134. Great Whittington - UK - House and Pet Sitting - Episode 45

 
Our time in Great Whittington was short and sweet. The rear of the home, with wall-to-wall glass doors, overlooked large fields full of sheep and lambs. The home was lovely - modern, well-equipped and very comfortable. A huge TV with all the streams (Netflix, Prime etc) is always appreciated. 

Our charges were happy pets and easy. They were characters, though, and full of mischief. Jarvis was like a tornado and would jump on top of Mole, out of the blue, for no good reason. You could almost hear him cackling as he sped off again. 🤣

Mole, from the minute we arrived, wanted to shag my (Max's) leg. This went on and on for a couple of days until the morning of day 3 he came flying upstairs and jumped on my bed, only to start the business immediately. That got me out of bed quickly and we had words...

Mole was pint sized (a border terrier, I think?) who made up for his size with his perpetual unimpressed look. He wasn't grumpy, though, and he WAS adorable (apart from the shagging).  

Jarvis was a small spaniel who made up for his size with boundless energy. He was a shoe stealer. He didn't chew them. Just stole them. Also adorable. 

Cows on Paul's walk with the doggos. 

They're curious creatures.

We went to the pretty nearby town of Corbridge that was home to THE BEST BAKERY I've ever seen in my life (including French ones). It was packed!  The food looked amazing and we bought a couple of pastries, as you do.  It was impossible to decide which ones, but we weren't disappointed. Needless to say, they were delicious! (Sorry we didn't take photos of the display.)

These 'free libraries' are common in smaller villages. It works on an honesty system where you donate a book and help yourself to one.