Dog bugs.

Pip's had a bad week,  she isn't the biggest or fattest dog in the world and has been  unlucky enough to have picked up a bug from somewhere and been unwell and off her food since Tuesday.    Monty hasn't been as bad,  just off his food since Wednesday,  whether he's got what she's got, we just don't know.  Neither of them go wandering out and about on their own, always for walks with us,  so we know what they've eaten.

Online vet info says to offer rice and chicken and gradually add the normal dog biscuits, and that's all they've eaten for the last few days.  Even then Pip's only managed 1 spoonful of rice at a time,  this the dog who can eat as much as Monty normally.  It also means neither of them is very energetic,  usually the sight of doorkeys, or a fleece, or a pair of trainers brings leaps and bounds and a rush for the gate.  But not this week.   3 or 4 times she hasn't even wanted to come out with us and twice she has sat down and refused to go any further.

But today a bit of a breakthrough,  both ate some biscuits at lunchtime and we set off for a walk up to Yegen this afternoon,  not really expecting to get that far,  but we did.  Both dogs are now flat out asleep in the sunshine. 

A flock of goats way down  in the valley.

Wild rocket at the side of the road.

Although it's also been a wet and windy week,  and is still blustery today,  it's not cold.  I set off with a sweatshirt over my t-shirt but soon  took it off and  carried it.   (the sweatshirt, not t-shirt)   Lovely blue skies with clouds hurtling along at high speed,  the sort of blustery wind that wraps the sheets around the washing line,  pings the pegs off,  drops the bath towel onto the grass - luckily dry grass and by then a dry towel -  and tangles the straps of t-shirts up around the pegs.  Still, 2 loads of washing done and dry by lunchtime.  And out of all of it there are only pillow cases to be ironed :)   Not my favourite thing, ironing.  Maybe once every few weeks if really necessary.