

What a lovely story Ariosto

Magical indeed!

Great to see you back on here Arisoto, so full of your new life and vigour. If I may ...

[Flosshilde]

Nonsense, I was benefitting this forum with my wisdom, intelligence and sex appeal when they were all around.

So your "wisdom, intelligence and sex appeal" () have now departed?

[Beef Oven!]

So your "wisdom, intelligence and sex appeal" () have now departed?

No, relax.

[Hornspieler]

Has anyone heard of Charles Hazlewood lately?

[Bryn]

Has anyone heard of Charles Hazelwood lately?

Ah, the good friend of that other well know typing error, Spike Maligna. I too have been wondering where he's got to.

Most recent tweet from him:

Flood relief gig features Southbank Sinfonia Goldfrapp's Will Gregory & his Moog Ensemble

[french frank]

Has anyone heard of Charles Hazlewood lately?

He seems to be more interested in crossover these days ...