Morning.

I have been cooking this morning. We have my boss' leaving do this afternoon/evening and we were a bit strapped for food etc. so I made trifle, and two pasta things. One pesto pasta with vegetables and the other is a prawn and crab stick creation.

Whee! Now I'm very hot, especially as I remembered I have work tomorrow and none of my uniform is dry.

I failed at sudoku this morning too. Ee.

Yesterday I wrote a story about Ollie, a dog at the shelter, with a view to it being put in the local paper (Daily Post) and took a couple of pictures. This is it:


Ollie is an 18 month old chocolate Doberman. Unfortunately Ollie suffered with brain damage, we suspect since birth, and as such the breeder he came from couldn’t home him.
So, he came to stay with us in January, and we are now appealing to the people of North Wales to give this fantastic boy a chance.
Ollie is a dog of few needs; he loves charging round the field, completely carefree, and he could probably do that most of the day! He loves his food and will sit politely for treats. In his kennel or behind the reception desk he loves to play with toys, and these will occupy him for hours. Best of all, he loves a nap, but preferably if his head is on your knee.
As Ollie takes a little while to learn things his basic obedience is still in the early stages, but we can confirm this is coming on well. He is quite strong on the lead but this often being the case with larger dogs, he just requires a patient handler to give him the time and encouragement he needs. His cleanliness in the kennel, however, sets him apart from most other residents, especially given the amount of time he has been with us.
An ideal home for Ollie would have a fairly large garden he can dash round in, plenty of toys, but most importantly lots of love. Ollie returns even more love than he receives and he will make someone a brilliantly faithful companion. He just needs a chance to be your friend.