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June 2021

DOG BLOG

DOG TIRED

I think things may be getting back to normal, my owner has started listening to
‘the Archers,’ again after avoiding the programme, for over a year during the
pandemic. The script writing still has its faults and the characters are irritating but
at least I know that nothing is going to happen when that music starts, she will not
even answer the phone. Stupid really she can always listen to it later on catch up.

This item will be published in
June and if the Government
Road Map still holds good we
should soon see the end of
personal restrictions. There
are still worries about the
India third wave infection
and its mutants. The news
from there is horrifying. My
owner has had a cold and
took a lateral flow test before
going to work. I watched her
do it poking the swab down
her throat until she gagged
and then up her nose. It looked really unpleasant. After that the test was really
simple to do. I am pleased to say thirty minutes later the result was a clear
negative. The downside of that meant she could still go to work. I was left on my
own again.
My owner has had her second vaccination. Humans will be able to entertain at
home next week and go to eat inside pubs and restaurants. I know my owner is
looking forward to going to the pub for a Sunday Roast and for an Indian meal.
We have had a few windy chilly outside meals including a cream tea at the Past
and Present tea rooms in the Old School House at East Lulworth. There was
another excellent breakfast at Clavell’s restaurant in Kimmeridge. A good place
to visit on the way back is Steeple church. This church is an oasis of tranquility in
the rolling Purbeck country side. Inside you will find an ancient old church organ
and heraldry links to American History. She also went for a walk in torrential rain at
the RSPB nature reserve at Arne. I was left at home.
My owner is a volunteer driver for the neighbourhood car drivers scheme. She
took a client to Dorchester Hospital and while we were waiting took me up on the
ramparts of Maiden Castle. The views of Dorchester and Poundbury are stunning
from up there. NeighbourCar is a great way to get out of the village, enjoy local
towns, cafes and unusual shops. There is usually some time to spend to go

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