Far and Away

@Faith-and-Hope Having an early night tonight - had meds early as my sister is picking me up early in the morning so we can take the dogs to the beach before the heat hits. Have to get your niece inside first as she is quite comfortably snuggled in the kennel. Toby has had his mad minute running around the house and is now also asleep on the couch ...my turn now. Goodnight to you Hon and goodnight to @Scarecrowe @Former-Member @Maggie @Shaz51 @Sans911 and everyone else passing through

Good night @Zoe7 💖💤

Have a good day @Zoe7 .. hitting the beach early .. before crowd and heat arrives .. sounds like a good idea. Enjoy. Dont forget the sunglasses, hat and sunscreen. 🏖 🏄‍♂️ 🌊 💕

Hi also to @Faith-and-Hope @Scarecrowe @Shaz51 @Maggie @Sans911 @BlueBay etc

Sherry

Enjoy the beach @Zoe7 wish I was free to come.
here it's going to be 43 and dangerous for fires.
hi 👋 @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope

@Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member @BlueBay @Scarecrowe @Sans911 ...

Was at the beach by 8.15 this morning and it was packed already - never seen so many dogs there in the morning before. It seems everyone had the same idea as us - get there early before the heat sets in later. There was one dog who was aggressive with my sister's dog and then tried it on Toby as well - luckily Toby was small enough to pick up to keep him away from that dog. The owner kept calling the dog but it did not obey - she didn't even both apologising nor stepping in to get her own dog. I told her quiter assertively that her dog needed to be on a lead - she was defensive and tried to defend her dog but the upshot was if we hadn't separated him and my sister's dog ourselves then it could quite easily have turned into a fight.My poor sister's dog was just playing with his ball and this larger dog started snaping and biting at him ...I jumped in and dragged the dog off then he went for Toby - bloody thing should have been on a lead straight away ...we did notice when we got down the beach further that the owner had put him on the lead so at least that got through to her. Spoilt what had been such a lovely morning with Toby playing with other dogs and running around on the sand and in the shallow water. My sister's dog had been playing with his ball up and down the beach until then. We were on our way back to the car anyway so we didn't hang around at all and left. Both dogs pretty much slept the whole way home - they were absolutely buggered lol Tobes is still asleep and will probably sleep most of the day now so I am going to join him soon also - up and down last night so need to catch up on some sleep myself ...just the day for it as it is already warm and the temperature will only increase in the next few hours.

Been to the chemist also, eaten and got the washing in so no need now to be outside today. Suspected temp is now 40 so it is going to be unbearable outside anyway. I might do some preliminary planning later and clean up some files on my computer - nothing too strenuous - all needs to be done at some point so may as well start today while I have time.

Everyone stay safe in the heat and keep hydrated.... Zoe, Toy and Cat

That is so annoying @Zoe7 about the other dog being permitted to run riot. Very very irresponsible ownership. At least your stern talk sunk in to her, and she eventually put her dog on a lead. But it could have turned out very very badly. Other than that incident it sounds like it was a lovely morning for pooches and carers alike. I'm glad. Now that you and Tobes are both worn out, I hope you turned on the aircon and are lounging in cool luxury now and getting a much deserved dog-nap. Its hot here today too, but not quite the 40C you are expecting. Similar tomorrow, and quite windy. Already really bad fires in Victoria I notice. I hope anyone here in fire danger areas stays safe.

Sherry

My sister was less diplomatic @Former-Member but it was her dog that this other one attacked first so she was understandably scared herself. Her dog is a bulldog so harder to pick up like I can Toby (being so little). It was a lovely morning on the beach before than though and so glad we went early as it is really hot outside now ...and windy. I have had to bring some of the outside christmas decorations inside because they were blowing around everywhere. Everything else is secure or put away so it should be safe outside now.

I don't have the air con on yet - don't need it - have had the house all closed up since I got home and that is keeping the cooler air in so far. I suspect I will need it on later but quite comfortable inside so far.

Tobes and I did have a 'dog-nap' and Cat is now sleeping on my bed ...she has started to sleep on my bed during the day again and today it is certainly cooler in there than in her room. I have all the curtains closed in her room but it is a sunroom surrounded by windows so gets pretty warm.

Not doing much at all myself today - been watching a couple of shows I have recorded, put away all the christmas cutlery and crockery and laying on the couch. Waiting for the BB tonight to see how my Hurricanes go. It is in Launceston (so I realised yesterday) so we wouldn't have been going even if it had been cooler. At least I get to see it this time and it is on channel 7 tonight so @Scarecrowe will be happy about that

@Faith-and-Hope Had a very lazy afternoon on the couch out of the heat. It is still 39 degrees outside so still can't go out. Toby and Cat are safely inside still out of the heat and have been fed so both laying down now also. The wind has stopped for now but still expected thunderstorms tonight - will be a relief for many after the heat today. Still don't need the air con on - it is beginning to heat up a little inside but still quite comfortable - gotta love old brick houses 👍

Not up to much this evening - going to watch the Hurricanes play if the game actually happens ...might get rained out but it is in Launceston and they are not expecting the rain until later in the evening so it might be okay.

There is sand everywhere from our trip to the beach this morning - no use cleaning it up as I hope to go again tomorrow. I also am hoping my Mum comes down so I can take her to a sports shop to get something she wants. She keeps putting it off and I keep telling her to go now or what she wants might be gone ....that has already happened with one thing she wanted - things don't hang around too long in sales but she is a procrastinator (and very annoying) so I will call her again tonight to make a time for tomorrow - then she won't be able to back out ...let's see what happens!

Good evening (now) @Bimby2 lol

Happy New Year to you too my friend