Eating a Vegetarian Elephant

Chiglepig

Morning All,

I haven't been around much because my new MSE project (Money Spending Expert ) aka The Pup has arrived and taken up all my time. But I have been reading diaries when I can.

Not much to report on the financials, mortgage OP is just the monthly DD, usual DDs into the SIPP and S&S ISA, ISA gains are looking good again this month. No time for surveys, but I have made a bit of progress with the electricity meter - even if it is only SSE saying the smart meter hasn't been registered (still ).

But I will be picking my first cucumber of the year today - good thing too, they seem to be one of the things Sainsburys can't get onto the shelves.

Karmacat

Cucumbers are good.  Stories about The Pup are even better **hints**

Chiglepig

Karmacat said:

Cucumbers are good.  Stories about The Pup are even better **hints**

@Karmacat what about pictures? (This was Saturday, that bit of the garden has now been flattened!)

Chiglepig

He has worked out it is REALLY GOOD FUN to bundle himself out of the cat flap.

Fortune_Smiles

Soooo cute!

Fortune x

themadvix

Oh he’s gorgeous! 😍

Chiglepig

The Pup has been with us a week now and is settling in really well, Doggo is turning out to be an awesome big brother and does lots of the heavy-lifting for us by tiring him out, absorbing puppy bites, and modelling good behaviour!

From an MSE perspective - we can't go anywhere until he's fully vaccinated, by which time, we'll be back at work and too busy to spend money! (On the other hand there is a lovely dog friendly pub on the way home from work - with Doggo, we refer to stopping there as 'dog training', because he was learning to be calm and settle in public  )

Karmacat

Brilliant thanks for that.  Very interesting about Doggo being the elder brother teaching the pup how to be  

South_coast

Chiglepig said:

....we can't go anywhere until he's fully vaccinated....

It's like a puppy lockdown! Where is he on the road map 🤣?!?

Chiglepig

Karmacat said:

Brilliant thanks for that.  Very interesting about Doggo being the elder brother teaching the pup how to be  

@KC it doesn't work with all dogs, but we always knew Doggo was very patient and unreactive with other dogs we meet, even the ones who go nuts and bark (he has a "what you on about bro?" expression ). Of course he has some bad habits we'll try to avoid Pup seeing!

South_coast said:

Chiglepig said:

....we can't go anywhere until he's fully vaccinated....

It's like a puppy lockdown! Where is he on the road map 🤣?!?

@South_coast - I said something very similar to a friend who asked when we would be home for a visit    - freedom day will be around 24th August.