YES!!! The "I'm so happy" thread. 2009

[Lesley Cox]

A real treat Gote. The weather here has a distinctly autumnal feel so I'll be looking for such thing myself, very soon. Heavy rain forecast for today and tomorrow (when I have to work outside ) but no sign of it yet.

[Lesley Cox]

I really like the bassininfan Maggi. I must try that with our Springer Spaniel. He'll love it.

[Anthony Darby]

Thank you Paddy. I hadn't associated Glasgow with the yachting fraternity (nothing less than Americas Cup here) and (probably) to my shame I don't know Bud Neil.

There are numerous yachting marinas in the Firth of Clyde Lesley, not only that, but every sizeable loch has a yacht club.

[Lesley Cox]

There are numerous yachting marinas in the Firth of Clyde Lesley, not only that, but every sizeable loch has a yacht club.

Ahh... I need to get out more, preferably in Scotland.

[TC]

In my usual fashion, I have been confusing people.  Bud Neil was a cartoonist who wrote a cartoon strip for the Glasgow Evening Times in the 1940's and 50's
It featured a cowboy character called Lobey Dosser and his two legged horse called Elfie - short for el fideldo.  Lobey was so popular that a statue to him was erected outside a pub in Woodside, Glasgow.  Wee Josie's nose was written by Bud Neill.  The one quoted by Anthony I always associated with Jimmy Durante or the Bowery Boys.  Somewhere near Brooklyn or thereabouts.  Maybe Carlo would know, if he reads this thread
Lesley
Glasgow built serious ships on the river Clyde, not recreational yachts. I suppose that the nearest one to a yacht was the Cutty Sark built down river in Dumbarton.  Further down the Clyde estuary were small boatyards specialising in yachts - the most famous being the yard of Fyfe's at Fairlie who built many of the finest wooden yachts ever constructed, some competing in the Americas Cup for Sir Thomas Lipton.  Early in the last century, the Clyde was full of racing yachts in the summer season when business magnates had plenty of money to spend.  However, I don't think anyone in the UK has this sort of money any more to challenge for the Americas Cup.

We still have three large marinas for the yachting fraternity but the Clyde estuary is a rough sea and the season is short.

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for that Tom. I had always associated the Clyde area with large ocean-going ships.

As it happens, in the Pacific series of Louis Vuitton races here in Auckland, just finished last week, there was a British entry but whether they'll carry right on to the LV series off Spain or whereever - when they get their silly courtroon thing sorted - I don't know.

Certainly no-one in NZ is rich enough for the America's Cup. We keep going through big and generous sponsorships.

[Lesley Cox]

We have a new member in our family. Here he is, Teddy. He was born on Dec 14th and arrived with us on Saturday. Toilet training is somewhat problematical as it's been raining heavily here since Friday and he's a bit young to put outside and leave until the results show. But fortunately he's very keen to follow Cain, our English Springer Spaniel so where Cain goes,Teddy goes too. (Cain isn't so keen yet but is beginning to realize Teddy isn't going away.)

Taking pics is a problem too as every time I have him lined up nicely he wriggles or runs and it all turns to rubbish. However, I hope you will like these ones.

[Maggi Young]

My word, how cute is he? I will have to show these photos to my friend Linda.... she adores Jack Russells and lost hers the other year and is keen to get another but they want to do some guilt-free travelling first.

 I would have picked Teddy in an instant.... great name for him .....off to fetch Ian to show him the new arrival.....

[Carlo]

Congratulations Lesley. I had a Jack for over 14 years (Bryn Thistledown...died just before Christmas 07). They are, as you may know, fantastic dogs. I miss her.

[Lesley Cox]

Cain tries to pretend he doesn't exist but Teddy flips his tail across Cain's nose until he gets swiped. And he leaps onto Cain as he sleeps. Poor Cain stumbles off to another place and has taken refuge in one of the bedrooms, pushing the door shut behind him. In the meantime, Teddy has taken up prime position in front of the fire which we've put on this morning, the temperature said to be just to 12C today.

[Anthony Darby]

Cain not able then Lesley?

[Lesley Cox]

Cain not able then Lesley?

We did think about Able when deciding on a name for Teddy but decided against. We could have also followed my son's foolproof method and called him JR. John's cat is TC (Top Cat) and his dog is JD (John's Dog). Tried Eddie and Freddie too but no... In the finish, Teddy won out.

And no, Cain is not able, though Teddy is - so far.

[fermi de Sousa]

Cain not able then Lesley?

And no, Cain is not able, though Teddy is - so far.

I'm sure Cain thinks that it's an appropriate name - short for Tedious!
Our neighbours have a JR and he is a bundle of energy but dangerous to leave unattended in a house full of soft furnishings!
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

So far it's most the newspaper and balls of wool - which means I may never have to knit again and finish the jersey I started in 2001.

[Anthony Darby]

....which reminds me, must get some snake food.