new voluntary job

Just in the last few weeks I have taken on a new voluntary job as "Footpath Warden " for the village where I live.
I saw the job advertised in our local newspaper ,and as I walk Honey every day I thought I would apply.
There are two of us who are going to job share the role,and as there are 47 paths to be walked we will be kept busy enough :)
The public footpaths and bridleways have to be walked at least once a year and notes kept of any problems which will have to be reported back to the borough council ,I suspect with my love of walking with Honey will mean we will walk them much more often and become a regular feature that people will be meeting along the paths.
I am looking forward to this new addition to the routine of my week, and to it making our daily walks more interesting by making them more varied without always travelling far from home :)

Lets get to work .....

Honey looked so funny stood in the back of the hubby`s van this morning whilst he was loading up for his days work that I just had too share the experience :)

                                                         She is just sooooo cheeky :):)

Lake District

Honey has packed her blankets and chewies as we are off to the Lake District on holiday and Honey is coming too :)
We are going to stay at the Derwentwater Hotel in Portiscale near Keswick, hubby and I have stayed there before, so we know the layout for taking Honey along will be fine, and we have booked her in with us in advance.
We thought it would be nice to have a "chilly out " week before the Christmas festivities begin :)
The weather was wet and miserable on our journey to the Lakes but thankfully it stopped the next day so we managed a few walks without getting too wet.
In Keswick town centre ,just on Station Road is the Leisure Centre and from here is the start of a walk along a disused railway track.The four mile walk takes you along the river Derwent and to the lovely village of Threlkeld.This was the ideal place to have a spot of lunch at the very welcoming public house called the "Horse and Farrier " where we and Honey were made very welcome muddy boots and all :)

So refreshed we head back on the four mile walk to Keswick.

The snow capped mountains looked spectacular ,but we decided to keep to the lower fells and visit some popular tourist villages like Grasmere and Ambelside.

Home from Home

Well we all love our pets ,but sometimes it maybe necessary for someone else to take the caring roll just for a while.
I know most dog kennels are brilliant ,but as i`m at home with Honey a lot she is used to lots of human company and I wondered if she would get enough people contact??
So imagine how pleased I was to meet up with a fellow dog walker who lives near to me and on a small scale does "Home from home " boarding.
So one day as we meet I asked if she would consider having Honey for us if we were to holiday and not be able to take the dog,she said yes and we have had our first "getting to know you walk ".
It is so funny as she also has a Golden Lab who is also called Honey !!!! but as she is a little older my Honey thinks as her of a mum... I think :)
So I think we will become good walking companions as well as" Home from Home" , watch this space too see how we get on :)

Children in Need

Honey is joining in the BBC Children in Need fun :):)

Happy Birthday Honey xx

Today is Honey`s first birthday ......

                                                  Happy Birthday Honey :):)

A Walk in the Woods

This week (oct 27 - nov 4 ) is British Woodland week so why not get your boots on and head to one of our beautiful woodlands :)
To give you some ideas of where to go where you live take a look at the link below

http://www.ramblers.org.uk/info/events/festivals/woodlandwalks

Happy Rambling :)