The discount weekend at Dovedale went well despite Jim having caught my bug. He bravely joined us on Saturday on a walk up Dovedale as far as Milldale with Matt and Sam, Margot and myself and the two dogs. In the evening he went to bed and missed the dinner dance included in our bargain break with an ageing 'beat combo' working its way through the hits of the 50s and 60s. Margot and I danced and eventually Matt and Sam were persuaded to join us with a few moves - in a post modern ironic sort of way I think.
Sunday morning I took Storm for a pre-breakfast walk up Thorp Cloud which proved sheep free so I let him off the lead. If I hadn't he would have surely pulled me over the edge. Later in the day we walked along the Manifold River before heading back North, stopping for lunch at the Arkwright Mills in Matlock.
I'm glad he got a good run in on as on Monday things went pear shaped. I took Storm for an early morning walk down by the river and on the way back an elderly cyclist came round the corner (on the pavement) and before I saw him Storm lunged and bit his thigh. As I pulled him off the guys jeans leg came too. After I took Storm home I took the gentleman to A&E and offered to buy a new pair of jeans. He was OK and not too upset but we realised that we could no longer be confident we could control Storm and took him back to the Dogs Trust. They don't put dogs down and the police seem to feel they wouldn't need to take any action but we were really sad to see him go as for 99% of the time he was a loving, if over-exuberant, dog who now seems destined to live his life out in the Dogs Trust home.
Jim is going to put off considering another dog until he has got his life a bit more sorted. He plans to rent a house in York for a few months while selling his house in Wakefield and buying one in York. Its a shame as I now realise I am a dog person but it makes sense.
Thursday I went with a group of youngsters with learning difficulties to start on a project to turn Balloon Tree Copse into a nature reserve. If you want to know more go to our website at www.yorkgreenwaychampions.btck.co.uk
READING
Deadline for my Development Psychology course essay loom so have given up fiction for a bit.
Nevertheless still have time tonight to watch last Saturdays two episodes of The Killing II - I now want it to be tomorrow so I can see what happens next. Shouldn't be wishing my life away but it is very exciting.
COMING SOON
Sunday sees the charity rugby match arranged to raise funds for Becca's hospice. Some semi-pro players are coming to Jim's rugby club so we shall be spending 2 hours standing around in the cold -better than playing I suppose given Jim's injury record.
To Selby to see Lau in the evening.
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