Another glorious day after a bit of a dodgy start.

We woke to rain which was a bit of a bugger as I had a line full of washing. With the sunshine and a bit of a breeze it dried in no time (except for the pieces I dropped first into the washing basket that had also been out all night and therefore was wet - duh!)

Jinx has been having some issues with her nether regions. I may have mentioned this in past posts. She has had two lots of cortisone and antibiotics. I was hoping that moving here would help things as I felt a lot of the obsessive licking might have been caused by stress. She hasn't been licking much of late. I found out why today. And boy, do I feel bad. Her vulva is so ulcerated and infected it would hurt to lick. God knows how much pain she has been in having a pee.

We got an appointment with the new vet and she was thoroughly examined. More steroids, more antibiotics and a cream. Poor Jinx actually cried when he took a swab. She never cries. She also cried when I applied the cream. Fingers well and truly crossed the drugs will ease things very soon.

After that we took them up to our local patch for a run. 

Murphy loves a run ...

The sky was, as usual, just stunning. Even with clouds ...

We then took the dogs up to the block. They haven't been and I suggested it. The universe must have been speaking to me. When we got there a site supervisor from our builder was also there and Himself had a really good chat about a few things. It made him feel that things are sort of happening. 

The dogs got their walk on the block and did sniffy hellos with the dogs behind us. I think Himself was happy ...

I was on a suggestion roll (probably exacerbated by extreme guilt over Jinx's issues and feeling I have neglected her) so we ended up at Eastern Beach.

More new smells ...

Up the track and over the dunes ...

And another glimpse of paradise.

We let the dogs off their leads and they had a ball.

Himself fancied a hamburger for lunch so I opted for fish and chips. Look at how fresh and white and yummy that gummy shark is and how light and crisp the batter is. The chips were awesome, too.

 

A quiet afternoon and I even had a bath. First time in this house and it is so much more comfortable than the one in our old place. 

Jinx is curled up at my feet. Himself is cooking dinner. I have a glass of wine and life is good.