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HI ALL

I'm dreadfully sorry that i haven't posted for a while - it may seem that being on holiday should be relaxing and lovely but we've been really really busy. Here's what we've done since last posting:

1. Bluey, Tom's parents dog, had an accident while out on a walk and was very lame so off to the vet for xrays
2. Vet said cruiciate ligament damage - operation required
3. Off to bristol from dartmoor so that he could have the operation
4. Operation goes well - Bluey requiring quite a lot of care - 4 x 10min walk each day
(Note: to a non-dog person, the fact that i've had to put a tablet down Bluey's throat each morning and night has proven difficult - found dogs like pills crushed into mayonnaise or Devon clotted cream, then they eat it up easily!)
5. Had Russell, Giles and Rosie to greenacres in devon for a weekend of good laughs and many beers.
6. Cleaned up Greenacres ~(Tom's parent's house in Devon) before heading to rosie and giles's place in Wiltshire (they have a beautiful new house in Warminster)
7. Went to Longleat house and safari park near warminster where we saw lions, tigers, giraffes and funny little monkeys who broke our car. (Only a little bit - just the tire cover on the back!)
8. Giles and Rosie took us out for a lovely dinner at the Cross Key's Inn where we all had a great time.
9. 4.45am last friday got up to drive to heathrow to collect Sandy and Francis (Tom's parents) who we were really excited to see and it was really lovely
10. Checked into a B&B in Dorking south london with Sandy and Francis, Jess and James and us before the wedding for cousin James and Claire the following day.
11. Helped prepare for wedding on the 1st - ribbons, food, chairs etc.
12. Wedding took place at the Mansions in Leatherhead before heading to a primary school for the reception
13. BEST WEDDING EVER! ~Barn dances, lotsa booze, great family to meet and get to know, wonderful food, happy times. Just the type of wedding i like - nice and simple and easy. The bride even changed into a relaxing dress rather than being uncomfortable! Wonderful time. Thanks for the good times James and Claire.
14. Slept in a van that night - uncomfortable but drunk so easy.... If i can sleep there i can sleep anywhere. Woken by church bells in the morning outside our door.
15. Caught a lift with David (Tom's cousin and brother of the groom) and Ruth (his wonderful lady) who took us to Didcott to catch a train to Malvern where Sandy and Francis live. Was a wonderful ride with those two - David was sad to be saying goodbye to a particular phase of his life and to his brother leaving for overseas so i hope it eased his sorrow to be distracted by us goons. David and Ruth are about to leap into a new life also so i wish them all the very best. I enjoyed so much talking with them on the way - what a vibrant happy and interesting couple they are.
16. Headed back to Devon to collect the dogs from Claire and Ben - thanks a million! - and also had to fix the spring water to Greenacres. A backbreaking day of labour yesterday digging trenches to find the pipe. Finally gave up and hired a digger knowing that we'd probably find it within minutes of getting the bloody thing and YES we were right - 20 minutes in we found the t-junction we'd been looking for.
17. Rush to the hardware store to buy the parts for the pipes before closing time.
18. Fixed pipe - water back on - problem solved. Parents-in-law very happy with Tom and I.
19. Back to Malvern today. Dogs happy to be home.
20. Updated blog

So there you have it all. Along with the fact that i've scarcely had enough time to scratch myself, there's been little exposure to a computer.