14 years of blogging

 When the clocks go back it’s a happy and sad time. I remember my walk in 2006 with Finney at Malham so well, and also our walk 10 years later.   He was the best dog anyone could wish for!  Marley, now nearly two and a half, slept in a little later, but we were still up early and out on the beach at 8.  We had a lovely walk from St Anne’s to Star Gate, which has become our usual Sunday morning walk.  We still don’t travel far. I feel so lucky to be able to walk down country lanes from home, or along Lytham Green before or after work if I choose. We are still working from home and although they are long days, Marley has settled well and most of the time my fellow Skype and Zoomers wouldn’t know he was there. 

The only real change to our routine has been a new path, not far away, down a farm track to fields.  A nice walk albeit quite short.  We’ve also had a week off in September, a stay at home vacation again, but nice all the same and we ventured to the beer garden of our local pub for the first time since lockdown.

Restrictions mean we don’t see that many people face to face  so it’s nice to say the odd socially distanced hello out on our walks.  Hope next year life is more normal, but couldn’t wish to have a more lovely dog to spend my days with.