I can’t believe that it’s been so long since I blogged. Where has the time gone? What have I been doing with myself?
Well, the answer is: not a lot. Other than worrying frantically over Jez, as those of you who keep up with me on Facebook will know. The problem with Jez has been that she has aggravated her knee somehow. Well, I say ‘somehow’, but she must have been jumping somewhere she shouldn’t. Every now and then we catch her at it. And she was set off a week last Monday by a firework that shook the house. It took her 2 days to calm down (she wouldn’t settle at night either) and it was during this time that she seemed to hurt herself. What on earth am I supposed to do with a dog like this? We tried the valium again, but since she gets hyper for the first hour after she takes it, we are trying to leave her off that. Instead we are now trying one of those DAP (pheromone) collars that are supposed to keep them calm! I’m wondering how long it’s supposed to take before they kick in. Her other new trick last week was jumping up in my sitting room and putting her front paws on the window sill (which she can only just reach) and trying to see out. So we put something in front of the window to stop her getting to it. So what does she do now? She stands back a bit then tries to stand on her hind legs to look out the window!
Anyway, we saw the vet last Friday who agreed her leg was worse again (and that was after I’d rested her for a couple of days). Then Saturday it got really bad and she hardly put it down. I was so worried about her. When I flexed her leg I felt the joint clunk badly. But we’ve rested her some more and it gradually seems to be improving again. She still walks a bit awkwardly (favouring her other leg), and skips a step from time to time, but is nowhere near as bad as she was. So I’m hopeful that she had just aggravated it and that it is settling down again.
Otherwise last week was Chris’ birthday. We didn’t do anything special other than getting an Indian takeaway. I’d knitted him a new woolly hat, which he seemed to like. Plus I got him a Bluetooth headset as he talks on Skype to someone he does a lot of work with quite frequently. Not sure if any of you are on Skype. I haven’t downloaded it, but could do if I had someone to talk to on there. Otherwise I just got him the usual books & CDs. Joy sent him the box set of Dexter, which she loves. We watched the first one last night and decided we could take it or leave it. I actually prefer Moonlight (which we have been watching), and think it’s a real shame that US audiences didn’t like it enough for CBS to commission a second series. And now, apparently, its getting quite a cult following. It reminds me a bit of the Charlaine Harris Sooky Stackmore series with its vampire/human love interest.
In other news I’m finally trying to sort out getting our en suite bathroom replaced. We had a woman come out and measure up this morning (much to Jez’s delight). It really needs doing: either the drain or the taps on the bath leak (so we can’t use it) and the shower tray is held together with mastic. We’re also in the process of trimming back the front monster hedge. Well, Chris is doing the trimming and I am doing the collecting up of the trimmings and taking them to the tip. I’ve made 5 journeys so far, but we’ve almost finished. Personally I’d have finished it today as there is so little left to do but Chris didn’t want to. We stake Jez out on a long line while we do it. It gives her somewhere to sniff around and seems to tire her out quite nicely for virtually no effort. Which means she is now asleep in her bed in the living room.
Well, that’s about it. I really must start thinking about my Christmas shopping.
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