What made you smile today?

[Lab_adore]

You won’t believe what the Pip’s first word was

Piggy?

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

Piggy?

Almost - well, she says Piggy but with her mouth shut so I am not counting that. I will give you a clue - swampie would be proud!

 

[Jacqui-S]

Moo? Sure @SwampDonkey would be made up

 

[SwampDonkey]

 

[snowbunny]

Almost - well, she says Piggy but with her mouth shut so I am not counting that. I will give you a clue - swampie would be proud!

Uh-oh, I dread to think

 

[Aitch]

Was it a swear word. One of my lot had a first of bugger.

 

[SwampDonkey]

I just try to remember not to get involve with FB prong collar and choke chain debates. No good ever comes from it.

 

[Lara_Pigletina]

Was it a swear word. One of my lot had a first of bugger.

It was “collar”! The Pip’s favourite game currently is toddling at top speed to the pig’s nest (dragging me along by the hand), shouting “collarcollargollagollagolla!” then carefully selecting one of the Pig’s collars, before charging back to place it on the sofa, in her toy basket or on the floor. Then repeat the process, many, many times. OH blames me for instilling my own collar-obsessions on the Pip at such a young age

 

[Lab_adore]

It was “collar”! The Pip’s favourite game currently is toddling at top speed to the pig’s nest (dragging me along by the hand), shouting “collarcollargollagollagolla!” then carefully selecting one of the Pig’s collars, before charging back to place it on the sofa, in her toy basket or on the floor. Then repeat the process, many, many times. OH blames me for instilling my own collar-obsessions on the Pip at such a young age

Oh bless her tiny cotton socks! Too cute

 

[SwampDonkey]

There's nothing wrong with that is there

 

[Jacqui-S]

Gpod girl.
Teach them young, eh.

 

[SwampDonkey]

Ivers just cast another canine but he's not broke this one yeah!65

 

[MrChew]

Ivers just cast another canine but he's not broke this one yeah!65

I love how they look when they are still little and have huge teefs. Maybe that was just Chewie, the mini Lab?

 

[SwampDonkey]

They are hilarious he's got massive big teefs in a small face. After a few days of frenzied chewing he's calmed down. I think he's getting towards the end of pushing out baby teeth.

 

[Candy]

At last! The new stove is being fitted today! I'm hoping to be able to light it this evening but I seem to remember someone telling me you can't light them straight away but I can't remember why. Or was it that you have to just light a small fire to start with and gradually increase over a few days, sort of to 'temper' it? Does anyone else have experience of new stoves? It's all smile inducing anyway!

 

[Candy]

I can light my stove tonight! I was right, it does have to be tempered over a few days to allow it to expand and then contract again, but tonight GGJ and I will once more be sitting cosily by a fire! I'm so pleased that I've just had to order her a new downstairs bed! Well, the old one was wearing a bit thin.....

 

[Candy]

New stove before lighting!

 

[Candy]

Well that's no good is it? You can hardly see it! Lit version to follow once it's going properly.

 

[HAH]

Well that's no good is it? You can hardly see it! Lit version to follow once it's going properly.

Ooh I like it! How terribly exciting - Im still very into our wood burner, it’s such a fantastically diverting and warming addition

There’s also exotic delights like stove-top fans and flue thermometers if you fancy embellishing her in time

 

[Candy]

Ooh I like it! How terribly exciting - Im still very into our wood burner, it’s such a fantastically diverting and warming addition

There’s also exotic delights like stove-top fans and flue thermometers if you fancy embellishing her in time

I'm glad yours is a she too! I was talking to mine whilst washing and lighting her and I just knew she was female! Here she is in all her so far somewhat subdued glory, complete with slightly girly mantelpiece embellishments!