Almost one week in-country

Hello Everyone, I have now been in the United Kingdom one week. And what a week it has been. James had a list of things that I needed to do when I got here because he hasn't the time. Getting established with a local vet so we can get the boys their very own passports.They will need them if we travel outside the UK/Ireland.We have already ran into a problem with that.They were micro- chipped in the USA and all the scanners have been able to read their chips until day when the local vet couldn't read it we even tried another vet and they also couldn't read them. I had to contact (e-mail)the chip company the Cary vet and the pet moving company regarding our problem.

The next item was getting established with a doctors office here they are called surgery's even the vet was called a surgery. I was able to get the paperwork and fill out the forms now I just need to take them back and then they will set up us with an appt. to see a physician for a meet and greet.I also need to get James his own National Health service number which means calling a government agency and then they will then give me another number to call which will be a local area number so we can make an appt.to speak with a local representative.

The next item was to get the correct recycling containers. One for plastic/glass /cardboard(toilet paper rolls and paper towels rolls and cereal box's) one for food scrapes which they pick up and add to area compost piles.(they are very very green here). Garden rubbish (trash) is also recycled.

I have gone out and shopped for house hold items and groceries several times in this week.

Also a couple loads of laundry We only have a washer so drying clothes on a cloudy day is a challenge. We have lots of radiators(our heating source) and an AGA see attached pix. (large gas cast iron oven). One day this week was partly cloudy and windy I could hang the clothes out ona line to dry, like the old days (the clothes smell clean and fresh). Jeans are a little stiff and don't shrink.
Now to the fun activities the boys and I have gone for several long walks. Monday we went for a 4 hr walk down by the Thames river called a towpath. it was very muddy and hard on the feet and toes lots of rocks and pebbles and did I say mud puddles. I was able to let the boys off their leads most of the time they had a great time running off energy. We passed an estate that was being filmed for a movie or TV program about young Victoria. We saw some beautiful black horses and a large carriage being loaded up. I found this out by meeting a elder women and her dog Henry.

My intention was to go to Teddington Locks along the tow path.A gentlemen and his dog (did not get the dog's name) we meet on the path informed us that Teddington was the place that the D-Day boats left from and that Glen Miller(big band music) once played here. We did not make it to the locks a quarter mile short. Elijah started to limp and so we turned around and I carried him for about 15 Min's 13 pounds is a lot to carry. I think he was foot(Paws) sore and the mud was cold. and then Darkstar not to be left out wanted to be carried. What we do for our pets luckily I had a large scarf to make in a holding pouch. The scenery was great and the river was moving fast.

Tuesday we rested for our next big outing. Wednesday we went for a 3 hr walk to a local park called Richmond Park is was a Kings hunting area in it's day. In the park you can drive your car though (gates close at sun set) walk, ride bikes and horse back ride in the park. The park is on 2500 acres . One of the things that it's famous for is the two kinds of deer in the park that run and roam freely in the park. see the attached pix.



You can pretty much get very close. the boys wanted to play. the deer just kept eating or moving away. We even have seen some wild green parrots, here is the proof look at the last two pictures closely.

Lastly we have made some friends at a local pub and one of them will be available to pet sit and walk the boys for us. That was another thing that was on the list.

Well that's all folks I'll try to made the next entries shorter and more pictures. When I leave the house I always need hat, scarf, gloves, key, money(for the bus or a drink) and umbrella and a camera.