When Grandma and Grandad came to visit and we went to a fete and a fun day. By Bessie

On Friday Grandma and Grandad came to stay for Mummy's birthday.    Tom had an appointment and Katie needed to pop into school to take her art folder for an exhibition (Did I tell you she got an A* in art?)   so they was running round all afternoon running errands.  Then Daddy came home so they could have dinner and wine for the ladies, beer for the men.

On Saturday it was raining all morning so we just sat in the conservatory and admired me mainly.  In the afternoon it stopped for a bit so we went to the fete in the next village.   Well, if you can call a goat on a string, a coconut shy and a stall sending tat someone found in their village a fete.    Thank god for Avril and her chutneys or it would have been a complete waste of time.    The humans all paid 50p to get in then Mummy and Grandma both guessed the weight of the goat for a chance to win the goat.    Then they bought some chutney and left...after about a minute and a half.

So we went for a walk through the village instead then came home for a nap/cup of tea depending on your species.

In the evening the humans went to the eat as much as you can fit in your gob restaurant in Cardiff.   This is what my Mummy had for her birthday tea:   Sushi, chilli, chicken korma, biryani, chips, egg fried rice, prawn crackers, poached salmon, cauliflower cheese, salad, noodles and olives.  And for pudding she had trifle and cheesecake with custard. 

On Sunday it was the basset club summer fun day.   We got up super early cos we had to pick up two foster doggies on the way.    Grandma and Grandad said they had seen enough Bassets for one weekend so they went home.  Tom and Katie didn't want to come but Bryn did so us houndies, Mummy, Daddy and Bryn got in the car and drove to the fun day.   When we got there Mummy and Mr Wayne went to fetch the foster dogs, Bill and Ben.   Mr Wayne's houndies, Ronnie and Rosie and his son Ben sat with us, Daddy and Bryn and waited.   

After a while Mummy and Mr Wayne brought the foster dogs back.  They were very good foster dogs.  Ben was a little bit whiney but Bill was super laid back.    Aunty Louise and Uncle Dave and the houndies were there too, then Tilly and Bert and Jazz and Fin came.  We had a super fun day.   It was quieter than usual cos a lot of the people had gone to a dog show but we still had a good time.  Daddy said Mark's barbeque was the best he ever tasted.   

Lotty won the sausage race.   Rosie won Miss World.   We came second in the fancy dress to a little girl and basset in fairy costumes.   Mummy was keen to use the lion costume again.  We have already done Wizard of Oz and Lion King so we did Lion, the witch and the wardrobe.   I think the lion costume has had it now.    Thank god.   And then Bill and Ben won the trophy for dog the judge would most like to take home, so we get to keep the trophy for a whole year.   It is on the mantelpiece now.

Then it was time to go home so Bill and Ben went home with Mr Wayne in the bassetmobile and we said goodbye to all our friends and had a little nap in the car and when we woke up we were home.

p.s. the prize in the guess the goat competition was actually a bottle of wine.  I just said it was the goat for comedic effect.