Well, I’m very glad I’ve had that shingles vaccination at last, but boy, I’m paying for it! My arm was SO SORE all night. It felt like a lump of lead, I could hardly move it. I took a couple of paracetamol in the morning, and by the afternoon, as long as it was just hanging by my side, it was OK. But I can still hardly lift it up this evening…

I went round to collect Pip, a wee bit later than usual, (by the time I got dressed). We haven’t looked after Pip for ages, but he’s fully recovered after his horrible altercation with a vicious dog and is back to his happy self. He just has a wee scar, which adds to his street cred. (And a £1,000 vet bill). Though we kept him well away from other dogs on the Links. And when Dougal and his mum popped in for a visit, Pip was consigned to the kitchen - Dougal goes absolutely bonkers when he meets ANY other dog - he LOVES them ALL. Archie is (sort of) used to him now.

We took both dogs out in the afternoon, though I went home after the Links, while JR went a lot further with them. I (digitally) removed the leads - Pip was on the lead at all times, though Archie did have a wee run around.

Once again, Pip shows up Archie with his smart new haircut. Archie’s not bovvered. But his haircut is imminent…