Meeting Mark from Sparky Brand

Always good to meet new friends.

Mark and Becca made a surprise visit.

Jake had lots of quality play time.

We visited one of our local life boat stations last week. Lucky Jake had a close up inspection of the lifeboat with one of the crew. I never knew or thought to ask how far they could travel on one trip. Jake asked, in case you didn't know either, this particular life boat has a range of 75 miles.

Freya is growing at a fast rate as all pups do. She has learnt to climb the cottage stairs.

With Becca's help, has learnt to come down them again.

Coming down isn't quite as graceful as going up, especially when you have a stolen borrowed catnip mouse in your mouth.
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Lots of tugging and pulling games, poor ted, is now in a smaller window for the time being.

I have yet to explain to Ted's followers that pass the cottage, why he isn't sitting in the window. 

Freya and I have to get a grip and work together when the camera is around. 

Something we both need to work on.

She is cheeky, chewing everything she can find or sneak away, most of all she is fun to have around.

Fun like Jake, we have loved every minute of his visit over the last two weeks.

We know a young pup who is going to miss him..

Frank is defiantly in the dog house this week. Caught red pawed smacking the pup with his paw.
"I must not smack the pup".
In Frank's mind .............."I must not get caught smacking the pup"

No harm done. It's a big day for Freya tomorrow, she's out and about. Frank's not coming !

Meeting Mew

Thanks to everyone who commented on Soggibottom's last post, eventually we will catch up. Time has been precious over the last few days, I know you will all forgive me, Soggibottom seems to have been absent visiting our bloggie friends.

Freya Rose Blossom now lives at Soggibottom Cottage and is here to stay.
There have been important things going on around the cottage this week.
Jake is still on holiday with us, and has taken over the roll of pup watcher. An excellent pup watcher too.

It

 Especially when Freya met Mew Cat for the first time nose to nose.

Freya has been doing a spot of gardening.

Jake has been to the sea side.

Eating lots of ice cream

Visiting the village fete and stroking birds of prey.

 We visited the scooter park today.

 Freya has been more and more active with every passing day. She's really finding her way around. Mostly at top speed by chasing Jake.

Which means they both have to sit down at some point, obviously together. 

When Jake's not around, Freya has the hard time of relaxing on her own.

Busy, busy days.

See you all soon.

Happy Holidays.

The ones we love never go away, they walk right beside us.

The ones we love never go away, they walk right beside us.
Jake and I found these words written on a seat a few days ago when we went on a fossil expedition to Charmouth Beach.
 

You don't have to look far, fossils are all around you, you only have to know what your looking for... I promise to show you in another post.

 Jake has had a busy week.

 His legs were a bit wobbly when he came off of this ride but, he recovered.

 I was tempted here I have to admit.
It's Carnival week and the fair is in town.

 Wild Mouse anyone ?

 We haven't only visited fossil beach and fairs this week, we have found new friends.

Meet Freya, Jo, you know Jake. 

 I have a feeling we all really wanted to take Jo home. We can understand exactly why there was a collie dog's photo on the farm gate.

 Jo shares her home with a few other paws. Mum, Dad...........

Two brother's.

of Freya Rose Blossom 

Pedigree name........... Valley Taws Princess Freya

 I know Freya Rose Blossom's namesake Freya will be a soggibottom follower from afar.

 We promise, she is in good hands.

She follows in an other's paw prints, she isn't Amie Soto Blossom, but I have a feeling she will always be chauffeured not driven, just like Ames.

 I forgot to add, no one told Frank !

Flying high at Dawlish Warren. Boys stuff.

 Karina has sent Jake down to us for the school holiday, TO KEEP US BUSY.
Thanks Mark for chauffeuring Jake to Devon. The rest I will leave to your own imagination.
I wonder if you'll realise who eventually managed to get the seagull kite to take it's first flight.

We've had the kite for over three years in the back of the car, waiting for just this very moment.

In case your wondering, Tony drives our own car with panache too..........  Boys stuff !