A week away in the kennels and two mornings of rolling in dessicated Mole have combined to give Sophie's fur a notable piquancy. Angus plonks her on the garden table and gives her a quick trim. The trim proves to be more thorough than intended. Angus is rather surprised to see just how shorne the family diva is. ' Goodness ' says 'The Font' - which just about sums it up. Thankfully, Sophie is oblivious to her appearance.
Sophie is taken on a lengthy guilt inspired walk by her master. A long drink from the zinc bath by the pottery kiln and a chance to watch the pikes in the pond. The German billionaires new garage for his motorcycles is having its windows fitted by a team of three taciturn Berliners. They ignore Sophie.
A trip to the cafe. Sophie gets a larger than usual portion of croissant.
A new shop has opened up selling biscuits and fudge. The owner is very smiley. The PONs share some biscuit crumbs.
We then move onto the bakers run by the young lady who went on a course in Paris. Her produce is head and shoulders above the other local bakers.
Angus is supposed to be adhering to a Lenten chocolate and wine free abstemiousness. He explains to 'The Font' that it would be bad manners not to have bought something from the biscuit shop and to have failed to support the young lady. Self denial can wait until tomorrow.
Well I never : https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/our-mysterious-cousins-denisovans-may-have-mated-modern-humans-recently-15000-years-ago
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Goodness - that's a spring clean Mlle Sophie was't expecting. Angus tempted by poire et framboise? Well I never... YAM xx
Maybe dear Sophies roll the mole was her own attempt to disguise that 'kennel smell?
Console yourself Angus, you won't have to trim Sophie again for months - a real economy cut if ever there was one !
Sophie you will be nice and cool for the hot weather. We like seeing your beautiful face.
Good on you supporting the bakers. We love seeing her fancy cakes - she seems much more talented than your local.
Those pear topped cakes! Works of art.
Cheer up, Lent is almost over. Those little cakes are just glorious.
Whenever I got a haircut I didn't like, my mother would say, "Don't worry, it'll grow back."
Now we know what Sophie gave up for Lent :-)
Maybe whoever trims the hedges can blend in Miss Sophie's do.
Good try Angus! I've given a couple of these cuts myself...
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