Out and About.

Calum has the day off tomorrow and got home early enough today for Grotty Groom to go on a hack with him. Much as Baggy adores her husband, he is a nightmare! She has been struggling all week with her diet - even resorted to the ubiquitous pancakes last night, to which even Calum called her hopeless - SO, why did he come home with a piece of takeaway Victoria Sponge Cake for her? When Clever Bird asked him precisely this question, he said, "To prove that I think about you every second". Ah well, Baggy will shortly be enjoying it with a cup of tea. She is now dreading Fat Club tomorrow - she is just hoping that all the exercise might let her get away with a very bad week! Hmmmm, Clever Bird is not entirely sure that Baggy did enjoy that - serves her right that she now feels a bit sick!

Anyway, Grotty and Calum had a lovely hack out, apart from whatever it was today that was causing Wesley's head-shaking! Probably everything actually, wind, flies, bright sun and extremely high pollen count. But he still looked after Grotty beautifully. Admittedly she did nearly go through his ears a few times again, poor sausage has a sudden desperate need to rub his nose on his hoof and it throws a weak Baggy forward out of the saddle; note to Clever Bird: there's a reason why Grotty had shortened Baggy's stirrups right up and ridden "short" for the last few years! But Grotty really wants to ride with longer legs, so she will persevere. The full body shakes are also a little disconcerting when Baggy has no core strength to sit them, but Wessles will always be Wessles. The good news is that Grotty's confidence is very high nonetheless and although these "moments" do make Baggy swear rather loudly, they also make her laugh, rather than panic. It is just bliss to be well enough to be riding the Boy again.

It was almost too hot for Minty Mutt, so he decided to do a full roll in the stream when Furry Mama took him out. Of course he was then covered in mud, but the lad was happy. In fact Baggy seems to have very happy furries all round at the moment. Even the Hinge cat actually seems much happier since she had her tail end amputated, so Furry Mama is very content.......