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| In My Prime |
Once again I must apologise to all my friends for having deserted you for so long, I think it was last June that I was in touch but for various reasons I seem to have had writer's block and nothing was going to shift it.
Needless to say, you haven't really missed that much as the back half of last year was pretty uneventful. Both Mum and Dad were working which meant that we didn't spend so much time at the caravan as in previous years and that meant less time on the beach much to my dismay as the roads and fields around home are not much compensation. I know it sounds silly but I feel a lot safer running around on the beach, I don't get those feelings of paranoia whenever there is a loud bang or something unexpected happens and I just wish I was curled up indoors. It's something that I have had to live with since I was born. I know what caused it but I can't tell anyone which makes it all the worse as I can sense Mum and Dad becoming more and more exasperated with me. Apparently my predecessor Stormy was fanatical about walks and was never happier than when out for hours on end. I just wish I could be like that but those demons in my head don't help!
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| Safe and Sound |
With all my foibles, the options for me to go out are becoming less and less. Wherever I go, strange noises always seem to arise and that sets me off, heading for home. Fortunately, I do have the sense to wait at the gate but I remember once a couple of years ago when I didn't and all hell let loose as I ran across the main road and headed for the house unbeknown to my Dad who was frantically searching for me around the local estate. I got the feeling that I was definitely not flavour of the month for a while. Hopefully that was a one-off and my homing instinct will not out-weigh my common sense!
It's normally this time of year that talk turns to when we will off to the caravan, the beaches (Hooray!) and wining and dining al fresco but this year things seem very muted. I rather think that not all is well with my Mum, lots of her friends keep popping in to see her and she is out a lot with talk of hospitals, appointments and operations. I must admit that I have not been at my best lately, getting very worked up at all the comings and goings which is not helping. To cap it all, I have now got an ear infection which is really irritating me so we had a quick trip to the vet. Unfortunately she immediately spotted that I was a bit overweight due to too much of the good life and not enough exercise, so onb top of everything else guess who is now on a diet! They have also given me some tablets to try and calm me down and get rid of the demons in my head but all this is really trivial to what my poor Mum is going through and I just hope and pray that I can help her to get better so we can all enjoy the Summer together.
Well I think that is enough for now and I will be in touch again soon, hopefully with lots of good news about both my Mum and me, not forgetting my dear old Dad as well.
