Good Morning ! Polish Lowland Sheepdogs indicating by their demeanour that it's time for a walk.

For anyone who has sent in comments many thanks but apologies! I went to post them this morning and must have pressed the wrong button - they have all disappeared into the ether.

Digby - The Polish Lowland Sheepdog

" You can buy a pretty good dog with a lot of money ...
but you can't buy the wag of its tail" - J.Billings

Perugia - alone in the rain

As a cure for the previous nights excess we went this morning to Perugia for a long walk and some coffee. Perugia has a town centre as full of renaissance gems as Siena or Bologna, but for some reason it remains strangely undiscovered and unvisited by foreigners. Clustered close together at the core of the city are the cathedral , still waiting after all these centuries to be clad in marble; the ancient fountain which has recently been restored; and the Palazzo Vecchio with its crenellations and the Griffin of Perugia over the door together with chains from which trophies from the wars in the 14th century were once suspended. It's something of a rarity in modern Europe to find oneself alone with a famous monument, but this morning we were the only visitors to the cathedral, and the post celebration silence that shrouded the whole town was all the more notable in that huge barn like structure where St.Bernard once preached.

Off in the car ...hope it's not a visit to the vet

Off to Perugia for a cup of coffee. No one is likely to be stirring much before one, so there should be plenty of parking in the centre of town.

Starting 2009 as they mean to carry on - having fun!

While the human component of the family are nursing sore heads after last nights festivities Wilf and Digby are starting off 2009 with their first ball game of the New Year. Not for them time for reflection or worries about what the future might hold - their mantra is simple - take one day at a time, always drive in top gear and enjoy life to the full. Perhaps the unsophisticated approach isn't such a bad outlook on life. Happy New Year.