Posts Tagged ‘Dot’
On this special day, November 11, I want to share with you a poem recited by my seven-year-old great-granddaughter. It is so important that every generation understands the meaning of Remembrance Day and why we wear a poppy. Here is her short video.
Isn´t she a sweety?
Even our Dot wears a poppy.
Take a couple of minutes to remember and think of those who did all they could to preserve our freedoms.
Dot Update
Posted on: November 6, 2016
- In: animals | Family
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I can’t believe it has been over four months since we welcomed our dog, Dot into our lives. It’s as if she has always been here. Although she was quite nervous at first, she has settled into living in an urban setting. I wrote about driving to the Andalucian mountains to get her here.
Like parents of a newborn, we have taken tons of pictures of her. Here are a few. Believe me, it was hard to narrow it down.
Enjoying her new toy, but what she really likes to play with are our socks!.
She also likes playing with her ball
Please, dad, can you throw the ball again?
She enjoys going for walks on the beach
But she doesn’t like to get her feet wet
Sometimes she meets another dog at the beach and gets to play
A special play date with Havane, her friend from France
She loves to play with other dogs.
Dot is popular with the neighbourhood children who bring her treats
Our special young friend is a good buddy
She sure loves her dad!
and she loves her mom too. She goes with us just about everywhere we go.
You can see she is quite a character and keeps us busy. Whatever did we do without her?
A Drive and a Dot
Posted on: July 7, 2016
- In: Family | Spain | Travel
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Two weeks ago we took a drive to Malaga on the Costa del Sol and drove up into the mountains to the small village of Sedelia. We encountered stunning scenery along the twisting road, a small church and a traffic jam, of goats!
A typical traffic jam in the Andalusian mountains
Medieval bridge in the mountains
Tiny church in the middle of nowhere
We stayed in a lovely bed and breakfast with a stunning view and had dinner at a cosy restaurant in town. It was all very picturesque and a nice little get-away.
A room with a view
Restaurante Lurena, excellent food
The village of Sedilia
Can´t get enough of these charming mountain village streets
There was a reason for the trip though and that was to meet Dot, an eight-month-old Bodeguero. Dot came home with us and is now part of our family.
Dot didn´t make a sound during the five-hour car ride to her new home.
Dot was quite shy at first as she lived in the mountains with an elderly man so was not used to people, traffic and houses. But she has settled in well and makes friends easily. (both the human kind and the canine kind)
She loves going for walks and car rides! On the weekend we took her to a car show and she was very well-behaved.
She makes friends everywhere we go. She loves to go for coffee with us and is a big hit at all the coffee shops.
We took a drive in the car to a biker bar for tapas. Dot made friends with a boxer. (the canine type)
A Spanish biker bar.
Making friends
Relaxing on the terrace
What do you think? Is she settling in and at home with us? Did we make a good choice?
In case you are wondering, she was already named Dot because of the large black dot on her back. I like to think it is from the delightful children´s book by Peter Reynolds, The Dot . You knew there had to be a literary reference!
