Sometimes, just sometimes......

It took all Baggy's strength to drag Hormonal Hannah out of bed this morning! Baggy woke at 11.00am when her number one furry called to check that she was okay - he had been working for nine hours by that point! Tempted as she was to go straight back to sleep and avoid the day, Furry Mama insisted (chivvied along by Bracket kat), that she get up and feed everyone. The Domestic Goddess made her a cup of tea and she retired to the sofa, still in her dressing gown. Hormonal Hannah just wanted to cry. Everything seemed too much. But Furry Mama took charge, as she doesn't want a depressed German Shepherd on her hands as well, so she made Baggy get showered and dressed. Furry Mama took charge of the direction of the walk today. She decided to do the pleasant 45-minute loop around fields and over the water meadows. Minty Mutt was very happy to be out. Baggy sloped along behind him staring at the ground and feeling sorry for herself.

Out of the corner of her eye, Archaeology Annie spotted a Mesolithic "spearhead" in the wet mud. She picked it up, then she spotted a "hammer". They were very muddy, she tried to wipe them clean and got gunk all over Baggy's hands. Minty Mutt carried on without her. Annie saw a "scraper". Minty came back to find out what was going on. Furry Mama dragged Annie onward. Mint set off again. Clever Bird suggested that Annie put the flint tools into a doggy doo-doo bag so that she didn't get more dirt on Baggy's hands and clothes. Just as well as when they reached the stile, Baggy had to jet propel Mint's bottom over it.

The Domestic Goddess decided to pop into the farm shop on the way past to buy some bread. Furry Mama tied Mint up outside. Baggy walked into the shop, swinging the flint tools in the doo-doo bag in her left hand. Clever Bird wondered why a couple of women were gawping at her, mouths hanging open. She wandered over to the bread stand - there was none left. Baggy left the shop. She heard a clammering of female gossiping voices. Furry Mama calmed Minty down who thought he'd been deserted forever and was throwing himself on his back, whimpering and wagging his tail. She reconnected his lead and they set off home. It was only as Baggy put the doo-doo bag full of Annie's finds on the floor so that she could unlock the front door, that it occurred to her what Clever Bird had done wrong. Well that'll be all round the village by now...........