My Holiday - Homeward Bound

It was sad to say goodbye today to Uncle Chris (H), Auntie Dawn, Lewis and my girlfriend Amy. She must have been upset as she didn't want a kiss although she was being brave and not showing it. We came home from holiday but Mummy and Daddy took the scenic route and boy was it scenic! There was lovely hills and lochs and pretty houses all the way from our cottage to the town of Moffat. We stopped in Moffat to have some lunch in a lovely cafe before making our way home.

It's nice to be on holiday, but it's nice to be home afterwards. I had so many things to catch up on. After a catching up on a little sleep I set to work catching up in the sand pit which was nice as it reminded me of being on the beach at Lindisfarne. Mummy and Daddy were busy too, but not too busy to spend some time playing.

Auntie Rita and Uncle Ian came to visit for tea. I showed off my walking to them which I'm getting quite good at now, and I showed them my Daddy's holiday pictures. It was good as most of them are of me!

My Holiday - Day Seven

Today we went to a farm called Jedforest and it was great. I saw sheep and owls and donkeys and ponies and llamas and goats and chickens and cows and water buffalo and deer and piggies. They were all really friendly and would come up to the fence so that I could stroke them. I like this little sheep as he was especially friendly.

Daddy had to pick me up to reach some of the animals like the donkeys but they were friendly too. The two donkeys were good friends and were nibbling each other with their teeth. We had some lunch in the cafe and then I got the chance to feed some lambs. They were very hungry and noisy before they got their food. I couldn't believe it that they drink milk out of a bottle like me! At first when I was given the bottle I thought the lady was bringing refreshments round. It was only when the top didn't feel right in my mouth that I found out it was for the lambs!

I also got a chance to have another play on a tractor. I was sat on a real one earlier in the week and have been on little ones three days in a row - but they are great fun and I like them a lot.

My Holiday - Day Six

Today we went back to Alnwick, but this time we went to explore the castle. The castle is really big and was used in the Harry Potter films, whatever that means. Daddy and Uncle Chris (H) are good friends, but they are very competitive. They saw the archery before we even got in the castle and had to have a go. They were both very good at it, although Daddy was a little bit gooder and beat Uncle Chris (H).



Castles are great, but there are lots of weapons and stuff. I saw guns and swords, bows and arrows and then Mummy wanted to fire me out of a cannon! I think she was only joking though at least I hope she was!

We had lunch in Alnwick and then we went back to Alnwick Gardens and played in all the water fountains and stuff. It didn't matter about getting wet as the weather was nice and we dried quickly. When we got back to the cottage Daddy let me practice with the bow and arrow he had bought me from the castle. He said he wanted me to catch my own dinner, but he gave me an arrow with a rubber sucker on the end which isn't much use!

My Holiday - Day Five

I had Kippers for breakfast for the first time and they are lovely. I also had my porridge, toast with honey on and some of Mummy's Rice Krispies. Today we all went to Alnwick to see the gardens there. It is a great place as there is lots to see and do. There is a maze made from bamboo, lots of water falls, a rose garden, a poison garden with scary plants - some in cages, but best of all there are tractors that you can ride on and if you take them to a waterfall you can fill the front bucket up with water. The weather was also lovely today.

First of all we played on the tractors and because Daddy was pushing we tried to soak Mummy, but she was too quick for us!

Then we went to explore the maze, but there were lots of school children there and it was busy so we decided not to go in today. Then Daddy, Uncle Chris (H) and Auntie Dawn went on a tour of the Poison Garden. Daddy learnt that rhubarb leaves can kill you if you eat them and is worried as we have them growing in the garden! Daddy was also impressed with a plant called Hog weed which can give you a nasty burn like touching the oven or something, except this burn will come back when you go in the sun! I'm glad I stayed outside with Mummy, Amy and Lewis and ate yogurt coated raisins as it all sounds quite scary!

After that we walked around the rose garden and then the walled garden and I got to smell the lovely flowers and bushes and to paddle in the water.

Daddy and Uncle Chris (H) took lots and lots of photo's.

We then had a picnic with crisps and my jam sandwiches and ham rolls and afterwards the Mummy's and Daddy's tried to play frisbee. Sometimes they threw the frisbee good, but were pants at catching, then sometimes they threw the frisbee bad and were catching great! At least they had fun.

Before we left the gardens we went to a tree house and I got to walk on a very bouncy bridge which was so much fun I had to have a second go!

Then we went to a second hand book shop which was huge and was called Barter Books and it had a train that went around the top of the book cases.

My Holiday - Day Four

Today was brilliant! First we went back to Pot-a-doodle-do to pick up the stuff we painted - there were great. Then we went food shopping and I got to share a double trolley with Amy. I love double trolleys! Amy and I had our first snog! Then we went to a Honey Farm where we learnt all about bees and them making honey and the best bit was I got to taste some - I love honey - I think I might be related to Winnie the Pooh! Then we went to a place called Teviot Smokery and Water Gardens but Daddy was very disappointed as there was no Smokery! We did buy bird food though for the birds in the garden and Daddy got some Kippers and Uncle Chris (H) got some Wild Boar and Apple sausages.


When we got home Amy and I played for a bit. It was fun pulling faces at Daddy through the window. It's nice having Amy and Lewis around as they are good fun. Lewis doesn't do much yet though but I still like him and think that we will be good friends when he has learnt to do more things and I don't have to be reminded by Mummy and Daddy to be more gentle with him!

My Holiday - Day Three

Today we went to an Island called Lindisfarne that you drive to when the tide is out. Lindisfarne is lovely... except today it was mostly closed. We didn't discover this until we were already trapped by the tide and had no escape. We we marooned but we decided to make the best of it. Uncle Chris (H) had an aeroplane that you were supposed to be able to control, but Daddy and Uncle Chris (H) spent more time climbing a wall to get it back than they did flying it. Daddy also had his Stomp Rockets with him. You put a rocket on a tube and the step on a pump and the rocket flies high into the air. I tried it, but could get it to go that far. Daddy decided to aim the rocket at an old lady and he is a very good shot! I think this surprised him the most and if he hadn't shouted at her I think it would have been a direct hit! Then Amy and I played together on the beach which I liked a lot.

After that we went for a walk, but then it started to rain. Mummy had my buggy cover so I was nice and dry. Mummy thinks of everything! Luckily we found a hotel serving tea and cakes and sheltered there until it was time to go home. Lindisfarne is nice, but it is definitely better when it is open.

My Holiday - Day Two

I love being on holiday. I had a great breakfast of porridge, fruit bread, toast and rice krispies and I watched the squirrel and the woodpecker eating their breakfasts too!


As it was Sunday we decided we wanted to go to church so we left the cottage early to go to The Salvation Army in Berwick-upon-Tweed. I have been there before when I was littler and the people there were lovely and remembered me. It is only a little church and we took up two rows!

After church we went to a place called Pot-a-doodle-do! Everyone had a lovely lunch there, but I slept through it, but I had a supply of jam sandwiches so it was OK. After lunch we all went and painted pots. Mummy painted a mug with a penguin on, Daddy painted a Mini, Uncle Chris (H) painted a racing car, Auntie Dawn painted a butterfly and Amy painted a little cat. I was still sleepy so just watched. Daddy put my name on his before we left because the pots need to be made shiny by the people who work there. I think it was nice that he put my name on it, but I also think he did it in case it was rubbish when it was finished! Ha! Ha!

My Holiday - Day One

I've been away on a holiday. I went with Mummy and Daddy to visit the countryside on the Scottish and English border. I thought it best to eat lots before I left as I wasn't sure how long it would take to get there - so I filled up on jam sandwiches. Mummy and Daddy said I would be staying in a cottage and Uncle Chris (H) and Auntie Dawn and my girlfriend Amy and her brother Lewis were going to be there too.

The cottage was lovely and very big. It took me a little time to explore everywhere. The best thing was the shortbread biscuits that had been left for us by a nice lady as I like shortbread a lot. I think the next bestest thing was the conservatory as it looked out onto a lovely garden. I saw so many animals in the garden that I had not seen before. Lots of birds including woodpeckers, a pheasant, a mouse, a squirrel and even a fox.