Alpacas through the window.

I am thoroughly enjoying having my car back - zoomed through a really muddy patch on a dirt road on Saturday (yeeehhaaaa!) and used it to pull the horsebox on Sunday to go to Kempton Park.

I thought about collecting Patricia and Shakeaspeare in the bakkie but then decided not to,
a) it might pop her stitches when she jumped in and
b) I'm still not happy about the boarded up window on the canopy.

Previously I had been about to take Oreo and Caramel to the vet, so we pushed, shoved and lifted Caramel in, shut the door and went in search of Oreo. As we turned around Brian said "Caramel is out" - I stared at him in disbelief - how could he be out - we'd only just pushed him in???

Lo and behold, there was Caramel galloping off up the field with the entire window frame dangling around his neck, glass shards scattering on either side. We always leave the window a little open so that they have air and he had launched himself at the little gap - and off , off, and way to freedom!

So, Johan put the frame back but the glass is still not in so it is boarded up - no wonder Michael looked so happy when I picked him up from school in the car instead of the bakkie - so very uncool to be picked up in a bakkie with a boarded up window - not to mention that we followed the hunt in it, cross country, the weekend before so it was covered in mud.

Sarah came with me to Lee's and we had to stop for petrol. As we were stopped at the garage I wondered what the urgle gurgle noise was.... oh no not my engine again! Didn't want to alarm Sarah so looked around to see if there were any other vehicles near us that could be making the noise....no.... started the engine and hoped it would stop....no - still urgle gurgle'ing. It was only as I turned right that I noticed that the radio had come on but was not on any particular channel so it was making this loud shrrrigin noise - not the radiator at all thank goodness!

So Patricia and Shakespeare came home and he is hop, skipping and jumping around the field. The other big boys were a bit rough with him at first so he and mum, Coco and Dustin are in one field whilst the others stare at him through the fence from another.

Sarah's little dog Lovage (also miniature wire haired daschund - but REALLY mini) had her puppies (unfortunately one big boy died but she has 2 lovely little girls) and one of Mandy's horses had a foal - a very productive weekend!