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Sadly, I must end on a sombre note. It is with deep regret that we this month
Dog Blog heard the sad news that Sally Cheeseman, our longest serving member, passed
Here I am trying to think of something to say. It’s a bit away on 13 April 2020. She will be sorely missed, and our thoughts and very best
wishes are with all her family and friends.
like the beginning of one of my owners zoom
meetings when everyone arrives, someone says “any For details of future meetings, or further information about the WI, please contact
news?” and there is an awkward silence. No one Di Pitts on 01929 471322 or Moira Mathers on 07900 906278. You can see more
has been anywhere or done anything or knows
about our past meetings and activities on our Facebook page @BereRegisWI.
anything other than what has been broadcast on
the news or the village Facebook site. There are no
plans, nothing to look forward to. It takes time to
The following article is from Alison Bennett with some memories of Sally.
think of anything to say as all days are the same. They always get the
conversation round to what they think are more interesting subjects and they
start smuttlily telling jokes and giggling . At their age you think they would have Sally Cheeseman talks to the Bere Regis Woman’s Institute
grown out of all that.
on how she has kept the long family
For I haven’t been anywhere in the car tradition of smocking alive
but I do fantasize how it would be nice
to go to the beach or somewhere else My Mother did a lot of smocking her name was
for a walk. I’m not complaining as we Rosalie Andrews, (Sally holds up a beautifully
have the wonderful woods here full of smocked baby romper suit in white with a blue
bluebells squirrels birds and smells. If I smocked yoke) and says “this is 47 years old and
was a town dog things would be very belongs to Steven my son, there are lots of different
different. stitches involved in smocking there is the rope,
chevron, feather stitching and waving diamond”
As a collie I know I think I am smarter
than the average dog but there are Sally holds up another lovely sample this time a dress
times when I have been called a belonging to Andrea Cheeseman , she recalls “
scruffy dog. I am losing my hair this Mother and I did have an old hand sewing machine
time of year and this means I have to but we preferred to do everything by hand. We then
be brushed and have the dreadlocks cut out of my tail and be dagged like a got
sheep. My owner has always been too mean to spend money on a dog t o
groomer and does it herself. Sometimes I look that rough, I look like that see Sally’s Mother Rosalie’s
sheepdog in the Specsavers advert, the one where the Scottish shepherd, work this was beautiful, she had
struggling with his eyesight takes his sheep clippers and uses them on his dog by used the woodman’s stitch and
mistake. made a milk sop a kind of
smock top worn be people in
My owner is not one known for her sartorial elegance but right now she too is years gone by to milk the cows
looking rather shaggy, her hair blows everywhere in the wind and looks a mess. it was very patched with the
As she is going nowhere and no one comes round she cannot be bothered with amount of wear it had seen
her appearance. She wears no make up and worn out shabby un-ironed clothes. but the needle craft on it was
I am embarrassed to be seen out with her. The other day I watched her standing exquisite.
on tip toe in front of the mirror hacking away at her fringe. She is no better at
cutting her own hair than she is at mine. At least my dog walker has acquired Sue Skinner nee McDonald
hair grips to keep her hair under control in the wind.

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