Travels with my dog.

[kateincornwall]

That sounds wonderful @Candy , and a very fitting first anniversary , I`m sure it will help you to get through xxxxxxxx

 

[Charlie]

Sounds perfect. To be surrounded by the ones you love will be of comfort to you and Trevor will be with you all. xxx

 

[jazzmynn]

Sounds perfect!

 

[SwampDonkey]

Sounds lovely have a fab time XXX

 

[Granca]

That’s a good plan. Have a lovely time. x

 

[Joy]

Such a good idea to plan something like that. I hope it makes a difficult time a bit easier.

 

[Jacqui-S]

Hope you have a lovely time together celebrating Trevor's life with lots of happy memories xx

 

[Lab_adore]

I'm sure being with loved ones at this difficult time will help. I hope so anyway @Candy

 

[Cath]

That sounds wonderful, I am sure Trevor would love it

 

[Atemas]

I am so pleased you have a lovely few days planned - as always @Candy you are so positive. Will be thinking of you during this sad difficult time

 

[snowbunny]

It sounds wonderful! I am sure there will be moments of reflection, but I hope you all have a lovely, uplifting time.

And I hope GGJ gets her SOSSIDGE!

 

[Boogie]

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Have a wonderful time - you deserve it. Hugs to you and GGJ.

 

[HAH]

Have a good trip @Candy ; not plain sailing, but as you know well the best ships are in their element at sea, not in harbour I hope you’re surrounded by love and support - and GGJ is pampered as she should be x

 

[Candy]

Thanks for all your thoughts and good wishes. We had the most wonderful time. I didn't post much because we were all busy doing family stuff, which was the whole idea, and the children had been told 'No play stations, and mobiles used for photos only unless it's an emergency' so I felt it would be wrong for me to be on MLF all the time, although I did manage a few sneaky posts. The house was perfect, the owners very welcoming and dog friendly, we had some lovely walks, there was a huge cupboard full of games, so in the evenings it was cards, Scrabble, Jenga, quizzes as well as a hilarious game of Twister on Saturday. The kids loved it, we all loved it, GGJ was a total star, and last night when Cass and Nia had gone to bed we all agreed that if Trevor was anywhere that weekend, he was with us. I feel very comforted by the weekend we had, and a bit more inclined to look to the future rather than the past. Poldark tonight! Also I have to think of names for Swampy's new pup!

 

[Charlie]

That's lovely @Candy, so glad you had a lovely family time to remember Trevor. I'm sure he would have loved seeing all the fun and laughter you all filled the weekend with. That's exactly right and how it should be. Good for you. xxx

 

[Selina27]

I feel very comforted by the weekend we had,

That's the best thing xxxx

 

[Atemas]

a bit more inclined to look to the future

That’s good . So pleased you had such a lovely weekend @Candy

 

[kateincornwall]

So pleased that your little break was everything you wanted it to be @Candy , sounds like it was very therapeutic for you xxx

 

[Candy]

Next adventure coming up! GGJ is going camping for the first time! We're setting off on Friday with my friends Karen, who I went to Istanbul with and Dave, her husband, also of course Lucy, their Patterdale. They have a mobile home so they say they can fit all my gear in that as well as Joy and myself . We'll be staying on a farm near North Allerton, in NorthYorkshire and it's what's known as a Wild Festival. I think the idea is that the camping is 'wild' (i.e. no showers) rather than the festival itself. Karen and Dave went to several of these last year and loved them. Very family and dog friendly apparently, a group of like minded pleasant and friendly folk, live music, no illegal substances allowed and a limited number of tickets available so there aren't too many people. It costs 30 pounds payable in advance for the two days of festival and five pounds a night to camp, which seems very reasonable. Pirate themed fancy dress is optional. Not sure if I'll enjoy it or not, but nothing ventured, nothing gained and all that! I'll have a good time with Karen and Dave anyway, it's only for two days and if I don't like it I don't have to go again. I'm quite excited about it and have spent the day sorting out the camping gear that hasn't been used for nearly three years and writing lists. I'm really looking forward to sleeping in the tent again and especially to introducing Joy to the joys of camping. Just lately she's started to be a lot more confident around new people and she clearly absolutely loves children so I suspect she's going to have a wonderful time!