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01/08/2009 by Nikita
We’re moving house and I’ll not be online for a few days from Sunday afternoon…till VirginMedia has reconnected us again!
Moving house? Glad it’s not me.
Image: Artexchangeafrica.com…moving house…literally!
We have the most wonderful neighbours you can think of…next door and opposite… and we will surely miss them! Nextdoor gave us a wonderful card with a bottle of Il Papavero wine. It is an Italian wine. This is the seventh bottle of wine in the past 6 months from various people…why not chocolates! lol! Luckily, it’s a red wine..again…I haven’t tried it as yet…I was on a website a few days ago where people could say what their neighbours are like and I read the most horrible comments…I’m so glad I don’t have to say such horrible things about ours.
Airplanes passing by…some people hate the noise, but they were not too noisy where we are and I quite like the sound as everything is not so dead quiet. I will miss the sound – I think. I like watching planes and even tried the otherday – unsuccessfully! – to take photos near Heathrow. You don’t have a chance to see them from a close distance, all areas are covered and you actually have to go into the airport. I loved the spot near Jan Smuts Airport…alias…Johannesburg International Airport..alias Oliver Tambo International Airport..alias…all the name changes!! ….where you could watch them from a close distance.
GlaxoSmithkline building on the Great West (A4) on your way to Boston Manor Park in Brentford
Be aware…in the park…BB is watching you!
hmmm…and I like cloud “spotting”..haha..
I promise to blog a lot more beautiful pictures of Boston Manor Park – about 1-2 miles from us…once we’re online again in the new house.
The newly arrived…”fresh from the oven”…today! This is Cindy…her owners couldn’t keep her anymore and wanted the vet to put her down! So, say hello to the new family member! She’s got beautiful blue eyes and she loves her food, but don’t come near her when she eats! This is where we have to discipline her …she’s very grumpy when she’s having her food… these pics were taken straight after her bath, she came with a stinky smokey smell. She’s only 3 months old and a cross Collie. We’re off to buy her some toys and it seems that she’s used to having her snacks outside on the lawn – which is great. She’s very friendly and playful and likes to be outside. Apparently, her previous owners didn’t treat her very nicely. On THIS LINK link you can see more pictures of her on her own blog – unfortunately, the writing is only in Afrikaans.
We’ve decided to rename Cindy to Zandie. She didn’t know the name Cindy and it seems that she’s responding more to her new name!
Exhausted of the day’s excitement and stress of a new home!
Wat ek nie hier in die rooinek-taal wil sê nie, is dat die hondjie maar deur ‘n baie harde tydjie gegaan het met die vorige eienaars. Die mense is glo bietjie “snaaks” en was vreeslik ongeduldig met die hond. Sy was redelik senuwee-agtig hier by ons die eerste dag en baie onseker of ons haar gaan bykom met iets as sy iets wou doen. By die vee-arts het die meisie wat ons gister met die oordrag van die papiere gehelp het, ook gevra om die dokumente veilig te bewaar. Gewoonlik skandeer hulle dit in sodat hulle rekord kan hou van diere wat hulle behandel en wat met die diere gebeur, maar in die geval het hulle nie as gevolg van die hoof diereverpleegkundige wat dadelik die hondjie eerder sou uitsit as om hom vir ons te gee! Die hoof diereverpleegkundige het gelukkig nie gister gewerk nie – ons geluk. Daar is dan ook die dame van “Animal Welfare” wat nie vir jou ‘n troeteldier sal laat kry as sy hoor jy huur ‘n huis nie. Maar, dan is sy bereid om ‘n hond aan ‘n dronkaard te gee wat in ‘n eenslaapkamerwoonstelletjie drie vloere bokant die grond bly! Hoe verklaar jy dit!? Dan wonder ek oor hierdie mense hierdie kant van die poel wat so voorgee dat hulle “omgee”-mense is. Wat jy waar kry?
Posted in General | Tagged Boston Manor park, Collie dog, Kollie hond, London parks, moving house, pets, pictures of Collie pup, puppies | 34 Comments
on 01/08/2009 at 13:11 | Reply boendoe
Cloud spotting, you say, hey?? 😆 Nikita, jy’s ‘n anner ene!
Jou doggy is regtig oulik. Maar sy lyk half verskrik. Ek is nie ‘n diere lover nie, maar regtig, mens kan mos nie ‘n dier wil he as jy nie darem na hom/haar wil kyk nie? Ek is seker sy gaan ‘n baie gelukkige huis he by julle! Haar engeltjies het oortyd gewerk om haar by julle te laat uitkom. 😉
on 01/08/2009 at 13:32 | Reply Nikita
haha.. ja, glo dit of jy wil of nie, ek hou nogal daarvan om wolke af te neem… 🙂
Die brakkie is nogal oulik, sy is nogal verskrik en baie onseker/bang ook. Sy geniet die sagte bed wat ons gekoop het terdeë, sy’s nou park toe met die kinders – maats is ook hier, sy geniet die baie aandag. Ek wou dit nie op die blog sê nie – maar die mense wat haar gehad het is nie lekker “by” nie… volgens die vee-arts en wat manlief sê – hy het die ou vanoggend gesien, ek was nie saam toe die hondjie gaan haal is nie. Hulle het glo “vere” vir die arme hond gevoel en kon nie die hond gou genoeg laat uitsit het nie! Ek dink sy dink dis hemel op aarde hier. Die Engeltjies het geweet ons soek ‘n hondjie! 🙂
on 01/08/2009 at 13:40 | Reply boendoe
En ons is volgende in die ry vir ‘n nuwe puppy. Pieter wil soooo graag ‘n hondjie he, en dit lyk of ons een van die dae ons ry terug Angola toe gaan ry. Daar is blykbaar troeteldierwinkels. Ek wil nie weer een van die optelbrakkies vat nie – die laaste een het vir te groot drama gesorg. 😉
on 01/08/2009 at 14:20 | Reply Nikita
Sterkte boendoe, mens kry baie keer oulike hondjies by die winkels, ons het een keer ‘n baba-brakkie gevat en toe’s sy blind! Mens moet maar mooi kyk, veral oor die grens, ek weet nie hoe hulle in Angola is nie. Ons het ons laaste hondjie in SA – Jack Russel – by mense in PTA gekry, sy was baie oulik en dierbaar, maar was ook verwaarloos gewees, vol miljoene bosluise.
on 01/08/2009 at 13:41 | Reply boendoe
Oelalala…ek sien nou eers die Cheetah’tjie van Vrystaat Skaak hier raak… Oulik, man!
on 01/08/2009 at 14:21 | Reply Nikita
haha… ek’s bly ek kon iets hier vir jou hê om jou “opgewonde” te kry… al is dit oor skaak!…lol! Ek het al vergeet jy’s ‘n Vrystater, noudat ek daaraan dink! 🙂
on 01/08/2009 at 13:58 | Reply Dan
Sweet of you to adopt her. We got our dog in a similar fashion. His previous owners didn’t want him and he was somewhat abused, but he’s a very happy and loving dog now.
on 01/08/2009 at 14:25 | Reply Nikita
Hi Dan, tks, I think Cindy was also abused in a way, that’s why she’s a bit grumpy when she’s having her food. I’m not used to have dogs snapping at me if they eat. She got ashamed of her behaviour when I told her off, she immediatedly came to me with her tail between her legs, as if she wants to say “sorry”. 🙂
Ek het ook ‘n foto van haar opgelaai waar sy in haar bed lê en slaap, poegaai na al die aandag, as jy my vra! 🙂
on 01/08/2009 at 16:36 | Reply Dan
Most dogs get snappy if you approach them while they’re eating. They think you’re meaning to take away their food. I’ve owned some of the most lovable and loving dogs you’d ever want to meet, but I know to stay away from them while they’re eating!
on 01/08/2009 at 16:39 | Reply Nikita
no Dan… not the dogs I grew up with/used to have…and I grew up with different breeds…small/large…and I didn’t want to take away her food.
on 01/08/2009 at 16:50 | Reply Dan
“and I didn’t want to take away her food.”
You know that, and I know that, but the dog doesn’t know it.
on 01/08/2009 at 16:56 | Reply Nikita
LOL! the way I was approaching her, she could see I wasn’t going to take it away… I was only sitting near her…but guess you’re right..in some way…as she wanted to make sure her food was safe …at least..I don’t know how she was treated by the previous owner when she was fed..so, that might be part of her behaviour, but I think she trusts me at least now…she feels more “at home” now and she’s even a lot more playful her now! making us all laughing at her. 🙂
on 01/08/2009 at 16:43 | Reply Dan
On the tab for this page on my toolbar, it reads “Neighbors moving dogs.” LOL!
on 01/08/2009 at 16:44 | Reply Nikita
LOL! what about parks..etc..etc..?
on 01/08/2009 at 16:45 | Reply Dan
That part doesn’t fit, apparently.
on 01/08/2009 at 16:46 | Reply Nikita
on 01/08/2009 at 16:54 | Reply Dan
Here’s a song for your new avatar, LOL.
on 01/08/2009 at 16:58 | Reply Nikita
haha…”queen of the nile” (denial) 😆
on 01/08/2009 at 20:38 | Reply Connie
Pragtige woef! Nogal vreemd (en pragtig) die blou oë of is ek verkeerd? Geniet hom! Die kinders speel hom seker op!
on 01/08/2009 at 21:05 | Reply Nikita
Hi Connie! Ja, sy het blou oë, mooiste ogies en ja, die kinders speel haar kapoet. Sy lê elke nou en dan en slaap. 🙂
on 01/08/2009 at 21:09 | Reply Juno
Hello Nikita! Love your blog and your pictures. Thank you for visiting my blog and making me feel less guilty about keeping my daughter off school during the swine flu epidemic!
on 01/08/2009 at 21:36 | Reply Nikita
Hi Juno! Welcome here on my blog and thanks for your kind comments! You did the right thing and wish more parents want to reason/think your way! It is in the interest of everybody’s health, like I said, if a teacher is ill, 30+ children are being affected! if 1 single child is absent…then it’s 1 child only and there is always the possibility that the teacher can catch it from your child…IF the child has got the virus.
on 02/08/2009 at 07:52 | Reply boendoe
Is daar nie ooreenkomste tussen ‘n slapende hondjie en ‘n slapende kind nie?? 😆 Die onskuld vanself…
on 02/08/2009 at 10:12 | Reply Nikita
😆 Ja, nogal!
++Boendoe, ek dink jy sal hou van die laaste foto wat ek van haar opgelaai het, waar sy regop sit, ek dink jy kan nogal die blou in haar ogies mooi sien as jy op die foto kliek ook.
on 02/08/2009 at 15:08 | Reply Die Brein
Nikita eerstens dankie vir jou insetsel op die werf, ek waardeer dit.Maar die storie van die hond, veral waar die sogenaamde dieresamaritaan jou nie wou help nie, dis amper soos om vir n lening te gaan by die bank, jy moet hulle eers oortuig dat jy verskriklik welaf is en nie die geld nodig het nie.Ek haat sulke mense ongelukkig het dit met jou gebeur as dit ek was het ek haar vertel waar haar ma haar uitgekrap het.Mooi dag vir jou.
on 02/08/2009 at 15:14 | Reply Nikita
hallo Die Brein en Welkom hier! Dit was ‘n plesier.
Ja, ek wou nie hier in Engels skryf nie, mens weet nie wie van “hulle” lees hier en herken die brakkie ook nie. Ja, die vrou van die “Animal Welfare” – ook die hoof verpleegkundige – is rêrig nie mense wat met diere behoort te werk nie. Geen genade van hulle kant af nie.
on 02/08/2009 at 20:26 | Reply boendoe
Haai, Nikita! Sterkte met die trek, jong! Ek hoop jy’s gou weer met ons oppie net. 😉
on 02/08/2009 at 20:31 | Reply Nikita
Dankie, Boendoe! Ons foon is al “af”, maar ons internet “gaan” nog – ek kla nie, dan kan ek langer chat. Hulle het gesê hulle gaan ons afsny tussen 1pm en 6pm…dis nou 8:30 hier. 🙂
on 03/08/2009 at 15:34 | Reply norrbu
what co-incidence? I’m moving too — a mere fifteen hundred miles away. All the best.
Zandie is adorable. Although I’m sure you’d agree that she’d be even more adorable if you called her Norrbu instead. Even though Zandie is a girl.
on 07/08/2009 at 22:05 | Reply Nikita
hi norrbu! Good luck! I hope your move goes more smoothly than mine!
on 04/08/2009 at 09:32 | Reply Emil
‘n Vrystater! Ja-nee, soos hulle sê: elke sport het maar sy beserings 😉
Trek julle beskwing toe, soos na die Wes-Kaap 😆
on 07/08/2009 at 22:06 | Reply Nikita
hi Emil! As dit maar die Wes-Kaap was! Gelukkig is dit ook darem mooi hier.
on 15/08/2009 at 05:09 | Reply eilandkind
ag ek is so bly dat julle haar ‘n nuwe (beter) huis kan gee. Dit breek my hart dat mense so lelik kan wees met diere.
on 15/08/2009 at 09:31 | Reply Nikita
Hi Eilandkind, goed om jou weer hier rond te sien! Hierdie brakkie is net een groot plesier, ek kan nie dink dat mens so ‘n oulike diertjie moet uitsit nie.