Spud the dog, retrieved a toy Landrover from the rock pile* today . Goodness know how long it must have been there, it must be years, it’s a long time now since the boys played with such things. It must have been pre Spud, which is just as well, seeing Spuds enthusiasm for trying to chew the tyres off it this morning.
‘Back in the day’ there would have been endless opportunity for Spud to have devoured all sorts of toys. I can’t but wonder what made him dig it out today, for he must have passed it a thousand times before.
Just as the boys specification for toys has changed, its all mountain bikes and computer games these days, so has the families idea of a suitable car. Our trusty family estate car, age 17, and with generous 290,000 miles on the clock will be off to pastures new any day soon.
I know, this post is a day late, I’m afraid toothache got the better of me last night.
* All the stone, we’ve ever dug up, or pulled down, since we moved here over twenty years ago. We have aspirations to make it into something more than a cairn, one day, one day.
March 4, 2013 at 11:15 pm
290 000 miles is pretty good work. It must have been well maintained.
March 4, 2013 at 11:33 pm
Oh Spud!
March 5, 2013 at 1:22 am
Nothing quite as nasty as a toothache ~ hope it gets fixed soon! If Spud takes a chunk out of a Land Rover, toy or otherwise, he might be in the same situation as you! I hope you get a chance to see my recent post with a Spud-look-a-like. I nearly went up to him and said, “Hi, Spud!”
March 5, 2013 at 1:22 am
Ha! Dogs … dear simple creatures – so easily amused!
March 9, 2013 at 9:02 pm
We won’t mention the laser pointer then?
March 5, 2013 at 8:40 am
What a variety of subjects! I hope that you get your tooth sorted soon. xx
March 5, 2013 at 9:40 am
Yes, yes, I agree with Flighty – so many subjects covered in only 11 lines. Lovely concise, coherent writing. I hope you’ve got the toothache under control now.
March 9, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Oh Joss, day 13 and the toothache is still very much with me… weary now.
March 5, 2013 at 10:48 pm
Spud always makes me smile, missing my two even more, better get back soon.. Good luck with the cairn; if you have a spare shovel I have a few spare days