What is the weather like there? General Chat

Quite a bit closer, as you can see its buried deep in the woods.....

Not a glam picture of Tootsy, her legs are looking mighty skinny,lol, cos she has just had a dip in the stone sink you can make out upper right hand side of photo...

Think I can see a gable wall and chimney - or am I fooling myself? It is certainly well hidden.

Now that really is living in the middle of nowhere - I wonder how she managed all alone in such a hidden place.

Yes! I was right. How very Babes in the Wood.
Tootsie is really sweet, I love her fauve colouring.

This is quite an interesting sign, it marks the entrance to the large part of the woodland where the cottage sits. My neighbour informs me Lievre is French for a Hare....'large bunny'.. and the hunters are banned from entering. Maybe that is why there is a lot of wildlife there...

Ok, last pic for now is Toots with the cows....If there is one real plus point with her is she NEVER pesters or barks at the farm animals/cows...... The cows certainly took a shine to Tootsy....

She didn't eat a cow.....honest....she's just licking her chops.....

I believe she had support, but not sure what kind...It must have been a very tough lonely existence in the most enchanting setting.....

Looks lovely, hope somebody buys it and brings it back to life.

It seems to be back to winter here today. Cold, windy and looks like rain is coming in for the afternoon.

Same here (though I see you're in Lincolnshire too, so not surprising).

Yes it is a shame but it really is so remote I cant think who would want to buy it...
Here is a pic of the front, as you can see the roof is already on its way out which is the worst thing that can happen to these old places....I'm surprised the farmers haven't mended it......

Rainy cold and horrible here today, again.. Lived in SW France for 10 years, this has got to be the worst spring we have ever had ....
It was 20degrees plus when I took the cottage photos, must be well under 10degrees out there today.....Yuck..

I do not think that winter, what there was of it, has come back - but it has been overcast and miserable for the last few days. Cold during the mornings but by evening it is warm. That is indoors - outside does not change much all day.

And I usually end up half way through the night with my duvet mostly on the floor.

It’s been a funny week here, gale force winds, torrential rain and Hailstones but its clear skies this morning though quite chilly.

Weather similar to you Vee. I am fed up of walking the dogs in mud, and the off road bikers make such a mess of the footpaths. Yesterday, I heard of a fatal case of Alabama Rot in one of the districts of Stoke, not on the doorstep, but near enough to be worrying. It has been found in almost every English county now. The latest research seems to suggest a connection with E. Coli found in mud. The only precaution is washing your dogs feet, - does a paddle in a pond do, I wonder?

Yes Alabama Rot is scary and I hope they find the cause soon.
Looking at the map we have been quite lucky down here in comparison to other areas.
http://alabamarot.co.uk/map/

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewe...US&ll=52.9179726944108,-2.886526713085914&z=6

I believe there was another dog lost to AR in Dorset recently too.
A friend forwards the newsletters and updates from the New Forest Dog Owners Group - perhaps the worst affected area. They have done a lot of fundraising to help sponsor the research being carried out by Anderson Moore's Veterinary Specialists. Information sheets on CRGV/Alabama Rot are available as downloads from their website.

It makes me feel guilty in a way because as yet AR does not appear to be here - I do not think we have the sort of areas where it could be - and I do not take Tikva out in any case.

That will change when I get the new batteries for The Silver Monster but she will still only be taken around the Moshav and on the tractor paths.

But then we have Parkworm and she needs shots every three months against that.

What I do not understand though is an article in one of the red top UK newspapers saying that AR has only just appeared in the UK. Only I have been reading about it all last year, maybe before that. It was just dismissed as "Oh, something that happened in a few greyhounds in the US" when it was already in the UK.

I think the New Forest was a prime place for it - and there were conjectures that it was caused by this or that in ponds and lakes - so how come nobody knows what actually causes it and what can be done to cure it?