I headed to Sea Palling today to meet up with one of my camp instructors and a few fellow campers. The plan had been to go for a dip in the sea. Mother Nature put pay to that was it was a bit rough.

So we had to have coffee and cake instead. Well I had a cheese scone, but you get my drift.

It was lovely meeting up without the eau de horse. We chatted nonstop. And not just about horses either. Which makes a refreshing change.

As I was at the beach, I had to go and see the actual sea and say hello. The sea breeze was fierce! It fair stopped me in my tracks. You might be able to tell from my hair. It was a bit wild! So it was more of a hi from a distance. The thought was there…

Buddy got a shock today when I arrived early at the yard and brought him in. This usually means we’re off on an adventure. So imagine his surprise when I tacked him up and took him out for a ride in the rain instead. Cause he was so dry in his field!

We were both rather wet when we got back. Unlike wet dog, wet horse is an OK smell. I also got to experience wet dog too. Well I was already wet, so made sense to take Bert out too.

Thankfully he’d dried out by the time his friend Jeff arrived. They had a lot fun together. Bit too much as Bert fell behind the sofa in his enthusiasm. He tried his best to style it out.

Now Jeff is considerably smaller than Bert, but still puts him in his place when Bert gets a bit OTT. Which is a lot. The occupational hazard to being as Sprocker eh?

Jeff is a little dog with a big personality. And a cracking name…

The clouds looks so pretty this evening. Like cotton candy or cottage cheese. I’m sure there’s a technical name for them, but I only know a few cloud formations and this isn’t one of them.

I noticed them as I was getting my third load of washing off the line. It’s the middle of October and still warm enough to line dry stuff. I took the opportunity to wash the sofa throws, blankets and bedding.

All in all it’s been a rather productive day.

I popped into the Co-op on the way home from peopling today. Nothing unusual here. I needed milk.

I got seduced by some reduced items and ended up coming out with a few more items that I bargained for. A classic case of don’t go food shopping when you’re hungry.

Cause I went in for one item, I foolishly didn’t take a bag. I thought I could probably carry it to the car as I have at least 50 in there! Why buy another bag, right?!

It was proving a little bit of a challenge, till the rather helpful assistant suggested I just take the basket to the car. Much easier!

Made me laugh as I wheeled it to the car and then blocked the footpath trying to quickly pack it into the bag I had retrieved from said car. I got a few funny looks I can tell you.

It worked! I returned the basket and made my way home to feed myself with the rather eclectic selection.

The Baby Womble strikes again. Yesterday he found a ball on our walk. Today he found a frisbee. At least I think that’s what it is?!

He was most proud of himself as you can see. I’m not the best when it comes to throwing a ball. Or a frisbee it seems. Thankfully the wind helped. Not that Bert was the least bit bothered by how far it went. He was happy to chase it a little way or a lot.

He really has brought so much joy to my life. I challenge anyone not to laugh or smile watching him tear or bounce around.

This causes a bit of a stir today. A car transporter delivering several cars to the offices across from us.

When it first arrived, we assumed it had taken a wrong turn. Then the driver started unloading the first vehicle. What followed was a masterclass in precision driving. Serious skills on display I can tell you.

Judging by the state of the cars, the same skills couldn’t be said for the previous drivers. Apparently they were being used for some training filming.

We also got to witness some up close driving skills when a double decker bus ended up on the pavement outside the clinic trying to get past.

There were a lot of very confused pedestrians too. All before 9am! One of the things I really like about the new location is the people watching opportunities. Clearly I’ve inherited that from my Nanna and Mum. They were both ‘curtain twitchers’. I wouldn’t say I go that far, but it is fascinating watching the world go by sometimes…

I definitely got my steps in today. And burned a few calories.

First up I took Bert out for a 3 mile walk. I took him on a different route. It’s one I know well with Buddy, but it was the first time I’d done it with him. There were so many new sniffs for him. He loved it.

Then I spent an hour or so sawing up kindling for the twig burner. I haven’t gotten through all of the old roof batons that were left over after my roof was relaid. Waste not want not.

As it’s turning colder of an evening, the twig burner has been called into action. While I’m still allowed one of course. I don’t do politics, but I’m seriously wondering if there is anything between the ears of a lot of politicians. I really don’t get it. The world seems to be going to hell in a hand basket right now. Or is that just me?!

I worked up a sweat sawing. But that could have been cause I decided to position myself in a bit of a sun trap. Even though it’s feeling Autumnal, there’s still some warmth in the sun. I’m not going to complain though. It’s good to top up the Vitamin D before Winter.

I saved some energy for Buddy of course. We went for a 4 mile walk. Well his legs are a little longer than Bert’s. I think he was enjoying the sunshine as much as I was.

Whatever’s going on in the World, a walk with the Baby Sprocker and the Oversized Labrador are sure to put a smile on my face…

It’s been said many times that I have an active imagination. Today on our hack I was reminded of this scene from Pirates of the Caribbean. I’ll explain. It was rather windy so the leaves were swirling about. That was the first thing.

Then we came round the corner to be confronted by a covey of partridges and pheasants. As we walked along, they ran and flew off in all directions. In front of us. Away from us. Even over us!

I could feel Buddy take a deep breath. I would have, but I was too busy laughing. Time really felt like it slowed down as they flapped around. Give the numbers, he handled it really well.

Today saw the return of wellies. We had a lot of rain overnight, so there were a lot of puddles about. Bert was in his element. He’s gone for actively avoiding them to actively having to walk through them. Every one he finds! We both had fun puddle hopping together. He looked so happy.

Buddy is the same. He loves puddle hopping too. He wasn’t quite so keen on the sideways rain we had on our leg stretch this afternoon. Can’t say I blame him. It was going down my neck and in my ears too!

We both came back rather soggy. Think I prefer puddle hopping to wearing them. I know, I’m so picky.

I arrived for my peopling shift this afternoon to find there was no internet. Apparently there was a known issue in the area. Helpful. Less helpful was the lack of an eta on fixing it.

Ever resourceful, I tried to hotspot the laptops with the mobile. Unfortunately you have to be connected to the internet to set it up so you can connect to the internet. Brilliant logic there! So that was a bust.

Thankfully we managed between mobiles and an iPad. It did make it a bit of a challenge booking people in though. It’s hard to talk on the phone and look at the screen without putting people on speaker.

It also meant that some of the jobs I had to do I couldn’t. Technology is wonderful. Until it stops working. We are so reliant on the internet nowadays, it makes you think about it all.

I found this card while I was hunting out something else. I didn’t know that was the origins of chiropractic. It maybe that technology is everywhere, but there are still many things that still need the human touch.

So rather than look at a screen for the afternoon, I got to have some really in-depth conversations. It does us all good to look up from the screens. I wonder if people did they wouldn’t have as many neck issues. It keeps my Chiro busy…