3 weeks in Cotswolds (England)

August 2019 : 3 dogs, 1 cat, 8 hens & tropical fish

  

We did not know the Costwolds, so the perspective to stay over there 3 weeks  was very appealing. We were invited to look after 3 dogs : Maddie a very old female labrador, Marley a well behaved whippet,  Loki a turbulent young french bouledogue.

 

Marie and her husband Ian were charming hosts, they welcomed Vincent and I more than warmly. I had brought some lavender, as a little gift from Provence, and noticed immediately on our arrival there were lavender all around the house ! I felt pretty miserable having thought this plant was growing only in southern countries ! 

 

 Marie  had told us we could leave the dogs and do tourism around : their pets did not miss us, they loved to watch TV ! All dogs bore ultrasound collars which prevented them to go outside the park and take over its virtual fence.

 
 

 

I was pretty scared when Loki was running fast after Maddie.  

They were chasing each other very often and sometimes she looked furious !

Running so fast and being 19 years old, Maddie could die of a heart attack !

Chi was a very sweet and loveable cat who liked to be cuddled, he came always near my lap when I was reading on the sofa.  It took him a few days before spending the night in my bedroom. I was quite anxious when he was clumbing on the roof, escaping through the window

          

Feeding the tiny tropical fish was an easy task, but they were not  very communicative !

The wooden chicken coop was superb.. 8 hens gave us everyday organic eggs. There was also an orchard an a vegetable garden we could use. Vincent was in charge of that part.

            

 Horses  and sheep lived also on the property but we were not in charge. We are not very familiar with these animals..We prefered no to be responsible but learned a lot watching the employee clean the stables, moving horses and sheep to other fields.