Chance Cottage: Pawprints on my heart...

Hello, and welcome to our blog. We are a comitted couple living in West Lothian with our seven furry (& thirteen feathered) babies - don't worry, we don't have kids with Hirsutism - they are dogs, cats, chickens and a parrot!! We consider ourselves to be happy-go-lucky individuals, who most definitely believe in living life to the full whilst attempting not to hurt people along the way! We enjoy the company of warm, fun people - a sense of humour is absolutely essential to 'get' us (plain silly to pure sarcasm). We don't 'gel' well with people who can suck the life out a duracell battery.

Our hobbies are vast and varied...We should spend a lot of time renovating our 100 year old cottage, but we much prefer browsing for hours in book shops, people watching, coffee shops, cinema, shopping, walking by the beach or being lost for hours in the country, cuddling in bed, watching DVDs when we really should be out cutting the grass!, cooking, eating out in quaint little restaurants that serve food so yummy you want to do a little dance at the table, playing Sudoka (and spending way too much money on those rip off little puzzle books!), debating (for hours on end) with each other (or anyone who'll listen) over the downfall of society, etc...and how everything was much better in 'our day', telling each other the same stories over and over again...and still expecting the laughs/knods like it's the first time we've ever heard them, Scrabble, spending money we don't have on things we don't need, xwords/arrow words, Eggheads (any quiz programme really), gardening - in an attempt to become as self sufficient as possible, spending hours upon hours sitting watching our beautiful girls doing what chickens do, reading/posting on various forums (addictive, isn't it?). Oh..and saving for our Civil Ceremony, planned for 2012.

This blog is about all of the above, and more. We hope you'll at least enjoy some of it - thanks for taking the time to visit!

Bobbie & Liz
xxx

Sunday, 21 July 2013

Pawprints on my heart...

Today, at 5.40pm, we said our final goodbye to our baby boy, Harvey.

He has been a bit quiet for a couple of days...but at 6am this morning collapsed and after being rushed to the vets...was diagnosed with real failure.

Despite treatment he continued to deteriorate and sadly we had to make the painful decision to end his suffering.

He was my furry soulmate for almost 11 years...and I was in no way prepared to say goodbye to him today. He shared some of the happiest times of my life with me...and gave me the strength to get through some of the darkest times.

I can't begin to express in words how much he will be missed by me. He was my faithful companion.

Goodnight Harvey....tonight as I lay my head down to sleep I pray to my God your soul to keep.

My heart physically aches for you...my precious big boy.

Xxx