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Ann & Peterin New Zealand |
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It's been a month of vet visits - in fact Ann is thinking of having her salary paid directly into the vets' bank account. First we had to take Maxie to the vets because she ripped her dewclaw or thumb claw off chasing a tennis ball. Then the nail bed became infected so she had to have antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. Luckily it cleared up fine as the next option was to amputate the claw.
Coming back from our walk on one Saturday morning Jaz was attacked by a dog running out of its garden and grabbing her on her shoulder. Fortunately the dog managed to grab the harness Jaz was wearing rather than just Jaz. Back to the vets where she had to have the wound flushed out and four staples inserted to close it up. Jaz has had the stitches from the surgery out and the e-collar removed, and next week the staples should be able to come out. She's a much happier girl now. We had rain the first weekend of March! Not too much, didn’t wet the very dry ground much but as we collect all our water from the roof so it topped our water tank up a bit. The next lot of rain was on the 17th (still not a huge amount) - the whole of North Island and part of South Island are officially in a drought. A total of 4 days with rain over the whole month and the daytime temperatures have not dipped below 20 degrees. It's the cattle we feel most sorry for. As we drive past the fields the cows, with ribs showing under the skin, are scratching around in the dry ground looking for the smallest bit of grass. We went to our local cinema again and saw Bruce Willis in 'A Good Day to Die Hard' – not a serious movie but good fun.
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Kyle ended up with more than he bargained for during a simple game of football. A badly broken leg, several surgeries and lots of relaxation and recuperation time!
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Ann’s dad is up to his usual tricks. Walking through town with David (Ann’s brother) they stopped at a pelican crossing and he said loudly ‘button’ meaning for David to press the crossing button. A youth standing behind him who happened to be eating chocolate buttons immediately offered him the packet saying 'Would you like one?'
As part of a Swanshurst School's Oral History Website, Peter's dad was interviewed by a student during Veteran's Day at the school about his life growing up in Birmingham and his experiences on HM Trawler Leicester City during the Second World War. You can see his and other interviews at http://www.swanshurst.org/historychannel/