Day 79 - As plans go.......

Baggy slept not so much like the proverbial log, more like a blown over Oak tree, last night. Best night's sleep she's had in weeks. So much so, that having said "goodbye" to Cal when his alarm went off at six, she didn't even hear him leave the house. Stage 1 of the plan: set the alarm and get up. Tick. Okay, it was still after nine, but at least it wasn't after lunch as it has been recently. Stage 2 of the plan: get Furry Mama to take Minty Mutt for a nice long walk. Hmmmmmm! It is literally blowing a gale today. The tail end of the terrible American storm. Baggy shut Freda Fretter up. Furry Mama had promised the lad, so she wrapped Baggy up for Arctic weather.

Furry Mama decided to go on the "new" walk she discovered the other week. Mud and all. It's a pretty tough, but beautiful walk. Lots of mud. Lots of hills. (Okay, little ones, not huge ones. But still.) Proper exercise. Minty Mutt had been looking rather down. He had ignored his breakfast. Apparently he didn't even look up when Calum left for work. The moment he saw Baggy putting her warm cardigan on though, he leapt a foot in the air. Did a play bow to Furry Mama. Woofed. Literally ran into the kitchen to stick his nose on his collar so that Mama knew where it was. Wolfed his breakfast down. Then barked continuously while Baggy attempted to put her boots on. It was so windy that Baggy lost her hat at one point, in spite of the chin strap.

Unlike in recent months, where Mint had not been able to keep up with Baggy, now it's the other way round. It's not that Baggy is walking slowly either. Her stomach is now pretty strong and she is marching out nicely. The mud is a bit of a strain, but Clever Bird reckons it must be strengthening Baggy's stomach. No, the good news is that Minty Mutt is also getting really fit.

 

 

Although it was seriously windy, it wasn't cold at all. In fact both Furry Mama and Mint got a little over warm. Mint had the right plan as usual.

 



 

 

Furry Mama and Mint were out for eighty-five minutes all told. Clever Bird reckons that ignoring stops for Creative Clara to take photos, Mint to sniff and paddle, both of them to sit down and admire the view, they probably walked (quite briskly) for around an hour. Tick.

Once home, Clara is blogging, Baggy is sipping tea. Now she needs to find that blooming Domestic Goddess.............