You'll have noticed a drop-off in blog entries this week because it's been SO busy - even by our standards. The last
Python Course before Christmas from Sunday to Wednesday has run into the last
Lua Course of 2011 running from Thursday to Sunday (yes, we're up to a seven day week!). Add to that various meetings and - the big news - we formally adopted Billy on Tuesday. So now we are five! Billy has changed our morning routine somewhat - with two dogs, one of whom is very close to being a purebred greyhound, we're now out at dawn in the field behind our home.
When we get back home, the dogs stick around Lisa to make sure that they get their breakfast ...
Then it's a tough morning of frenzied activity in the lounge:
A huge "Thank you" to Gerry, Hilary, Lisa, Ali and everyone else who has done so much for Billy over the past few months; he's been brought back from the border of starving to death to a sleek and very fast animal - just a short way to go in ironing out a couple of habits, but I'm sure we'll get there.
(written 2011-12-16, updated 2011-12-17)
Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles
Z203 - Cat and Dog [62] Technical Open House - (2004-09-25)
[96] Variable Scope - (2004-10-22)
[547] Taking the dog for a walk - (2005-12-29)
[744] We can offer a room, but we can't operate on a dog - (2006-06-05)
[771] From cat breeder to Cobol to Perl - (2006-06-21)
[2029] Also for the eyes of the cat - (2009-02-07)
[2132] Learning about Lurchers - (2009-04-18)
[2138] Ski bore ... train bore ... dog bore - (2009-04-24)
[2140] Beware - giving copyright away when you upload a picture - Dogs Trust - (2009-04-25)
[2167] Watching the tele - (2009-05-10)
[2252] Leaping dog, Leaping horse, copyright of old masters - (2009-06-20)
[2271] Dogs Trust, Dog Show, Newbury - (2009-07-06)
[2295] The dog is not in trouble - (2009-07-17)
[2450] Family Gathering at 404, The Spa - (2009-10-11)
[2451] Gypsy says - (2009-10-12)
[2456] Bright Eyes - (2009-10-16)
[2496] A better design of mouth - (2009-11-07)
[2499] ourdog is Greyhound, Staffie and Ginger Cake - (2009-11-09)
[2555] Bookkeeping - (2009-12-29)
[2689] Can my dog eat potatoes? Doggie Dietary Research, and political sleaze! - (2010-03-23)
[2787] Sleeping in on Sunday - (2010-05-30)
[2897] The Land of the Black Labrador - (2010-08-01)
[3096] Contrast in pictures - (2010-12-20)
[3324] Rabbit Shelter - (2011-06-12)
[3338] Return trip - Dogs Trust, Newbury - (2011-06-27)
[3530] A typical weekend?? - (2011-11-28)
[3533] No message - just doggy pictures of the new doggy - (2011-11-30)
[3537] Letting the foster parents know ... too little or too much? - (2011-12-04)
[3541] I loves Melksham - (2011-12-06)
[3561] Happy Christmas ... a Christmas morning walk in Melksham - (2011-12-25)
[3606] Gypsy and Billy enjoy the snow - (2012-02-10)
[3625] An update on Billy the Greyhound and Gypsy the Lurcher - (2012-02-25)
[3674] Off to walk the dogs - (2012-03-30)
[3675] Spring 2012 - (2012-03-30)
[3737] Postcards from Barmouth - (2012-05-20)
[3906] Taking the lead, not the dog, for a walk. - (2012-10-28)
[3908] Black dogs at Halloween - (2012-10-31)
[3920] Challenge for a photographer - (2012-11-10)
[3936] Lisa is home today ... - (2012-11-26)
[3943] With us for a year already! - (2012-12-03)
[4016] Red, yellow, green or pink dog? Yellow Dog Project - (2013-02-23)
[4130] Soft furnishings up a Welsh Mountain - (2013-07-03)
[4180] Exceptionally, I sign a petition - on a life and death issue for Irish dogs - (2013-09-20)
[4189] Who are we - Lisa, Graham, Gypsy and Billy - (2013-10-07)
[4316] Too many Staffies, too many lurchers - (2014-11-16)
[4333] Misty Melksham Morning - (2014-11-30)
[4417] Crisp morning, fast run - (2015-02-06)
[4433] Different views of a Welsh Valley - but headed home - (2015-02-20)
[4507] In favour of adoption rather than puppy purchase - dogs! - (2015-06-07)
[4517] Black dog day - and Bobby still seeks his new home - (2015-09-26)
[4526] Day trip to Lancaster - (2015-10-10)
[4666] Spring at Well House Manor - (2016-03-27)
Z100 - Daily life [19] interesting products and subjects - (2004-08-19)
[20] Not two the same - (2004-08-20)
[26] Matching Cat - (2004-08-24)
[110] Friday, busy week! - (2004-11-05)
[149] Fish stocks - (2004-12-12)
[206] Fox and Python - (2005-02-08)
[228] Beard Justification - (2005-02-26)
[232] Diverse activities - (2005-03-01)
[238] Difficulties with a trolley - (2005-03-07)
[271] Different course every day - (2005-04-07)
[283] Natural or man-made? - (2005-04-18)
[307] Farming yesterday - (2005-05-10)
[330] An O level comes in handy - (2005-05-30)
[363] Greetings from Edinburgh - (2005-06-29)
[446] Up early - (2005-09-16)
[455] A Stengthening day - (2005-10-04)
[473] Looking different in town - (2005-10-22)
[474] Vintage Bus Day - (2005-10-23)
[516] Open source questions? Anyone can ask. - (2005-12-03)
[580] What to do with milk - (2006-01-28)
[584] Loosing breath with Gerald - (2006-01-31)
[605] Design your day with a walk - (2006-02-13)
[612] Coming or going? - (2006-02-18)
[613] Greetings from Dublin - (2006-02-20)
[623] Behind every face is a person and a story - (2006-02-25)
[635] Odd one out. - (2006-03-06)
[645] Lost Camel - (2006-03-14)
[654] Making use of disabled facilities - (2006-03-22)
[655] Can some food be TOO different? - (2006-03-23)
[692] Healthier eating - (2006-04-20)
[698] Catch up weekend - (2006-04-24)
[706] May day away - (2006-05-01)
[724] Helping mental health through diet, exercise and other lifestyle matters - (2006-05-18)
[752] Over zealous police activity? - (2006-06-09)
[777] On Crosby sands - (2006-06-25)
[817] Working on Weekend in Wiltshire and others - (2006-07-29)
[843] To join an organisation? - (2006-08-23)
[882] Rocks, hard places, trains and funerals. - (2006-09-30)
[897] Too much for the National Trust - (2006-10-18)
[908] And so to Inverness - (2006-10-29)
[911] Letter Home - (2006-11-01)
[921] French Exchange - (2006-11-11)
[978] Wellhouse Manor, Hotel, Melksham - (2006-12-10)
[992] Enthusiastic, but .... - (2006-12-16)
[1056] Another frantic posting! - (2007-01-30)
[1057] Selling by phone and Skype - our policy - (2007-01-30)
[1061] Take vehicles off the road - put all the passengers into one - (2007-02-01)
[1100] Wondering where I have been - (2007-03-06)
[1138] The Holiday - unlikely romantic comedy? - (2007-04-08)
[1151] Gordon Dodge, R.I.P. - (2007-04-16)
[1178] Ducking stool for Melksham? - (2007-05-06)
[1189] Meet, greet and welcome - (2007-05-16)
[1272] Behind closed doors? - (2007-07-22)
[1303] Heading Upstate New York - (2007-08-14)
[1429] Remembrance day - inside a church and inside the day - (2007-11-11)
[1643] A lack of technical content - (2008-05-16)
[1810] Middle aged subsidise young and old - (2008-09-26)
[1953] End of Training, 2008 - (2008-12-20)
[1979] Looking forward, in Melksham, in 2009 - (2009-01-05)
[2000] 2000th article - Remember the background and basics - (2009-01-18)
[2008] The Month Ahead - What is happening in Melksham - (2009-01-25)
[2024] Carry on Training - in spite of the weather - (2009-02-03)
[2027] Who sticks by you in the snow? - (2009-02-05)
[2030] The final step to being British - (2009-02-07)
[2034] Through Snow and Flood to Linux and Tomcat - (2009-02-10)
[2064] East of Melksham Countryside - (2009-03-02)
[2068] Playing Catchup - (2009-03-06)
[2090] Melksham to Georgia - (2009-03-19)
[2105] Hire Car, from Atlanta Airport - (2009-03-27)
[2106] Learning to Twitter / what is Twitter? - (2009-03-28)
[2118] Spring Sprung - (2009-04-05)
[2121] Out in the Vale of Pewsey - (2009-04-07)
[2141] Town Crier competiton - (2009-04-25)
[2159] A long day to guess where - (2009-05-06)
[2164] Updating my public profile - Graham Ellis - (2009-05-09)
[2217] Enjoying the summer weather - (2009-06-04)
[2264] Learning about others private lives - (2009-06-30)
[2371] Quiet summer days? I think not! - (2009-08-22)
[2401] Back Tomorrow - (2009-09-10)
[2580] C course inspires new teaching examples - (2010-01-16)
[2868] A move towards the family - (2010-07-12)
[3125] The family is defunct. Long live the family. - (2011-01-09)
[3316] Twitter Phishing Trips ... and a great new alert service - (2011-06-04)
[3319] Moving on - a task for the hotel staff! - (2011-06-08)
[3463] Busy weekend of contrasts. - (2011-10-03)
[3743] Sunday - no longer a day of rest - (2012-05-28)
[4222] Five lessons learned or re-learned on my travels - (2013-12-15)
Some other Articles
Melksham Christmas Lights - Town, Shops and Private HousesAeryn at 1Football league tables - under old and new point system. Python program.Learning more about our web site - and learning how to learn about yoursChanges to morning routinesMelksham Training Centre and Hotel internet speed - how does it compare?Some terms used in programming (Biased towards Python)Provide a useable train service, and people will use it!Well House Manor - perhaps the best hotel rooms in MelkshamDark mornings, dog update, and Python and Lua courses before Christmas