Happy Birthday Beautiful Wife

Vic turned 30 at the weekend. Hard to believe, especially as she will always be 17 to me. Had a great time with good friends. Took a narrowboat/barge up the Oxford Canal on Saturday. We were blessed by the weather and I thoroughly enjoyed the day: very peaceful, relaxing and destressing. Highly recommended. Went out for dinner at the Crazy Bear in the evening: Good food but a little pricey for what it was. Saw Steeleye Span on Sunday night: Good gig but their standards seem to be slipping. Maddy's voice is also starting to noticeably degrade. First night of their UK tour, so for those going in the next few months, hope it gets better!

Vicster did very well with some brilliant treats lined up over the next few weeks. The highlight for her is of course the paintball session I've booked for her at the end of this month. Not the weekend away at a posh hotel, or the lunch at Le Manior, but the paintabll...


Loco Dog

Nelson the Dog has gone loco. He damaged his paw months ago and has been eating the bandages and biting / licking the wound ever since. Ann took him to the vets and he asked her if there had been any disturbance in the family over the last few months. The original wound was tracked back to our first visit up to Carlisle with India, and he's been self-harming ever since. When we went up two weeks ago he skulked round the house like a dead man walking and by the Sunday had bitten the pads on his other paw.

Poor chap.

According to the vet this is apparently quite common in labradors -- they can get jealous of babies and often feel abandoned if their mummy's attention is funnelled away from them.


John Fulkes Dies

JF -- king of Lord Williams' Sixth Form for years -- died on Saturday. I don't have the details -- possible heart-attack? Took the call from my shocked dad -- who is a couple of years older than John was and an ex-school chum. Last time I saw JF was at my grandad's funeral in January: JF did the main tribute to gramp before my reading. His death will be a massive loss to the school and the local cricket club.


India Update

My bonny baby is back into a settle sleep mode. She's still great too. We're starting to plan her naming party/non-christen christening. For those who have diaries, the date is going to be the 18th of July. Vic and I need to thrash out the details, but I'm hoping for live DJs and a hot-grillin' BBQ.

We'll probably end up with Nora Jones on CD and cucumber sandwiches...


Jules

No sign of him.