We recently looked after a friend’s dog as they took a trip back to the UK. Billie the black Labrador staffy mix was a pleasure to look after, we had been contemplating getting a dog of our own and this was the perfect trial run! All the walking and picking up poo helped us realise that we don’t really want to have a dog whilst living in a flat without a garden. She was also a great way to meet other people (who have dogs).This might sound little strange, but moving to a new country makes ‘friends’ a little on the rare side. We do socialise with colleagues (some of whom have become friends), but other than this social circles can be a little on the small side. I have been advised that having kids are a good way to meet people, but in the absence of children, Billie did a great job!
Billie has since gone back home and by means of a thank you, her owners kindly bought us back some goodies from the UK. It doesn’t get much better than gifts from the UK... they are normally food based and receiving them makes me very excited! We were very kindly given some delicious red wine, but more importantly, we (I) was given some baking powder and some cake sprinkles! I am now eager to bake my next batch of cupcakes... and Billie is very welcome to stay again!
We have received other food parcels from UK from visiting relatives, contents of which included; tea bags, Branston Pickle and Baked Beans (all standard requirements). Tabasco and a bizarre selection of dried herbs, a selection of seeds so I can grown fresh herbs (more to follow on this), cupcake cases, fajitas mix and of course bacon, sausages and cheddar cheese!! I am sure the requests will grow more bizarre the longer we out here and it is requested that all guests keep 10kg of luggage space free as I will be providing a shopping list ;-)
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