George The Lad

The Tess...... February Issue

2012-02-01T08:12:00.000+01:00

Headline News

We Got Mail

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Dad's Christmas Present!!!

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Earth Hour

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PMT

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The Sad Side of Blogging

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"Hello" I've asked George if he would like to join me on my new monthly Tess as you've not seen much of him over the last month. I know you girlies must be missing him.

Lets get started, George its over to you.

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We Got Mail

All the way across the pond from

The Road Dogs.

We took part in their The Duck Tape Festival sending a photo of something made from duck tape.

Duck Tape George!

We got picked out in the draw by Erine

Frankie's New Brother

Thanks Erine, poor little feller is having a bit of a bad time at the moment, with his op not healing, so we wish him a speedy recovery

Look at all the goodies

There was a lovely letter enclosed

A Pit Bull calendar, we spotted two of our blogging friends in it Roo and Corbin.

A Modern Dog Magazine, we enjoyed looking through this as you have all different items for dogs, over the pond.

Treats

Made in The Road Dogs Home town Charleston, we couldn't wait to try some.

4 Paws Up we love the treats and the other goodies

Thanks Road Dogs

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Dad's Christmas Present!!

Well it matches my collar

"Hey George come and look at this"

"Dad are you really going to learn to play that thing!!! I'm not to sure our ears will put up with you practising!!!"

"Mom did you buy him this?"

lol that's funny, no she didn't and shes says its a cheats fiddle cus it has a mandolin fret board on it

There's a LINK to where he got it from

We might both be packing our bags if the noise is to bad!! we have the link so could always send it back :)

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Earth Hour

We've signed up to

WWF's Earth Hour

Which takes place on

31st March 2012 Lights out at 8.30

It is global, and not just about turning your lights off but thinking about how the actions we take affect this world we all live on.

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PMT

Not Me!

Tess

"Its not nice George, aches pains, us girls have to put up with alot you know"

"But thanks for being the bestist brother"

Hey I'm fine, mom and dads not stopped taking me out for walks

That's me on the top of Wenlock Edge

We went with our friends, Tuffy, Ben and Jenny. (that's the dogs) a walk first and then to the pub

Yes it was dog friendly and we did go in :) sorry no photos as mom was having a day off from the camera!!

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The Sad Side of Blogging

Two of our blogging friends have made their way to the bridge

Amber

Maggie

Both Amber and Maggie joined George on his Birthday Steps, you will always be remembered by the both of us.

We are sending our love and hugs

Eileen and Martyn

Sue and George

As they will miss you terribly

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Breaking News

George is off to the

With the love of his life Stanzie

They are entered in

Valentine's Day King and Queen

You can vote for them,

it will cost you 1 American dollar, which is going to a good cause

Its all going on

At A Glacial Pace

I wanted to enter in one of the kissing booths but George put a stop to it!!!! he said I have to be older for that sort of thing!!, oh well doesn't stop me paying for a kiss ;) I wonder who I will pick

Bow Wow

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Its a wrap for this months Tess

So from me and George

See You Soon xxxx

A Walk From The Book

2012-01-16T22:20:00.000+01:00

Ruyton-XI-Towns

A small town more the size if a village, north-west of Shrewsbury

If you are not up on your Roman Numerals its

Ruyton-11-Towns

The Walk is around 2 miles

Starting at the pub

The Admiral Benbow

The book tells us to cross the road

The first thing we come to is Steps, note Tess is not with me on this photo, because mom thought the one with the two of us was more of an outtake! but I'm going to show you anyway.

Its looks ok, but see how Tess looks like she is balancing the lamp post on her nose lol!! now look back at my photo and the lamp post has gone! We own up and I have said this before, we are always on are leads.

Ok lets get on with the walk.

First through the church yard that has the remains of a Norman castle built in 1155

Time to move on

It was a cold night and the frost was still on the ground

This poor goose had a frozen breakfast

Out of the church yard and a walk down the road, always doing what the signs say

"George why do you have to do as the signs say?"

"Because we'd all be in a pickle if we didn't!"

That round building is the old toll house, you would have had to pay money to get across the bridge years ago.

"George, that sign says there is a bull in this field!! is it safe"

"Well it dosen't say you can't walk across it, I'll let you and dad check it out, mom and me will be right behind you."

Ok so we didn't stop right behind them, dad went off looking for the bridge that was on the map, while mom thought why walk all that way to walk all the way back if the bridge is no longer there.

What happened mom was busy telling me she can't see a bridge and not looking where she was going and we both ended up in deep mud!! she was laughing at me not thinking that she was sinking in it.

Dad didn't find the bridge so we had to walk all the way back to pick up the walk on the other side.

We didn't see a bull. so luckly we didn't end up in a pickle

Back across the cattle grid

Passing the black and white house.

Back on the right track, on the other side of the stream

we saw loads of intresting things

so I'll shut up and show you the photos

Not Tess's best shot, but its the first time she got her head down a rabbit hole.

Look at the shadow on the left is it a horse? no its mom taking the photo!

The four of us together

Back to where we started hour and a half later.

The fire place inside The Admiral Benbow.

Note the lovely real fire and us two missing!

We were dumped in the car!!! they didn't even ask the landlady if we could go in

"The Cheek of it"

"They" as in mom and dad thought we where just to muddy. Do we look muddy?

"Hey mom and dad check out your boots and see who has the most mud on them. Oh and there was a bridge dad just didn't go far enough, we saw it when we were walking on the other side

Have a Good Week

See Yea George xxx

Saturday Steps Looking Back

2012-01-07T01:01:00.000+01:00

You might be thinking, I could have found a better steps photo than this to finsh on, well this is where it all started back on 15th May 2010 on these very steps.

(note Tess is in focus!! and not me,shes getting to be quite a poser to)

Here I am as a pup of just over 5 months,

Since then there has been 84 Saturday Steps.

So close to Frankie's magic number that I'm going to show you some that didn't make it to a blog post

That makes 87

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My Farorite Steps has to be a place that is a local walk to us

Attingham Park

They where the first steps we took Tess to

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Two of my favorite Saturday Steps

My first Birthday

When you sent in photo's of yourselves on steps.

My Birthday Steps

Birthday Steps Second Post

Mom had to do it in two posts, as blogger didn't like the post being soo long as 55 friends joined me on the day

My Second Birthday that's just passed

Saturday Steps Birthday Weekend

Thanks for making it a special day

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When I first started it was just a photo on the post but as time went by I added a post to it, the following are some of mom's favorite's

Saturday 31st July 2010

Hawkstone Park

I put up a slide show but it slowed down the blog, so took it off, if you would like to see all 43 photos of the day you can see them on My flickr page Hawkstone Park Steps

Mom also loves this photo of me!!

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15th October 2011

Saturday Steps, One Very Wet Day!!

Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

Me, Mom and Dad really enjoyed our walk around this place, even though it rained, I gave it the 4 Paws award and emailed it off to them not thinking we would hear back, but the next day I had a lovely email from the manager thanking me for the award, and that he liked my blog post, so much that it is now on their main web page with a link to my blog and post.

Thank You Consall Hall

We will be back to show Tess around later this year

Web page

Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

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29th October 2011

Saturday Steps The Spooky One.

We have become good friends over the last year with Boomer and his Folks, and without him this post would not exist, it was also around this time I realized just what its like having a sister!!

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We could go on as we have so many favorites.

I have put together a smile box with all 84 in the right date order that they appeared on the blog, so if you feel you can sit through 84 steps take a look, perhaps you have a favorite.

This slideshow customized with Smilebox

Thanks for joining me each Saturday,

I'll just be posting as and when from now on.

I've not given up on steps,

if I come across some when out and about

I'll be on them posing for a photo.

See Yea Soon George xxxx

The Tuesday Tess Bumper Issue

2012-01-03T07:54:00.000+01:00

Headline News

Snap Shot of Our Christmas

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Flat George's World Tour

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New Year Resolutions!!!!

We're Back, no silly head gear, just us in the furs.

We have alot to get though in this post, so lets get started

Snap Shot of Our Christmas

Christmas Eve we went for a walk with our friends

The pups, Ben on the Left and Jenny on the right

Tuffy, George's long time girlfriend that goes in the pub

(Stanzie its not real love she just a friend)

George who didn't look to happy, mom made us all the same bandanny's to wear.

But he soon had a smile on his face when the walk ended at the pub

But it didn't go down well when he found out there was just water in the dog bowl and not beer, he said when its just him and dad at the pub, he gets beer in the dog bowl!

A good end to Christmas Eve

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Christmas Day

We went to Granny and Granpops, and took a walk to the Stiperstones

Its was very very windy. Mom couldn't hold the camera still

Coming back down, thats baby peeps Simon

he didn't want to come but said when we got back he enjoyed it.

We were all ready for Christmas dinner when we got back.

Mom put the camera away so there are no photos, I think she'd had to much sherry to take any good photos :)

Its at this point we would both like to say a big Thank You to all the friends that sent us Christmas cards, ecards and pressies. It was a surprize how many we got, no need to, but we loved recieving them, we are just pleased you are our friends.

Christmas didn't end there

I did alot of this

While George did some of this!!

Dad made up this game based on "BuckaRoo"

The idea was to see how many toys

he could put on me before I got up! thats my tail sticking up at the back, I just fell asleep for a while.

One present I will show you remember George and Dad going in that shop at Trentham and coming out with a pink bag, this was in it

A bling bling collar from George, thanks George he did say it was a good job I have a short name cus he was running out of his dog biscult allowance money!

What do you think? as I don't class myself as a bling bling girl.

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Flat George's World Tour

Yes FG is off on his second year of his world tour, for those of you that don't know about FG he's a George you can download and take with you on holiday, take a photo and email it back to

The Real George

He will put it on FG's World Tour Blog, FG got to go to loads of places around the world in 2011 so lets see where he ends up this year

For full detail on how you can host him visit and see just how many places he got to in 2011 click on link

Flat George's World Tour

Its also on the links at the top of the blog

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New Years Resolution!!

We are not happy, I had a lovely first Christmas, then I find out about this thing that folks do

New Years Resolutions.

Bocci my blogging friend has just put up a great post on resolutions that folks make for there pets.

Go check it out its a good list of things to do this year.

Pet Parents And Their New Year's Resolutions

Well Mom came up with one.

You won't belive this,
To give up blogging!!!
yes give it up.

We had to fight our corner

We had to make a stand, time for the negotiaton table

"George don't sit down there like a wimp"

"Look Tess if she has made her mind up then that's it"

"Don't be silly George we can pull her around that's why its called negotiation, some give and take, OK"

"Look mom its like this, I've not been blogging that long, heck all of 3 months George as had a good run of it, we can't let our followers and readers down, we've been on a blogging break long enough"

"Please Mom don't do this, we need you to help us blog!!"

"George help she won't listen to me!"

"Mom, I know it takes a long time to do the blog posts and we have been blogging a long time every Saturday with Saturday Steps, then Tess comes along with The Tess, but we can't stop all together, we have put a lot into this blog, plus all the friends we have made, lets just cut blogging down and see how it goes"

Seems George's approach worked,

"Thanks George, that was close"

George has negotiated the following

The Tuesday Tess will now be The Monthy Tess

Oh well better than not at all

This weeks Saturday Steps will be the last one, but the good news is George will still be putting up posts as and when we get to go somewhere intresting.

UK is holding the olympic games this year and we live just a short drive away from where it all started, so I can see some blog posts coming up about that.

Don't give up on us friends we have been told we can keep up with what you are doing and join in with things going on in blogland.

She is letting us on the laptop some of the time to go visiting which we are pleased about.

So for now

Happy New Year

Hope you can join us on Saturday for a Special look back at

Saturday Steps.

Love and hugs George and Tess xxxx

Saturday Steps

2011-12-10T01:01:00.000+01:00

Happy Christmas and New Year

to all our friends and followers

We are on a blogging break.

You can catch up with us after new year,

we will be back blogging on

The 3rd January with The Tuesday Tess

With a new look blog, new format and a report of what we got up to over the Christmas and New Year

So till then from our home to yours

Free slideshow personalized with Smilebox

"Tess ask dad if we will get more treats for doing this photo shoot"

"Hey Dad more treats OK"

"Look my antlers are all wrong now!!"

Have a Great Christmas and New Year

Love and Hugs

George and Tess XXXXX

The Tuesday Tess

2011-12-06T07:48:00.000+01:00

Headline News

George at the vets

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I'm Scuppered

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Mom gets a surprise in the bathroom!

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Do You Love The Frozen Planet?

Tess here with the goings on in the Bell household, seams I have got the nack to keep them on their toes LOL!!

First

George at The Vets

He's got an ear infection, its ok cus mom knows the signs and took him early. Thing is, looks like its not just the turkey that will be pucked in a couple of weeks. His ear hair has got to come out. Ouch!!

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I'm Scuppered

Dam it, mom caught me. See, I can get onto her bar stool that's in the kitchen where my bedroom is. My idea was to do some counter surfing.

She's put a stop to it by turning the chair around when she going out. There must be another way?

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Mom Gets a Surprise in the Bathroom

Now I think most of us dogs at one time other another have to put up with these things - gates, as George just said "The Cheek of it" anyways me and George had been working together on a way to open it, and it worked. George pushes and I jump up and move the catch, Mom had gone upstairs to the bathroom to do what folks do, so me and George put our plan into action and it worked. I belted upstairs to find mom, she was sitting down at the time and didn't look to happy.

Dad's since fixed it and we can't open it anymore, boo hoo, can you see that metal pole on the left hand side, I could get throught that gap until dad fixed it, is there anything dad can't fix!!

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Do You Love The Frozen Planet

I do

Mom says I should keep quite when its on

Breaking News

We are coming up to a blogging break as from next Saturday one more post before we go, wait until you see just what I had to wear for the photo!!.

Its a wrap for this weeks Tuesday Tess

Kisses from Me

Kiss me quick Tess xxxxx

Saturday Steps The Trentham Estate

2011-12-03T01:02:00.000+01:00

Here we both are at The Trentham Estate, the place that came first in the vote to where we went on my Birthday

"Hey George how we going to do this post, cus mom took like 87 photos"

"It was more than that, we don't want to bore folks showing them what we got up to"

"why not, we had a good time, lets show them all the photos"

"GEORGE are you listening to me?"

"Two can play at that game"

See what I have to put up with!!

"ha ha, George you love me really"

I think its best if we just roll out the photos, so are you ready to take a walk with us around The Trentham Estate

Looks like I've got Tess off my back for a while.

Till next time

Have a good week

See Yea George xxxx

"Hang on don't forget I'm back on Tuesday with The Tuesday Tess"

"I don't think they will forget"

From both of us, have a good weekend see you soon xxxx

The Tuesday Tess Birthday Issue

2011-11-29T01:12:00.001+01:00

I'm so excited, I get to do the draw, I get to do the draw.

But first, George has some Thank You's to say

"Over to you George"

A big Thank You to all my friends that took part on my steps photo. And for all the Birthday Wishes I got on my comments and to Friends on FB that wished me a Happy Birthday

I had a very enjoyable Birthday Weekend

To the love of my life Stanzie, she sent me all these bandannys to wear, Love you, just sorry you couldn't send a real steak through the post like on your birthday card : ) and thanks for the Birthday post on your brothers blog (Cheers Wyatt)

To My blogging sister Rubie that sent a card all the way from OZ and also did a post wishing me Happy Birthday thanks Sis :)

"Thanks Tess for getting me a Birthday Cookie"

"Thanks George I thought it would be a nice thing to share"

Ok, Thank You's over,

on to the draw.

Remember we said every friend that sent in a photo would be put into the draw, thats what we did.

All 68 names were put in my dinner bowl and I got to pick one out.

"Dad pass me the bowl please, folks are waiting"

The winner is

Ernie, Frankie's New Brother

Congratulations Ernie

"George this is so much fun can I draw out another one, and maybe one more, and one for good luck, go on, can I George, can I "

"Mmmm that's four all together, Ok yes we can run to that"

"Dad put the bowl back, George said I can pick out three more"

Let me see, this one

Sid the cat, Congratulations

"Dad don't hold it so close to the camera its blury"

Who's this going to be

Mitch Congratulations, you know Maggie & Mitch

Last one to be drawn, dad gave the bowl a shake,

before I picked it

Holly congratulations, Holly is one of The Thuglets

If you can please email us your addy's they will be posted off to you ASAP

"That sure was fun George, hope I can do it again sometime"

The winning vote was to go to

The Trentham Estate

Our new header was taken there, we both had a lovely walk around, mom took loads of photos, George will be showing you on this weeks Saturday Steps, but he has said I can show you just a couple.

Just outside the entrance to the Estate are some shops, George spotted this shop

I told him to stop outside while I went in for a look, this is where I brought his Birthday Cookie, but then he said he wanted to go in with dad and have alook. They came back with dad carrying a pink bag!!! George said its my Christmas present, Christmas can't wait to find out what this Christmas is.

To finish off the day, we both had

Beef Stew, carrots, Chicken and to top it off Yorkshire Puding, on peeps plates!!

Mmm tastie, all gone in less than 30 seconds!!

Its a wrap for this weeks Tuesday Tess

From Me and George, thanks for being our friends

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Saturday Steps Birthday Weekend

2011-11-26T01:07:00.000+01:00

George, don't you see a bit of a problem?

Its just you and me on the steps!

I don't think you have any friends in blogland.

Yea Yea Yea TESS, you have a lot to learn.

Well, I have a bunch of friends, in fact 68 are joining me this Birthday Weekend on the steps.

Drum Roll

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Thanks to all of you for making this a very special

Birthday Steps

My Birthday is on Sunday the 27th Nov, and that is a very special day for two of my blogging friends that are sitting just behind me on the photo.

Sage

Eva

All three of us share the same Birthday and the same age, now that is special.

Please pop by their blogs to give them some Birthday Wishes

Link

Eva the Sheltie

Link

The (mis)Adventures of Sage

Its also someone else's Birthday on the same day

Asta's Mom. They are busy packing up to move over to this side of the pond. You can go and see Asta as she is helping out with the packing

Link

Asta's World

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Ok George, I knows you have friends, I was only joking.

Happy Birthday George, and to Sage, Eva and Asta's mom

Kisses from me Tess XXXX

Thanks to all of you that voted, this weekend we will be going to

The Trentham Estate

Next weeks Saturday Steps will be all about our visit.

In this next weeks Tuesday Tess I will be drawing out a winner from all the friends that were on the Birthday photo with us.

See you then, Tess

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Have a good week

See Yea George xxxx

Kisses from me Tess xxxx

Did you spot who I was sat by, did yea, Bow Wow

The Roll Call

in no particular order

Sarge, Babyrocketdog & Hootie, Amber & Max, Asta, Amber & Anne, Balzac, Wilson & Jimmy, Bridger, Elsie, Finn, Frankie & Erinie, Horatio, Tuffy, Jenny, Jazzie, Kelly, Lionel, Maggie & Mitch, Maggie Mae & Max, Misty, Sage, Rubie, Shad, Stanzie & Wyatt, Tuppence, Bocci, Blueberry, Bunny & Morgan, Bunny, Colin, Douglas, Eva, Ellie, Boomer, Jenkins, Missy, Roo, Sally Anne & Tavish, Stella & Rory, Sid, Bertie, Inky & Molly, Bart & Ruby, Daisy, Kendra, Bella & Roxy, Winifrid Prickles, Teddy, Monty, Tessa, Teddy, Cora, Webster, Holly.

The Tuesday Tess......Second Issue

2011-11-22T01:02:00.000+01:00

Headline News

Pup Party not what I expected!

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I'm in the dog house

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George Chucks UP

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I Got Mail

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Hi everyone and welcome back to the Second Issue.

Its been a busy week in the Bell household, I like to keep them on there toes in more ways than one.

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Pup Party not what I expected!

It was at the vets!!(this was before we spent the night there)
OK, I did meet other pups there so it was socialising, but I was the oldest and one of the biggest other than a collie pup, Mom said it was a good experience for me, even if I was a bit rough with some of then.

But we came away with a goodie bag full of items.

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I'm in the dog house

This hole in the carpet was not made by me, it was made by George when he was a pup, see he's not always a good dog. In fact, on further investigation, it turns out Dad started the hole when he dropped his cigarette. Naughty dad smoking is bad for you.

Anyway, George as a pup just loved the smell and when they weren't looking turned it into a hole like it is today.

Mom had the idea to buy a small brown rug to cover it up, George loved this rug and used to sleep on it.

It all changed when I came here, I had an accident and pooped on it, no big deal until dad trod in it! Mom said no way it that going in the washing machine, I'll get a new one.

Sorry Mom but once a hole always a hole,

I told her not to worry. Just leave our play blanket over it nobody will know it's there, sorry to say but the rugs gone all together as I found it just two much fun to pulling it apart

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George Chucks Up

Over Me!!! I was soooo shocked, no horrified. I didn't know George got Car sick like me, I had already been sick, I have to say not anywhere near George. Dad was just driving along when yuk on my back and down my leg. I tried by best to stay still until the car was stopped and mom came to the rescue. Good job she had Baby wipes to clean me off. It seems I will have to watch out when we go on long journeys

I Got Mail

George thought it was for him

I had to fight him off

My very own toys

This toy was in the box as well and look, George got hold of it

That's mine GEORGE!

I think some one's trying to woo me, I'm blushing under my fuzz fur

I'm not telling just yet who send me these lovely gifts to play with but I will give you a clue, I'm sat very close to him on George's Birthday steps photo.
Its lovely to have my very own toys as I have been playing with Georges hand me downs.
Thank You Boyfriend XXX

Breaking News

Its not quite if you have paid us a visit in the last week

Its George's Birthday coming up, you can see the full post about how you can join in by going via this LINK or just scroll down the blog until you get to it.

There's really is not much time left if you want to join us.

Last day for sending in your photos is 25th Nov, there are already 52 friends joining us, I will be sitting next to my Boyfriend, (Bow Wow, I think I've scored there :)

Its a Wrap for this Week

Kisses from me

Kiss Me Quick Tess XXXXX

Saturday Steps Glansevern Hall Gardens

2011-11-19T01:14:00.000+01:00

I'm looking back with this post, we visited here on the 19th August, that was way before I ended up with a sister!!

This was the photo I put up for Saturday Steps and told you I would show you soon, well better late than never.

Its all photo's

Thanks for joining me on a walk around the gardens, don't forget you can join me on my Brithday by sending in a photo of yourself, you don't have to be on steps mom will make sure you are on the photo with me, for full details please visit my last post, and don't waste your vote on where you would like me to go on my Birthday weekend.

Have a good Week

See Yea George xxx

Would you like to join me on my 2nd Birthday

2011-11-17T01:03:00.000+01:00

Tess here. I got to the laptop first, I'm soo excited. George told me all about his 1st Birthday celebrations last year while we where locked up in the vets. I've never had a Birthday, it looks like alot of fun.

"Tess, I know you're only a pup, but please take a back seat and let me tell folks what we would like them to do"

"Sorry George, can I help, can I"

"Don't worry, you can help out, just sit still and listen"

"Will do George, will do"

Right, lets start again, Sunday 27th November is my 2nd Birthday its a mile stone because its at the age of 2 us dogs are classed as adults.

The first thing, is where to go on my Birthday weekend, I have put up a voting poll.

Have a look at the 5 places I have inclued in the vote, take a look at them by clicking on the headers, then when you have made up your mind where you would like me to go just vote on my side bar.

Easy

1) Chasewater Country Park

2) Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre

3) Trip Back to the Waterfall, where I went on my 1st Birthday

4) A Walk Around Nantwich Town

5) The Trentham Estate

You all know I love Steps

Do some of you remember the post this photo came from.

If not here's a link to it
Saturday Steps and a Stroll on a Sunday

I asked mom to take a good photo of these steps, because I had an idea at the time, I would like you to join me and Tess on them for my 2nd Birthday

All you have to do is email a photo of yourself to me, you can be sitting or standing, looking at the camera if you can.

I'd love all my friends to join in so you don't have to have a blog.

Cats, kittens, dogs, pups, hedgehogs send in a photo and I'll make sure you are on the steps.

All of you that send in a photo will be put into a draw, I'll let Tess pull out the winner.

"Really George, oh wow I get to do the draw

"Yes you do"

Here's a round up

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Vote on the place you would like me and Tess to visit

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Send in a photo of you sitting, standing, looking at the camera if you can, all friends are welcome even if you don't blog.

Please include your name for the roll call, and in the email subject put "Birthday Steps".

I will send you a short reply to let you know we have received your photo

Email to

georgethelad(at)googlemail(dot)com

Last day for sending in your photo's is 25th November
so you don't have much time

Have a good week, what's left of it, and I look forward to you joining me on my Birthday

See Yea George and Tess XXX

The Tuesday Tess..... Special Addition

2011-11-15T07:46:00.000+01:00

Hi We're back, with a special addition, we thought its only right as you are our regular readers and friends that we should tell you why the unexpected blogging break.

First up both mom and dad say they have more grey hairs than they did the week before.

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Its all started last Monday afternoon, mom got in from work at 4.00 dad was on the computer, George was just moping about, me well I had picked up some sweets that dad had dropped out of his back pocket, I had just finished when mom spotted the wrapper, she said to dad "Look she's got your tablets how many was in there" I think I had two, next thing I knew me and George were in the car, great I thought somewhere nice for a walk. We ended up at the vets!!! we both got weighed, locked up, needles in our arms all night, poked and prodded, it was not a good night,

Mom was there to pick us up in the morning with more sweets to take (Tablets), I had bad gut ache and wind, George wasn't to happy with me as he had to go through it all and he hadn't taken any.

So we weren't up to blogging, but we are ok now.

George is sporting the new poodle cut.
"Don't pull your tongue out George its rude"

I got away with just one bare patch.

Mom wanted to say a few words

Looking back I can now write a light hearted account of what happened, but a the time it was very worrying for both of us, Howard's not been in the best of health, and is on anti-inflammatories, he'd cut three from the blister pack to take into work having taken one that left the balance of two in the blister pack in his back pocket, some how they had fallen out in the house, and of course at the time we didn't know if it was Tess or George that had taken the two tablets that where missing.

I just found Tess on the floor with the empty blister pack chewing on it. They both had to stay over night at the vets on fluids and the drugs to help flush the tablets through. The one thing that came as a real shock, we were told by the vet that it was a possibility that one or both might get renal failure over the next week, we came way from the vets to an empty home not knowing if they would be with us the following weekend.

We knew by Tuesday night that George was ok, so don't think he had any of them, but poor Tess, had to go back to the vets as she was being sick after she had her perscribed tablet. She got better each day and by the Friday back to 100% play fighting with George. We just hope she has no long term damage.

So the morall of this story, please don't leave tablets in your pockets when you have dogs around.

Its over a week ago and we are still ok, the signs are good

George is showing me some brotherly love on Sunday

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Breaking News

I'm a week late bringing you this news!!! so not much time left

Its George's 2nd Birthday on 27th November

Come back Thursday,

for full details of how you can join in, if you want.

Its a wrap for this weeks Tess

Kisses from Me

KissMe Quick Tess xxx

An Unexpected Blogging Break

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Sorry but this weeks Tuesday Tess and Saturday Steps are on hold, we will be back to blogging as soon as possible

Have a Good Week

George and Tess xxxx

Saturday Steps.....A WELTAF Walk

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Well at least I'm in focus

We are members of WELTAF which stands for

Welsh Terrier and Friends

Members can put forward walks from anywhere around the country.

So we put forward Boomer's Historical Walk around Ironbridge.

You never know until the day how many Welsh Terriers will turn up, Lets have a roll call

OK Boomer's not a WT, but its his walk and he lead us around

Alfie

"Opps sorry didn't get your name"

Baban

Miffy

"Tess whats his name?"

"Sorry George did think to ask!! he was very nice"

Roxter

Billy

Photo courtesy of WELTAF member J FRASER

From the youngest on the walk Melangell

To the oldest Duffy a stately lady well into double figures

Photo courtesy of WELTAF member J FRASER

Last but not least my mate Jenkins, good to see you again

That's 12 if you count me and Tess, we wanted to enjoy the walk with our friends so mom didn't take photos on the day of all the places of Historical interest because we've blogged about this walk before.

But I have put together a whistle stop tour of the places we past

The Jackfield Tile Museum

Maws Craft Museum

Can you see Flat Stanzie, love you

We stopped at The Boat Inn

Check out the flood door!

Mmmm, got myself some Guinness froth

Up the foot bridge that takes you over the river

The Great Hay Inclined Plane.

It was used to carry small barges up and down from the Shropshire Canal terminus at Blist's Hill down to the River Severn.

We walked along this foot path passing

The Coalport China Museum

"Frankie" mom's not forgot about taking FG around : )

On to The Silkin Way

Under The Inclined Plane

Through a long tunnel

Down into the woods with loads of steps

Stopping at The Robin Hood Inn for a drink and a rest

Colin turned up for a drink

A very kind barman came out and give us all milky Bones

This is Frank, he was just passing and couldn't believe he eye's seeing all us, he lives local so might meet him again

Boomer thought it was time to make a move

Passing The Bedlan Furnaces

Ending the walk at The Ironbridge

Thanks to all my WELTAF friends for coming to walk around with me and Tess

Thanks Boomer for walking us around, I gave him my 4 Paws Award that I awarded him last week

"Say good bye Tess, you don't look to happy what's the matter?"

"I'm just sad its over, hope we can meet them again soon"

"Kisses from Me, Tess xxx"

I'm sad its over to
Have a good Week
See Yea George xxx

A Book Review

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Me, being classed as obese on the fat scale, I couldn't wait to receive Peggy Frezon's book

I've known Peggy for some time through blogging,

she's even hosted Flat George at the New York State Capitol

The book's a down to earth account of losing weight with humour running through it, from the ups and downs of the emotional side and the trigger that started Peggy and Kelly on there goal of weight loss.

It makes for an inspiring read that I found hard to put down, with some great tips from Peggy, Kelly and Friends for you and your dog to lose weight.

I got the chance to ask Peggy some question's

The book has lots of tips on how to lose weight and keep it off, which is your favorite one

"Seek out support." Making any change in lifestyle is difficult, but it is so much easier when you share your struggles, surround yourself with positive, encouraging people, and also diet with a friend...even a furry friend!

How did you go about getting a publisher

I write for several national magazines, and also for Chicken Soup for the Soul books. I first published an article in Guideposts magazine about me and Kelly called The Doggy Diet. After I wrote the book, I was lucky enough to find an agent who shopped the book around to publishers. Eventually, I found a publisher who puts out quality pet books, and was thrilled when they took my book. To anyone considering writing a book, my suggestion is to first write an awesome book proposal, and then find a really good agent to represent you.

Has Kelly had any more encounters with reptiles!

I shudder as you ask! Yes, every spring and summer the snakes seem to congregate in our small back yard. Kelly loves to pick them up in her teeth and give them a good shake. It kind of creeps me out

Where you still on the way to losing weight when you started the book, or was it something you decided to write about after your goals had been reached.

I was still about halfway toward my goal when I started the book, which was a great way to do it, because everything was fresh in my mind as I wrote. I still struggle with maintaining the weight loss and realize that is something I will continue to work on forever.

Kelly has played a big part in you losing the weight, but is there a time when she just doesn't want to play ball and go out.

Kelly was basically lazy, because that was our routine together. She didn't really know that there was another way. But now, she lets me know that she can't wait to get moving. She even slaps her paw on the keyboard to get my attention and tell me it's time for a walk!

Thanks Peggy

You can check out what Peggy and Kelly are up to over at
Peggy's Pet Place

The book can be purchased through Amazon
Its also on sale in shops over here in the UK.

If you see it, drop me an email to let us know where.

Right you two time for a walk,

Just maybe when we get back I just might sort the cupboards out.

The Tuesday Tess................ First Issue

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Head Line News

George Locked Out When Visitors Arrive

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He's Got Mail

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Double Standards in The Bell Household

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Exclusive Photo's

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My First Play Date

Tess here reporting this weeks going on.

George Locked Out when Visitors Arrive

Yes thats right, mom was doing a girlie thing and going out shopping for the day with her friends, I wanted to meet them before they went off, so I said it would be a good idea to see them just by myself, turns out one of them was Auntie Rose she had very kindly brought a present for ME and George.

I took it on myself to unwrap it, Look - see this George.

But then he said, "You're a girl so its your job to cook something from it."

Thanks Auntie Rose

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He's Got Mail

George got to open something this week, he won a book from his blogging friend Bocci's Beefs it came all the way from the other side of the pond.

We are both looking forward to going and visiting the 15 Blogs in this book

after we catch up with you all

But the best is Bocci's one of the blogs,

Wow, and he signed it for George.

I would just like to say on George's behalf

Thank you very much.

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Double standards In The Bell Household

OK I'm no drama Queen BUT

It seams George wasn't happy about me dressing up for this months Photo Hunt, well tell me if I am wrong but how can he have a go at me when I have since found out that he also gets dressed up

Plus he dressed up for Halloween

I saw him at the FiveSibes blog. At their

Happy Howl-o-ween Photo and Slideshow!!

loads of photos of Furiends all dressed up

Take a look for yourself

FiveSibes

So the boots on the other paw now, I have the photos to prove it.

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Exclusive Photo's

Our Dad saw my first post, he was so proud of me and Georges blog that he emailed two photos of himself

Our Dad Dennis

Love you dad, they will be put in the family album.

Its brought a tear to my eye,

isn't he a handsome fellow, that's our Dad.

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My First Play Date

With Ellie the Miniature Schnauzer

We went for a walk around the local park, looks like she spotted a ghost as she's poking her tongue out!

If you don't know what I am talking about read up on the last post

There are only a couple of weeks between our ages I'm the eldest. It was great fun pinching her toys and chews when we went back to her house. Hope to have another play date soon Ellie

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That's it for this weeks headlines

Breaking News

We organized a WELTAF Walk. The full post will be on this weeks Saturday Steps.

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Mom Does a Book review,

which will be on the blog Thursday 3rd Nov

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We are entering a photo for Duck Tape Week Nov 7-11th
Frankie the Mayor of Blogville is after photo's of where you have found Duck Tape being used

Frankly Speaking
and
Road Dog Tails

want your Artsy FARTSsy Creative use of Duck Tape

Check out their blog to see about The real life Duct Tape festival that takes place in Avon, Ohio
Mom better pull her finger out and send in a photo before 4th Nov and own up as to how is happened!

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I'm off to a Pup Party, don't know where, just heard mom say yes Tess will be there. Party that means I get to dress up.
Yeah baby bring it on.

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Thats a wrap for this week's Tuesday Tess. Thanks for stopping by.

Kisses from me
KissMe Quick Tess xxxx

Editors notes-
George has asked me to say he's not forgot you and will be doing the rounds when we get a little more free time. I had words with him about having a tidy up on the blog side bar, you know us girls like to keep things tidy, so you will see some changes over the days, mainly the blog list, as alot of the blogs he was following seam to be having a rest from it or not blogging anymore, so time for a tidy up.

Saturday Steps The Spooky One

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Its Halloween Weekend

So I thought you'd like to come with me and Tess on The Spooky One from Boomer's new Book

Dog Friendly Walks in and Around Shrewsbury

Me and Boomer are Ghost Pupters on it, Boomer has very kindly let me use his write up's about each ghost to go with my photo's

Plus has let me use his walk as a sample walk for my blog this means at the end of the post I have put a PDF file that you can print out and use yourself if you ever visit Shrewsbury.

Thank You Boomer and his Agents

The first thing Boomer tells you for this walk you need your lead on throughout as it is in the town centre, so for this post mom has not photo shopped our leads off, we don't want you to think Mom and Dad don't look after our welfare.

We start our walk at St Alkmunds Square

"Tess are you listening"

"Sorry George I thought I heard something"

"Where"

"Over there George"

"GEORGE its coming from over there now!! you heard it, didn't yea, didn't yea"

"Is it a Ghost George!!! I can't look"

"Maybe if I pull my Tongue out it will go away"

"Don't be silly Tess that won't work and its rude"

"I think its gone George we are ok now, so sticking my tongue out worked didn't it George"

"Dad can we get on with the walk now please, as Tess is getting worried"

St Alkmunds Church, you may see the ghost of a lumberjack called GEORGE!! Archer who fell off the steeple after being bet that he couldn't climb it. He did climb it but fell to his death and it is said that his ghost can still be seen falling from on high!!

Onto the church next door St Julians where a ghost of a man mistakenly buried alive is said to wander the graveyard

The Lion Hotel. A well dressed ghost in a grey ball gown is said to haunt this hotel and can be seen wandering down the stairs and into the ballroom where she vanishes into thin air

Barracks Passage, it is said that us pups refuse to pass on the side of the street that the Tudor House is on. (Tess is only a pup so she's on the other side of the road with mom.)

Faces of men and boys dressed in military uniforms, perhaps from the Bosworth battlefield can be seen in the windows.

We take a walk past Shrewsbury Abbey to the next haunted place

The Dun Cow Pub, it is reported to be haunted by the ghost of a Dutchman who was executed for the murder of Prince Rupert's steward. There have been several sightings of the man but perhaps the most creepy was when the landlords family all overslept to find out that every clock in the building was showing the same time 6.45am the time of his execution. Monks have also been seen on the premises.

"TESS,MOM" dad says do you want to go in for a drink?"

"No way George, you and dad come back over this side of the road, there's things flying around outside!!!"

Back over the English bridge, to make our way up to the town

We all stop at a slim passageway named Traitors Gate where you may see skeletons hanging from the archway

Shrewsbury Castle, Sorry but couldn't get a photo as its well hidden behind the castle walls and no dogs are allowed in. The Castle is built on the site where a notorious villain called "Bloody" Jack he used to lure innocent young women back to his home on the promise of love and marriage where he would imprison them and cut off their fingers and toes which he kept as souvenirs. He can sometimes be seen on the lawns dragging a screaming lady by the name of Mary Ann by the hair and followed by shadowy figures. he was eventually caught and hanged.

A Walk up Grope Lane

Up Bear Steps

To The Prince Rupert Hotel. We've saved the best for last as the Prince Rupert is ranked one of the top 10 most haunted houses by The Guardian. Rooms six and seven are reported to be haunted as a jilted bride-to-be hung herself in six, and in seven a young man killed himself when his betrothed ran off with his best friend. More recently in the filming of the Christmas Carol members of the crew saw a man in a nightcap walk through a closed door.

So are you spooked?

Boomer you did such a good job with this walk my canine chum, for the work involved on this one walk, for your great walking books, and raising over £1,200 ($1,935) for
The Dogs Trust
Through the event you put on
The Hair of the Dog

I'm pleased, no honored, to award you

You can go to Boomers web page by clicking on his book on my side bar or going via this Link

If you would like to print out the walk
this is the LINK to the PDF

Thanks Boomer

"Time to say good bye Tess"

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!! I told you its rude to stick your tongue out didn't I"

"Sorry George, so sorry, I really thought I heard another Ghost"

"Bye every one"

"Heck, I didn't know having a sister would be such a paw full"

Have a Good Week

See Yea George xxx

"Kisses from me

Kissme Quick Tess xxxxx"

"TESS do you always have to have the last word!"

"YES"

Photo Scavenger Hunt October

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Hosted by

Post Cards From The P.P.

Moms let the sides down I'm only on two!!and Tess is on two!!

A Black Cat

Candlelit

Taken at Liverpool Cathedral when mom took Flat me with her-LINK

Crunchy Leaves

Tess on her first walk out with us

Fog/Mist

South Stack Lighthouse taken on holiday 2010

Golden

My favorite treats

Graffiti

Can someone tell me if this could be a banksy?, its to be found in Holyhead Wales

Heritage

Yes that's what the Welsh Terrier in the UK comes under a Vulnerable Heritage breed, because there are fewer than 300 registrations each year.That's why I was at Weston Park Game and Country Show, to get more folks to know about us.

Pumpkin

River

The River Severn as it winds through the fields

Something Eerie

My friend Tony is eerie, this was the first firing of a traditional brick Kiln at Blists Hill Museum

Witches Hat/Broomstick

Just look at my sister!!! she's not wearing lip stick but looks like she's puts boot polish on her nose!!and where's her eyes gone! and as for dressing up!!!

we don't do dressing up in this house.

I will be having words

See You Soon

George xxx

The Tuesday Tess

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Hello, so pleased Georgie has let me have my very own slot on his blog and thanks to Wyatt for coming up with a name for it.

I've been thinking hard about what I should talk about each week.

"The Tuesday Tess"

sounds like its one of them things that come free through the letter box once a week that peeps read, whats it called?

Then when they have finished with it us pups get it to piddle on

Well not me, I know I have to go outside, I do forget myself sometimes when me and George are playing!!! you will understand why later.

"The Tuesday Tess" sounds just like a free weekly newspaper that's the word I was looking for newspaper

I will be giving you all the latest gossip, you know us girls love to gossip.

So I'll be telling you whats life really like in the Bell household.
Ahh, I can see your getting interested, I can't wait, I've started making notes of things that I see happen so I don't forget

But first I better tell you a little about myself

You know my name, and how old I am, that's on the blog side bar.

I've been in my new Forever Home just over three weeks, I was just coming up to 5 months old when my new mom and dad came to pick me up, they got me from the same place where Georgie goes to get groomed, the breeder didn't really want me to go but knew I would be happy and well looked after with Georgie and his mom and dad, so she was pleased for me, and we will be keeping intouch.

Me and Georgie have the same Dad,

Champion Whittinford Warrior Bold of Demorner

also known as Dennis

So that makes us true half brother and sister

My kennel Club name is

Demorner Kissme Quick,

make an orderly queue boys :)

In the three weeks I have been here

I've lost all of these teeth

Learnt to walk on a lead, in a fashion

Can now go down steps with confidence

Got a lovely bedroom

Plus found out what's its like to have a brother, you just have to put them in their place

If you are having trouble loading the video please click on the youtube button which will take you direct to the web site.

We do get on really well.

Some last minute news
How do you fancy taking Ripply the virtual dog for a walk, it won't cost you a penny, Pedigree will donate £1 for every walk done, you can take her for a walk as many times as you like.
Lets get some money donated

Just click the kennel on the blog side bar.
Not sure if it will work outside the UK

Georgie has just passed me a note, I must mention this months
Photo Scavenger Hunt
will be on Thursday, I tell you boys you will be lining up when you see the photo's of me.
Hang on a minute!!
My first post and I have a complaint!!
Right at the bottom of the note its says my name is GEORGE not Georgie, ok GEORGE if you say so, lighten up I'm your Sister you know.

Its a wrap for this week's Tuesday's Tess, better go and make it up with George

See you next Tuesday
Love and Hugs Kissme Quick Tess xxxxx

Saturday steps A Walk Around A Field

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But not any old field

Its a Battle Field

"Well Georgie I'm none to impressed so far, looks like a good field to have a run in"

Just excuse Tess she seams to be the kind of girl that likes to voice her opinion

The Battle of Shrewsbury took place here in 1403 between the rebel army led by Sir Henry Percy and the Royal army of Henry IV, Percy lost.

"its quite nice here, just a little windy"

Coming up to St Mary Magdalene Church

"Tess, I say TESS mom wants you to pose just like me for a photo"

"I think that's a no then mom!!!"

"I heard that Georgie my hair's a mess with all this wind, a photo is the last thing I want!"

I tell yea shes got a lot to learn, does is look windy to you?

Only a little bit Bol

"Georgie its not funny people are going to think I have ears that stick up, that's just is not the case!!"

"I can't even keep my eyes open, how can they have had a battle here when its so windy, their arrows would have been all over the place?"

"Tess that was years ago, the weather changes in places all the time, I have to say this rates as one of the windiest walks I have ever been on, it must be nearly your tea time, stick with me and I'll make sure you are always OK"

"Thanks Georgie, your turning into the bestest brother a WT could want"

Opps sorry I forgot you were there, I just got carried away talking to my sister, its great having company on my walks, she can be quite funny at times, this walk turned out to be just a walk around a field so not many photo opportunities, but the wind more than made up for it lol

Have a good week

See Yea George xxx

A Small Paw note-

Wyatt my blogging friend came up with an idea of Tuesday Tess, so Tuesdays I will let Tess do a blog post, most of them will be just photos just like wordless wednesday, but if she want to voice her opinion she can.

Wordless Wednesday

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Saturday Steps One Very Wet Day!! Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

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Just look at the Rain!!!

The day didn't start off like that.

See I'm dry on this photo

We took a visit to

Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

This place has loads of steps

More Steps

Even though we all got soaked it was a lovely walk, plenty to see and do, with lots of places to take cover

It just started to rain when we stopping at this one folly

A Folly is a building just for decoration, and this place is full of them

Mom was getting worried about her camera getting wet, so we had to walk back to the car to get the umbrella, just so happened it was nearly dinner time, dad wanted something to eat!!

Oatcakes made from Oakmeal, flour and yeast, its a local speciality in the North Staffordshire area of England, you can have them with any filling but the popular one is cheese and bacon.

Very tasty

Got to have a zoomie to lose the calories I've just eaten,

"going to join me mom"

It's ok for mom she's under the umbella and dad has his waterproof coat on, I have a very thick double coat but I'm wet through to the skin!!!

The Cheek of it

So if you don't mind I'll just show you the rest of the photos, so I can get back to the car in the dry

Can you see the flag its the Saint George's Flag

Time to head back to the car

We will be coming back again.

I did get very wet but we loved this place

so much that I'm giving it a

4 Paws up Award

LINK- Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

Thank you to the member of staff that gave me some of his ham sandwich

Have a Good Week

See Yes George xxx

A small paw note-

We visited here back in August so we didn't have Tess she would have been 13 weeks old at the time,

she will be with us when we next visit.
I am slowly making my way around to visiting you, but having a new sister is time consuming so it might take a while!

Wordless Wednesday

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