OMG - Spring has sprung and with this the dormant community of the tick world has exploded - far out I have never experienced anything like this before. These beautiful dogs that we are looking after come back from their walk and I have pulled, or flicked up to 10 ticks off them - YUK!!! You have to get them off quick as in France ticks carry Lyme Disease - now check that out not something I want, and dogs can die from it, disgusting creatures. We are surround...

Whats been happening..... the days are ticking along, the weather started off really gloomy and so cold for the 1st week, we just rugged up like Michelin men and went out, thanks to Jules & Andy with the use of their vests and range of Jackets we kept dry and warm. Dakota and India are real characters, one wants to be first racing along - the young pup and the other old dame India quite happy to take of the rear, sniffing and finding treasures along the way as w...

We jumped on the 3.50pm train bound for Limoge for our next house sit looking after 2 Golden Retrievers, India 12 years old & Dakota just a pup at 12 months old. Three hours later we arrived, the trains are fantastic in France, warm, comfortable & always seem to be on time. It certainly paid to book your tickets well in advance as I checked out the cost to buy via the ticket machines at the station and the cost came up at 60 Euros each instead of the 15 each w...