She doesn’t like it! Yep nice new quilt, slightly thicker than her old one BUT every time she lies down here now she pushes it away!!!! I mean the old saying of “Dogs remember faces and cats remember places” doesn’t apply to my finickity Airedale!!!!
DH has suggested that I put her old quilt, which is now washed but several blocks are now broken on it, on the top of the new one and see if Treacle will lie down on it with her old quilt on top. We shall see!
Unfortunately the cleaning has to be done anyway, which I managed to get done this morning beginning at 5.00am!!! However last night was the first night I have not woken up at 3.00am, which I have been doing for several weeks now! I don’t know why! Anyway DH had to be up and out as he has a long trip to Cumbria today so I got up with him and after breakfast started my cleaning and I was all done by 9.00am!!! I love it when I get a big job done before work work starts!
We had some sad news yesterday regarding an ex-member of the swimming club, whose family are still involved. She sadly died in a paddle board accident in New Zealand where she now lives. We all saw her at Christmas when she came home to spend time with her family and meet her new nephew and I think we can be thankful for that. When you receive this sort of news it always makes me thank God for my blessings and ask Him to keep them safe wherever they are and whatever they are doing.
As it is Thursday I am doing #TBT with this one, which I have probably shown you before but I just love it. Fourteen years ago and February Half Term (which is this week here in Derbyshire) we had taken the Boys to London for the week. This is Trafalgar Square and we had taken the Boys to the National Portrait Gallery which they just love, having been with school before and wanted to spend longer there. Then we were going to the theatre in the afternoon to see “We Will Rock You”, the Queen Musical, which was brilliant we all had a great time. Eldest was nine and Youngest was five.
I have some work to do the rest of today and I may go out and run some errands today or tomorrow. Saturday when DH is busy again (and Youngest will be out) I am going over to Nottingham to do some shopping and Sunday I will be quilting again.
Happy Thursday you lovely lot.
Hugs, Susie xx
Oh Treacle, you are just like Tara!! I bought Tara a new fleece blanket at Christmas (she buries herself in them) as her old blanket is 8 years old, has a few small tears and looks dingy even after washing…the new one just doesn’t smell right or something! She’ll only use it when it is folded in the bottom of her bed WITH the old one on top of it! Perhaps if you put them together so Treacle is on the old blanket, you can eventually get the new one to smell right! Or if the old one has some worn places, cut them out, bind those edges and sew the good pieces onto her new quilt. Silly dogs, they just don’t get when we are giving them something new and wonderful…they still love the old and stinky!
OMD, I can’t believe that you’re not in love with your beautiful new quilt, Treacle! Hopefully, DH’s suggestion works for you. So sad about your former swimming club member.