Introduction

This blog has been prompted by the arrival of Ernesto Che Guevara Lynch (Che)  following the death of Trotsky in August of this year 2012. As I write Che is curled up back to back on the lounge floor with Gandhi; and Olly is snoring on the sofa after night duty with Che, our new 8 week old male Leonberger puppy. Trotsky is our late and much lamented white GSD, Gandhi (named after Indera) is our six year old Leonberger bitch and Olly is my 19 year old son. Hilary, wife and mistress of the house is coming home to chaos having spent the weekend in Salzburg on a Girlie Weekend, Mozart and Status Quo.

We split our time between Jersey and the Charente Maritime in France where we are restoring a 17th Century Farmhouse. Olly is working on the house along with his friend Cam, the builder Matt Regan, plumber Adam Kimber and pointer Michelle Hinsbey. Me, I project manage, cook and chop bits off my finger. Hilary controls all and everyone via a spreadsheet, bank account and iron will.

So you can read about and contribute to the joys of, bringing up a headstrong Leonberger who will in all probabiliy reach over 150lbs in weight and want to rule the roost, the argument against commercial dog food, the joys of cooking and the negative impact of Celbretary Chefs (as a genre) and last but not least the battle to restore a lovely old house deep in the French Countryside using original materials such as Lime, Clay, Oak and Straw.