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Some one here has lost the plot. it used to happen on Thursday morning. This week it was 8. a.m. on Monday morning.

Cracked walls inside and out........................ All because of heavy loads of stone and stuff a few feet from out cottage door. LOST THE PLOT. YOU BET YER ! 

She is as usual over at the CATFLAP CAVALIER. 

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Frogman found under the bridge at Soggibottom.

It's true, there was a guy all dressed up in a suit who went scuttling around under the little Medieval Bridge that we have to cross to get to Soggibottom Cottage.

Things aren't as strange as they seem.
Before the two hundred year cottage beside us was pulled down at the start of February, batmen came down here to check for bats. Bats only like warm places to roost, according to the batmen. As the old cottage had been empty for at least eight years it was unlikely they were there.

The frogman was surveying damage caused by heavy lorries crossing the little bridge.  A new water course had to be built after all the flooding that has been going on around us. Especially because of the new road that is going to skirt our village. New roads tend to mean more water one way or another.

The little bridge is one of the oldest places in the village, for all our efforts to try and protect it, the local football club and cricket club had stronger objections. They mostly play football and cricket at weekends, the lorries only work during the week. There was a plan for the lorries and their heavy loads to skirt the playing field at the back of Soggibottom Cottage. Instead the little medieval bridge that we use to cross the river was chosen for all the heavy loads.
Heaven forbid anyone upset the football club or village cricket club, or the Parish Council... 

The cracks are defiantly beginning to show and not just in our newly cobbed cottage wall.

Being unable to get out of our own gate at times, wears you down after a while.

Cages, fences,

Constant dust and noise. Five months of it so far, Soggibottom often loses the plot on Monday after a two day rest from digging machines.
It helps to escape and leave it all behind during the day so thought you might like to see some of the places we escape to, to save our sanity.

Two Bridges in Dartmoor National Park ,  great place to clean a muddy dog after she has fallen in a muddy lake.

That's an AC Cobra under the tree's if you are a car lover.

It was worth a very large sigh and a closer photo.

Dartmoor is only about 14 miles away from Soggibottom.
I did say we lived right at the bottom of the hill. 

Be warned, there are muddy parts around this lake... ask Freya Rose Blossom.

Tomato photo's especially for Caroline.

Soggibottom really has been out and about slightly more than usual, time is scarce so don't worry that we haven't been blog visiting, we will when everything calms down again.. IN THE MEANTIME. muttley is over at CATFLAP CAVALIER.
Watching what we wonder !

Last photo, we came across three dogs locked in a car this week...
One of us was about to make a call on our mobile phone, the owners came back before the call was made......... We aren't sure how long the dogs had been in the car.

Even though parked under the shade of a tree this is not a kind thing to do to your dog. Please don't leave your dog in a car in hot weather. If you can't take your dog with you, don't go........ or at least leave them at home in the cool..  That's it... Moaning Saturday over.
Have a great weekend :-) X X X

Soggibottom's bucket O' Frogs.

 
I love it when a plan comes together. Except no one told me that the little lad who the frogs are going to has a grandad who has a frog phobia.. Grandad has to deliver them like it or not.
These are happy little guys, won't jump around and get out of the bucket I promise !

A few weeks ago another pair of redundant jeans was lucky enough to be recycled into a rag doll.

A little girl who loves the colour orange, loves the beach and loves collecting shells...

Thanks Alyssa's mum for sending Alyssa's photo with Shelley Rainbow.  As I said, don't you love it when a plan comes together.

Pop will be fine.. He will probably lock the bucket of frogs in the boot of his car when he delivers them. How was I to know about his frog phobia ?
Giggled all afternoon, but SHH, that's between you and me....

Sitting just a few feet away from our frog pond in Soggibottom's garden this afternoon, we didn't like to say to Pop, frogs behind you.   We kept quiet.......

In the meantime. Dust and more dust. It makes us wonder what are we breathing in, let alone the guys that are working down here digging the new water course that is intended to help with our flooding problem.  The time line promised was 16 weeks. Next week we start week 19.............
It's a constant struggle, with red dusty clay. It floats everywhere,  keeping all windows and doors closed is a good thing.

Even if the temperatures are high.
I really hope the new road that is going to go around our village is going to be worth it. The whole village is under a dust cloud. It's not just us.

This is our daily dust routine. Wet cloths gathering red stuff. From the inside not the outside.
Thank heaven for weekends. It all goes quiet and the dust settles.

Update on Frankie de tabby. He is healing AND AS USUAL EATING.
We believe he has a pair of boxing gloves hidden behind the cat flap, just in case he has to defend his space again. He is fine and send his luv LUV'S. Thanks so much to everyone who has emailed and asked about him. Frankie de tabby lives to fight another day.

Miss Mutt has been out and about on the beach this week.  Click on CATFLAP CAVALIER. you can find her there.
 Soggibottom hasn't been blog visiting over the last few weeks. We will be back and see you all again soon... promise x x x

House at cliff's edge

We think we have troubles with all that is going on around our cottage at the moment, but just a short drive away there is a house, it really is right on the beach. At least half of it is !

This little bay is a place to find sea horses believe it or not. If it had been a few years ago, I would have had my snorkel and flippers on and been swimming away in an under sea world.

This is the bay at low tide.
We often go there on Summer evenings, not to admire the beach but to look at the beautiful stretch of scenery.

Okay, I'll admit it,  we eat our fish and chips there too.
Freya, like Amie Soto Blossom only has fish. You might notice the brown paper under her bespoke place in the car. We still put brown paper under her blanket because it works. No more motion sickness. Have to admit it's not very photogenic, but it works.......

The woman who brought this house a while ago when it was auctioned had never seen this house or where it was. I'm sure she thought at the time she had brought a bargain..
The last time we were here the cliff had started to collapse.

We were a bit shocked to see exactly how much more it has come down taking the house with it. Two other houses are too close for comfort. The result of our wet weather last year.

Makes me wonder if the two houses that are now on cliffs edge have a cat.

Years go by, we often lose count of how old our pets are.

Frankie de tabby is 16 and a half. I am so thankful I was into cross stitch all those years ago.


Take one Frankie de tabby, one vet visit, one very hot day and one cat box. One ever so nice Mr Vet and a couple of jabs and cleaning a cat bite abscess.

The vet was stressed.
We could tell.
Frankie de tabby was so stressed that he panted and lay on his back with his legs in the air and his eye's started to roll.  As I said, one very stressed vet.

One of us got Frank back into his carrying box, and out to the car with all the windows down.
The vet and I had a discussion about Metacam. If given over a long period of time it won't be helpful to Frankie de tabby. We have such a good vet that he left that choice to us. We have an open prescription for Metacam if  Frank needs it. A good guy our vet.
Frank at the moment is okay, he is taking his pills in cheese. When the vet asked me if there would be a problem with taking pills. Nope, no problem...  two words came to mind. Greedy guts.
Frank also has a slight eye problem well that was to be expected after defending his territory for so many years.  We won't move the furniture.
Home along the back road, we got home quicker. Frank was out of his carry case and straight into eating.. Frank was stressed.. yeah right.
The vet told us not to bring him back for a check up unless we thought he needed it.  ah, Frankie de tabby you kidder.

Frank did lie outside in the shade for a while after all the excitement and calmed down, he lay on the other side of the LOCKED cat flap where he could hear the birds cheeping and feeding. IT BROUGHT HIM ROUND TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY..

Mr Fox is around and Mr Fox has never got the better of Frankie de tabby yet !

Our beautiful Frankie de tabby.

Little Lana

I am one of the lucky few.
I might not visit or blog for ages and ages and then suddenly out of the blue a knock comes on the door.
OR IN OUR CASE a crazy music sound. It used to be the sound of BIG BEN. Now it's the music of the Lone Ranger. If your too young to know where I first heard this music, don't worry like all good series on T.V. It will come around again. 

 Our postman, is a very special guy, he reads my postcards. I don't mind, I never let on, that I know....  There are times that I answer the door and we read the post together. That doesn't often happen but sometimes it does.
This parcel had an English stamp, because I wasn't expecting mail I really couldn't guess who or where this parcel came from BUT. WOW. WHAT ?

Fantastic :-) ME ? :-) My kids will laugh. But hey ho ...... some one thinks I am fantastic and that's good enough for me :-)

A pay it forward from a few years ago and here it is.... Time doesn't matter.

It's not just any Pay it forward, it is a very special pay it forward.. no one gives me special little bears to cherish.
Say hello to Little Lana. My very own special teddy bear, and a drawing from one very special little girl called Lana.

Special bears need special places to sit and watch who comes and goes.

Niky, you've left me speechless. I promise that doesn't happen often.  Thank you so very much for such a thoughtful pay it forward. So much has happened since you posted a pay it forward on your blog and I clicked. So much has happened to both of us in our own worlds.

I love pay it forwards..

Time is just a click away :-)

There are so many good fairies out there. Niky is one of them.

Any one want to do a pay it forward ?
Let me know !
You just have to click and tell me. 

Niky makes fantastic earrings.. I know cos I now have a pair.......... Also a beautifully hand crafted book, a book of secrets especially made for me, also such beautiful things all posted in a tin with a teddy bear on it.

Pay it forward.. you give three times. You only receive once. BUT... it's not the receiving that counts, it's the giving.. OKAY, I admit, I JUST GUSH at the moment because Niky has sent me such special things.

BUT.. WOW.. wish you all had friends like me eh ?
They are the best..Only the best on Soggibottom's blog.
All a click away.
My friend Tweedles would say, "it doesn't mean that I am not there, just cos you can't see me".. I AM AROUND.

 Soggibottom still has so much going on around her so forgive me for not visiting your blog.
Niky. your a little star, thank you.

Miss Mutt, Freya leaves her blog with... LUVS, she is over at the catflap cavalier as usual.

LUVS :-) from Soggibottom :-) x x x