In case the worst happens!

Just a quickie post.

We’ve had a lot of bad luck and sad times in recent years – we lost my parents and Paul’s mum in quick succession after a series of long and unpleasant illnesses, hospitals, nursing homes and hospices. Each and every time this meant getting Power of Attorney, selling houses and winding up of estates. It was a non-stop onslaught for about 4 years and solicitors caused us no end of unnecessary stress – and we had to pay them for the priviledge!

Towards the end of all this (just before Biggles was born) we found the most amazing solicitor. She was sooo nice, so helpful and it actually felt as if you had your best friend looking out for you. She helped us sort out Paul’s mum’s afairs and held our hands through buying and selling our own house.

The loss of our parents made us realise that nothing is guaranteed in life and we decided to include Beanie and Biggles in our wills to make sure that they have the best of care if anything happened to us. Our lovely solicitor Linda took care of this for us too. I can’t recommend her highly enough – and her prices are extremely reasonable!

So, if anyone is looking for a solicitor her details are:

Linda Monson and she works for McAuley McCarthy & Co in Renfrew.

And just to finish up on a happy note – the bad stuff is all behind us and it’s hard to imagine how life could possibly get any better than it is now! Thanks to our lovely Beaglets. I don’t know what we’d have done without them. Speaking of the Beaglets:

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If there’s a wrong way to do it..

Remember that old Shirley Bassey song?

“If there’s wrong way to do it, a right way to screw it up..”

Well nobody does it like Biggles, although to be fair he’s been doing some things a lot better lately. He’s beaten Beanie fair and square at lure coursing, proven himself as the best doggie jogging partner in the world ever, and even managed to keep his Aaaarrffing under control on a mountain top. Despite these successes there are still some things that are beyond him, like catching a piece of kibble thrown directly at his mouth for example. Speaking of which, I present to you the Biggles Treat Catching Masterclass:

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Compare and contrast with Beanie’s efforts:

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Yep, our boy’s still got a way to go…

Chillin’ Out in the Garden

We decided to have an easy day today.  A gentle stroll along the cycle path this morning then lazing about in the garden for the rest of the day.

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It wasn’t just Beanie and Biggles humping in the garden today….

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Amazing detail – click on the piccy to see the large version