Sunday 8th December 2013

Bargains – Dorothy Perkins Discount Code – Buy One Get One Half Price & M&S Sale – 20% off Women’s, Men’s, Kid’s Nightwear & Argos Toy Sale – Hy-Pro 4ft Folding Football Games Table for £49.99 plus Free Delivery & Boots Offers – Boots No 7 Illuminated Make up Mirror for £15.99 & Tesco Online Offers – Kindle, Wi-Fi, 6″ E Ink Display for £49 & Bhs Sale – Maxwell Williams Set of 4 Patchwork mugs for £11.99

Up to the mountains early and we managed to avoid the hunters. The front of the car is full of  mud so after breakfast I went to vacuum the car out. I had only been out there for about 5 minutes and wondered where Eille was. After her recent habit of eating plants, I had to look for her. She was circling a bush trying to catch something. I called her, she totally ignored me. I then discovered she had caught a tiny robin and had it in her mouth. We haven’t actually reached the instant “drop” stage yet in her training. She will drop her ball but a bird is a different matter. I did manage to get her to drop it eventually but obviously it was in shock, being a soft mouthed dog she hadn’t harmed it. Mal came out and put the robin safely in our olive tree garden. Now I wonder, has she been a hunters dog? I am very pleased to report that the little robin survived after eventually overcoming the shock and flew away.

Later we went to Lemar Alsancak Christmas Fayre. Ellie was even given some dog biscuits and Father Christmas gave Mal chocolates!

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Thought for the Day – “Appearances matter, so remember to smile!” ~Nelson Mandela