Enzo in England!

It was quite surprising how easy the trip to England was for Enzo.... and perhaps more surprising that customs in England didn't even stop the car to ask to see his passport.

I thought it might be of interest to some of you what he can get up to.... entertainment for dogs nearby!...... Here are some photos I took this sunday.......

First thing in the morning..... herding the highland cattle on Bartley Heath........

.....followed by chasing the deer on the heath.... ( this is now a daily event!) ...... this also usually ends with a bath in the disused gravel pits to cool down...... double click on the photo below to see the deer more clearly...

And in the afternoon .... a walk along the Basingstoke Canal ......

Where its possible to do a spot of barge watching!.....

And then on the route back...... by Tundry Pond a spot of swimming and swan chasing.......

All in all a pretty happy dog!

Be back to you later this week.... after Thursdays trip to the Marsden....

J

xoxoxo

April Update......

Well! ..... its been quite a while since my last post.... and quite a while since the transplant ..... and I thought it was about time I brought you up to date with with whats been happening....
I've generally been feeling better and stronger as time goes on since the transplant.... sometimes it feels like progress is slow, but also I sometimes feel better than I have for a long time! ..... the hospital said it would take three to six months to feel right, but already; after just over two I feel so much better.....

So much so that I felt it was time to head back home.... for two reasons.... check on my house that I haven't seen for what seems like ages.... and to pick up Enzo... who it's true to say I've missed...... It was also an opportunity to drive through France.....

Here's yours truly being captain of the ship!......

And here's a pretty fantastic bridge on the way to see my sister in Normandy.....

I stayed in possibly the most miserable hotel in Lisieux! .... with a view from the room to match......

And from there.... onwards south.... to Semur..... where the hotel was lovely and with a view of the town.... (This isn't the view of course!).... but I went into town to explore .... and see how things have changed.....

The time at home seemed to be filled with gardening and decorating and catching up with neighbours..... and I did get out and about on a couple of occasions.....

Here is Gordes.......

And a view of Mont Ventoux from the hilltop town of Venasque ....

And here are the fishing nets in Sete ..... hanging out to dry.....

I picked up Enzo on the way down... and completed the vet stuff to get him back into England .... and he's here with me now..... (more of him later!).....

So .... I was lucky enough to catch up with some of my friends on the journey back and forth.... I wish I could have been able to make it everyone..... but to those that I missed then I hope to be able to stop on my next trip...... which I hope won't be too long.....

The medical stuff at the Marsedn resumes this week .... I have an appointment on Thursday to see how I'm doing ..... Its true to say I'm not looking forward to it .... but if the results reflect the way that I'm generally feeling then..... so heres hoping!

I'll be back to update you about that later ......

J

xoxoxo