{"id":940,"date":"2016-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kergudon.com\/https-www-kergudon-com-sunday-19-june-summer\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:02:26","slug":"sunday-19-june-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-19-june-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 19 June &#8211; Summer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sunday 19 June &#8211; Summer?<\/h1>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">That will teach me to write in <a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/fr\/sunday-12-june-monsieur-brandon-est-arrive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">last week\u2019s blog<\/a> that the hot and sunny weather has made cutting the new flower bed more difficult as, almost ever since the blog was published it has been raining and very un-June-like weather.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Of the three tasks I had listed that I wanted to complete last week due to the weather I have only achieved one \u2013 planting the 120 buxus plants around our champignon flower beds behind Priory they look great and they have been well watered in!\u00a0 The remainder of the week has again been more administrative in the house while avoiding the weather which doesn\u2019t make for good photos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">The advantage of the wet weather is that it allows us to play with Brandon and Garratt together \u2013 and they have been able to play together and get to become friends (outside is a different story as, for those who know Garratt, he is so fixated on chasing tennis balls that he can\u2019t even be distracted by a small puppy.)\u00a0 Garratt has now accepted that Brandon is here to stay and he even seems to enjoy having him around to the point that he shares his own den \u2013 previously sacrosanct \u2013 as a cosy place to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cosy-together.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1773 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Cosy-together-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Cosy together\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/224;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Pups-snoring-in-the-den.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1774 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Pups-snoring-in-the-den-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Pups snoring in the den\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/224;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Share-and-share-alike.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1775 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Share-and-share-alike-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Share and share alike\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/224;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">We have also started Brandon\u2019s training very gently and, as we did with Garratt, have worked on making him wait for his meals \u2013 with some success even though, for 2 of his meals each day, he has the added temptation of Garratt\u2019s food to be eaten \u2013 which he has, generally, avoided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Garratt and Brandon feeding time\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZ8SSnr9Yks?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">While we knew that spaniels are supposed to be an intelligent breed, we were really impressed with Garratt\u2019s ability to learn and thought that there was no way Brandon would be the same, in fact, if anything it meant that he would be a nightmare to achieve some sort of balance!\u00a0 However, so far so good.\u00a0 We have very few little \u2018accidents\u2019 in the first 2 weeks and, while one of the spaniel books written by \u2018experts\u2019 says that when they are 9 months old they should get to the point of no night-time accidents, in the first 2 weeks we haven\u2019t yet had a wet night (of course that has now jinxed it completely!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">While I may have achieved only one of my hoped for tasks David has had a very busy week.\u00a0 His catering continues to prove very popular and this week he has broken records by cooking a 3 course dinner for our guests every day since Tuesday \u2013 all of which have been very well received.\u00a0 The massive advantage for me is that when he cooks for our guests it is much more efficient to cook a little more for us as well (and it is always well received by me!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Three-Course-Supper.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1776 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/kergudon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Three-Course-Supper-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Three Course Supper\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/224;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">It was also David\u2019s first week teaching his 8 different classes at New York Gym in Morlaix \u2013 which are also equally well received and every week they want to offer him more and more work \u2013 I get the impression the classes have never been pushed quite so hard!\u00a0 Thankfully they are very good at filming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NewYorkGym\/videos\/vb.355202511209747\/1093114784085179\/?type=2&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave at work<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Next week lots more to achieve as other things continue to get added to the list so on top of the boot room and fence which are outstanding, all the hedges need to be cut now and the gate we bought some weeks ago is still leaning up against the gym \u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00c0 bient\u00f4t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday 19 June &#8211; Summer? That will teach me to write in last week\u2019s blog that the hot and sunny weather has made cutting the new flower bed more difficult as, almost ever since the blog was published it has been raining and very un-June-like weather. 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