House sitting 1: First encounter


My first night(Friday) was miserable because

Meggie

could not get herself to lie down in front of her Mum’s bed!

She knew her Mum wasn’t there.

She is sixteen already and full of arthritis.

At the end, she managed.

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Saturday morning.Here are some photos of my new surroundings. Cold, wet, windy. Not a good start but everything went well. Meggie had a three hours sleep in the kitchen.

This morning(Sunday) everything was much better.

Meggie waking up after her night’s sleep.

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Tomorrow I’m off to school again. Hopeful that the two dogs will manage without me for some time!

 


17 responses to “House sitting 1: First encounter”

  1. restlessjo Avatar

    Sounds like a challenge, Ineke. 🙂

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    1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

      y challenging. She is death and I have to look where she is. She also forgets what she was doing or where she was going.

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      1. restlessjo Avatar

        Poor soul! Sounds a bit like me at times 🙂

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        1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

          I also can relate to her situation.

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  2. perdebytjie Avatar

    Jy is dierbaar om ander mense se honde op te pas.Wat doen Trompie…raak hy jaloers?

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    1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

      Jong ek doen dit met liefde maar dis swaar as die diere so verlang. Veral die eerste dag of wat mis hul maar hul mense. Trompie is natuurlik baie “hangende aan my rokspante” as ek begin. Hy hou egter van die geselskap omdat hy gewoond is aan honde. Hy klou net baie vas aan my.

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  3. rondomtaliedraai Avatar

    Ek hou duime vas. Dis darem nie so lank nie nê Sterkte

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    1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

      Vier weke kan maar lank wees. Ek wou sommer al Vrydagaand opgee met Meggie se huilery.

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      1. rondomtaliedraai Avatar

        Ja Ek is bly sy is sommer beter Hoop sy hou die 4 weke Sterkte

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        1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

          Is maar op en af so met die ouderdom saam

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  4. Hier "blok" Elanè Avatar

    Auwh… shamepies… ek voel altyd soos ‘n skurk as ek selfs my jong honde moet los…

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    1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

      Ja, dis maar baie moeilik nie net vir vreemde hond nie maar ook vir Trompie. Hy is gelukkig redelik aanpasbaar. Meggie se rumatiek is so erg aan einde van dag. Sy huil vreeslik. Dan soek sy natuurlik haar Mies ook.

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  5. Aletta Avatar

    hoop die weer word darem beter!

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    1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

      Ek hoop ook so, dit lyk egter nie so nie. Daar kom Donderdag weer n erge front verby!

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    1. scrapydo2.wordpress.com Avatar

      Dankie, dis maar n storie so met die slegte weer saam.

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