Baggy was up with the sparrows, (well those ones that like a bit of a lie-in that is), and straight round to the Polling Station. Pepper Pooch joined Baggy in the village hall to help her put her cross in a box. Fortunately, Baggy did remember to take her reading glasses in with her, so that she didn't accidentally vote for the wrong lot. Cross marked, Baggy left, wondering why exactly she had bothered when the same party has been in power in Baggy's constituency for the last fifty years (at least); but if everyone thought like that...
The pooch was delighted when he realised that Baggy wasn't driving him and Furry Mama straight home - they were on the beach by 9.30. It was cold. Not that this stopped Pepper from going into the sea. Furry Mama on the other hand was seriously chilly, as she walked straight into the wind, eyes streaming with sand blasting her face. Every time she threw the ball into the wind it flew about five yards, so she decided to throw it behind her instead - it then went about thirty yards. Happy pooch! It was all so much more pleasant, when they turned round and headed back away from the harbour, and the wind was helping the ball, and Baggy along!
Quick cappuccino to warm Baggy up, while Furry Mama tucked Pepper up in his towelling drying coat. He needed it - it's surprising how fast he can go from panting like a train, from his exertions, to shivering because he's been swimming in the freezing North Sea and is then standing in a cold wind. And how cute does he look Baggees?
As they headed back to Billy Bob Jalopy campervan, Furry Mama wondered what it feels like to swim in the North Sea at this time of year, bearing in mind that it's pretty blooming cold in the height of summer! Then she saw this sign:
She can't help thinking that it would be rather a fun thing to do, to swim in the sea on Christmas Day! Maybe next year!
Grotty Groom was disappointed when Baggy told her that there was no time to go and see the Boys, but The Domestic Goddess had got British Gas coming at some point between noon and six to fix yet another leak from the new heating. And as she wants it all checked over, she needed to make the house look vaguely cleaned!
That done, Creative Clara decided to get wrapping!
It's the first time that Baggy has been truly excited about Christmas, probably since she was about five! Yes, she's enjoyed Christmas every year since she's been with her lovely number one furry husband, but only once it's arrived - this year she's been looking forward to it for weeks!
The pressies are under the tree! Now she just has to stop Calum from opening them before the big day - although Clever Bird thinks that she might let him open one early...
Note to readers: For the avoidance of any doubt, every character in this blog is Baggy! No Baggy was harmed in its writing, although some of them get pretty confused!
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