Caring for Canines

In 19 days, the Kiwi travellers leave for another adventure to the Northern Hemisphere, the last couple of weeks have been littered with excitement, jobs and caring for canines and humans….

The second offspring proposed to his lovely wife to be, on the top of a mountain over the Easter Break and visited us on ANZAC day to dry out tents (and show us the ring – wedding bells are in the air)…..Jaxon taking some R&R with Chloe, the mischievious Corgi, at our cousins house in the hills. No this is not his new wife to be, she is far more gorgeous!

The week ended with a work from home day, visit to Mary with Dans’ Dog, Floyd, stopping at the vet on the way to get a foot bandaged.

After an exhausting (and traumatising) visit to the Vet, Floyd could only chill out on the carpet in Marys room and was very well behaved until Mary started rattling the shortbread jar, and the dog food alert burst into action.

The weekend included the annual spring clean of the boat, scrubbing and hosing and clearing out a summers worth of “junk” accumulation. Russ sorted the junk, and Sue scrubbed and cleaned….Ready for the winter lockdown. A good job done, albeit a full days work!

Then it was off to suburbia to babysit these gorgeous boys for a week….

Their Dads taking a short break, and Auntie Sue is in charge.  These guys are very easy to babysit: eat, sleep, walk (slowly), cuddles and treats.  Before their parents return, I think a run over with the vacuum cleaner may be in order. Here they are waiting patiently for their evening treat, then off to bed for the night.

From Beach to Suburbia in Millwater, Orewa…we still feel like we are in another world, as our temporary home backs onto the top end of the estuary and we are surrounded by bush and birds….

The Autumn sunshine and moisture is doing wonders for the gardens, looking very green, while we are enjoying clear bluesky days…This time of the year in New Zealand is rather pleasant, if somewhat chilly in the evenings and mornings.  The days are shortening, driving to work in the dark, and sunset by 6.30pm…definitely time for a move before the winter sets in.