Monday 13 October 2008

Busy weekend with great food!

I did it again!.........2 shows in the same weekend, something I always say I will never do again.........till the next time. (I'm a "show-junkie").
The Saturday show was in Lanark, a drive of one and a half hours away, where we didn't exactly set the heather on fire, although Mo had a first in Open dog. The food was provided by the commercially run restaurant on the venue premises and was very good....just as well as I had a long wait till the papillons were judged, by a rather slow judge.
The Sunday show was in Bonnybridge, almost an hour's drive off. It was the Scottish Toydog Open Show and this year the hall was buzzing with an excellent entry in most of the breeds. Again, we were scheduled near the end of the judging, so again , a long wait, which was fine as the company was good (had a good old blether with all the papillon folk, and some others as well(!)) but the very best bit was the EXCELLENT buffet provided by the committee. It was the best I'd ever tasted, and I do appreciate good baking and cooking and know the work that it entails. We even had strawberry tarts, freshly made that morning on the premises!......AND, the prices were so low . What a pleasant change from the overpriced stodge we are often served in the motorway services.
Well done to all concerned.
As to the actual showing, we had a reasonable day. Spencer was again Best Veteran in Show. His younger half brother, Pyatshaw Murphy's Law,now also a veteran and belonging to Sue Gray, (Gennasus), has also been winning a few such awards, so "LOOK OUT, Spencer". His father, Northlyte Adonis Blue was also a specialist in the veteran classes so if you're looking for a good veteran...............
Mo again had a first in Open dog and Swallow had a third in the graduate class.
That will be my last outing with the dogs for a few weeks as I will shortly be taking off (literally) for the far south, near Windsor, to be more precise, where my sixth grandchild is expected very soon.

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