Snowy day in Yorkshire

Yesterday the snow suddenly came down and the garden was transformed. The dogs were not all impressed though. Astrid the youngest loved it and kept going out to run around. Snow is still a novelty for her but the older dogs found the cold and damp too much and preferred to stay in the warm and watch. 

The garden transformed

Pip, Fíadh and Astrid exploring 

Snowy branches and colourful jumpers 

Pip

Astrid 

Fíadh 

Frida 

Fíadh and Astrid 

Snowy Buddha

Snow on the viburnum blossom

The snow coming down on Fíadh 

Leonardo ❄️❤️

 

Frida’s 10th Birthday

Yesterday was Frida’s birthday. It is hard to believe that she is already 10 years old. She was from Aoife’s second litter of puppies - with her sister Georgie and brother Frankie who have also been celebrating their birthday with their families. We usually take Frida to the gardens at Harewood House but this year we went to Lotherton Hall gardens for a change of scene with Frida’s mum, Aoife, coming along for a stroll through the woodland too. 

Frida had a great time, on and off lead, and found plenty of rabbit droppings on the way! 

Posing ❤️

In the woods

With Aoife, by the giant gingerbread people 

Posing on the muddy seat 

It had a tall wooden sculpture in the middle

In the Fairy Dell

The little fairy village

Frida and Aoife in the pink fairy lights

Frida at 10 years old ❤️🎂🐵

Christmas in the mist

 

It has been a very cold and foggy Christmas here and the garden is so damp and muddy that the dogs are not keen on going out at all but on Boxing Day we had a trip out to Poochie Park with Aoife who likes to accompany us everywhere. Her two great granddaughters, Fíadh and Astrid, came along too and they all had a run around and explore between the trees and on the hay bales. 

Astrid stepping carefully through the wet grass

Fíadh going carefully too

Catkins

Aoife was well wrapped up 

Having a race through the mist

Aoife exploring the hay bales…. 

…..and going through the tunnel

Fíadh climbing up to see across the fields 

And wondering if she could climb on the table 

Maybe not..

Astrid was more interested in checking out new scents

Time to go back to the warm house

A Chilly Time at the Dog Field

 Yesterday was the first day in a while that we could go out without getting wet and the dogs were very happy to have a run around at the dog field and stretch their legs after days spent mostly indoors.

Setting off at a run

Aoife wrapped up and enjoying a run too

Danny ❤️

Phoebe laying claim to a large molehill

Theodora found another molehill but Vita was more interested in running! 

Trilby still very fit at 12 years old 

Vita ❤️

Archie ❤️

Checking the boundary fence 

One last chase before going back home. 

The Christmas Trees

Christmas is coming and last week it was time to bring home a Christmas tree to decorate for the front room. Aoife came along to the farm shop to choose a good tree and supervised the wrapping to bring it home in the car.

Having a look at the trees 

Supervising the wrapping 

The tree being wrapped for the journey home.

Aoife was keen to get home out of the cold and wet! 

Travelling back in the car 

The Christmas tree decorated in the front room 

One of the little schnauzer decorations 

A pretty bauble 

One of the affenpinscher decorations 

This is our other tree in the conservatory 

Moth is looking forward to Christmas treats. She is one of the few dogs wanting to go out just now as the weather is so chilly and wet. Hopefully it will dry up soon and we will see the sun again before Christmas!