Nancy's friend Butch

Hi there,

Nancy here again.

I’ve been away from the computer for a little while. Too many things to do, like guarding the house for my Mum, organising Christmas cards and presents, chasing the birds away from the back yard and keeping a watch out for that horrible cat from over the road.

Just a quick note to tell you about the secret life of Butch, my friend. You see, Butch has a problem, as you can see from the photo above. He certainly needs psychiatric help though what good it will do him I’m not so sure about. You see, when ever Grandma Corinne goes to visit Butch, he disgraces himself. I think it is disgusting, actually. I can hardly bring myself to tell you about “his wee problem.” Suffice it to say, he leaves little puddles everywhere.

It could be a boy thing. It could be that he is so pleased to see Grandma that he cannot control himself.

Whatever the cause, I’m pleased that Grandpa Trevor is giving him the help he so desperately needs.

Talk to you soon – when I’m not so busy.

Nancy – the dog with attitude.

P.S. How come Butch gets to sit on Grandpa’s special chair?

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Nancy – the dog with attitude here again.

I nearly forgot to mention a very significant event. It happened about two weeks ago. I was so busy I forgot to tell you about it.

Grandpa Trevor had a very special birthday. It was his 60th Birthday too. We had a special party for him. Uncle Simon and Aunty Leanne came over from Sydney just to see me. Well, I suppose they came to see Grandpa too. And my Mum was there too. And Rose and Keith who are Grandpa’s friends. They are Butch’s mum and dad – but Butch didn’t come which is just as well. I didn’t want to share my piece of cake with him.

We had a good party.

You can see the birthday cake in the photo below.

Talk to you again soon.

Nancy.

PS: When Grandpa is not writing or busy playing games with me, he likes to look at Australian birds. That is why there one on his cake. We didn’t eat the bird because it has a magnet on the back.

Trevor's 60th Birthday Cake

Nancy on her Mum's lap

Hi there,

Nancy here again.

Sorry – it has been a while since my last blog entry. I have been very busy. My Mum finally came to pick me up from Grandpa Trevor’s home. Wow! Was I glad to see her after so many weeks! I was pleased to see her – and sad to leave Grandpa.

Since then I’ve been busy checking out everything at home. I had to check all the rooms of the house to see if Mum had been looking after everything. Then I had to check out the garden to make sure everything was secure. I had to bark at a few birds. They take such liberties when I am not there, so I had to straighten them out. Then that nasty cat from across the road keeps coming over and parading on the front verandah. The cheek of him.

Anyway, everything seems to be in order so I can now relax a little.

Talk to you again soon.

Nancy – the dog with attitude.

PS – if you would like to read more about me go to the archives here.

Nancy's friend Butch

Hi there,

Nancy here again after a little break.

I’ve been busy helping around the house and garden. Grandpa Trevor has been spending too much time on the computer and I haven’t been able to sneak into the office to talk to you, my loyal readers and fans. (Yes – both of you.)

Forgot to tell you what happened last week. Grandpa and Grandma invited Keith and Rose around for dinner. When they got here I barked my usual welcome to them, like I do for all of our visitors. I like to make people feel welcome.

Then I realised that someone was missing. Where’s Butch? I asked them politely but they only made excuses. They said something about Butch having to guard the house. What rubbish. I know that they have a very good alarm system.

Never mind. I might just wander over there and visit him myself. No wait – tomorrow might be too hot. I couldn’t arrive all hot and sweaty now, could I? It just wouldn’t be ladylike. I’ll wait until Grandma Corinne takes me over in style, riding in the front seat of the car.

Talk to you soon.

Nancy.

Nancy wanting to play

Hi there readers,

Nancy here again.

I’m a bit peeved at the moment.

All I want to do is play a game. Grandma Corinne is so busy doing something with her plants that she has no time for a game. And Grandpa Trevor sits at his computer writing on his Travel Blog or putting pictures on his Birding Blog all day. They don’t play any games with me. I give them a little bark to remind them every so often, but they do is growl at me and tell me to be quiet.

It’s just not fair. I need exercise. And playing chasey around the house is a noisy game. I can’t help it, I get so excited.

Oh, I think I’ll just go and have another sleep in my nice soft bed.

Talk to you soon,

Nancy – the Dog with Attitude.

Nancy enjoying the sunshine

Hi there,

Nancy here again.

I am really enjoying my holiday with Grandpa Trevor and Grandma Corinne. They are so good to me. They play games with me. They always remember to feed me. I love sitting on their laps. Sometimes Grandpa slips me a little bit of his Anzac biscuit, or a little piece of cheese. Yum, yum.

Today’s photo shows me relaxing in the sunshine. This holiday is helping me to really relax. I hope that I’m not putting on weight though. Do I look fat? Perhaps I should go and get my lead so they can take me for a walk.

Talk to you soon,

Nancy.

Nancy in her new bed

Hi there,

This is Nancy again.

Wow! Look at my new bed in the photo above. My Mum bought that for me recently. I’ve been meaning to show it off but Mum hasn’t taken a photo of it yet. So I sneakily set up Grandpa’s digital camera to take a self portrait. I’m so clever.

I love my comfortable new bed. It is so warm and cosy and just the right size for me. And there is no room for my friend Butch. Anyway, he has his own bed AND a bean bag. I wish I had a bean bag. He won’t share his. He gets jealous.

Well, it’s nearly time for bed. I feel so sleepy, and that nice warm bed is calling to me.

Good night.

Talk to you soon,

Nancy.

Nancy here again.

It is easy for me to access Grandpa Trevor’s blog at the moment. I’m having a little holiday with him while my Mum goes camping with some friends of hers. He is often busy doing other things so I just sneak in to the office and use his computer.

Yesterday I went out to help supervise Grandma Corinne in her native plant nursery. She needs me to keep her on task. Every now and then I have to go over to her and she rubs my back. This is to remind her that I love her, and that she needs to keep working.

I remembered something special while I was outside yesterday. The last time I came to have a little holiday here I buried a juicy bone. I even remembered where I had put it, so it didn’t take long to dig it up. It was yummy.

Well, it’s time to get back to work again.

Talk to you soon.

Nancy.

Nancy working hard.

Nancy at home

Hi there,

Nancy here again.

Well, I have some exciting news for you. I’ve left home to go on a little holiday. Yesterday Grandpa Trevor and Grandma Corinne came to visit for the day. Mum invited them to visit so that they could meet some friends of hers from England. I was a little shy at first with the house full of strange people but I soon became used to having all those people here. Mum cooked a lovely dinner for everyone. I felt a little lonely during the evening because everyone wanted to talk and talk and talk. No-one wanted to play with me.

I don’t really mind because when the children went to bed I went for a long drive in Grandma Corinne’s car. We drove for over two hours and it was after midnight when we arrived at Grandpa’s house. It was dark so I didn’t see any kangaroos, or sheep or possums, so I curled up on Grandpa’s lap for a sleep on the way to his house.

Soon I will show you photos of what I am doing to keep busy at Grandpa’s place.

Talk to you soon,

Nancy.

Nancy watching through the window

Hi there,

Nancy here again.

Have you missed me? Let me know in the comments section.

I am so excited.

Grandpa Trevor is coming to visit me. And my Mum as well, of course. I’d better not forget that. Ha, ha. Silly me. I heard Mum talking to him on the phone. He is going to be here about lunch time tomorrow. I’d better keep watching for him through the window. Then when his car stops in the driveway I’ll give a bark so Mum knows they are here.

Oooops. I nearly forgot. Grandma Corinne is coming too. I like sitting on her lap and letting her rub my back. It is really good therapy for her you know. It is very soothing for her to rub me. And I like it too, of course. Sometimes when I am sleeping on her lap she falls asleep too. Ha, ha – her snoring wakes me up!

Well, back to being on watch.

Talk to you soon.

Nancy.