Some have dogs themselves and like their dogs to sniff your dog. Others cross the road to avoid you.
If you walk with a dog past a bus stop queue, some of the people will ignore you, some will cringe and almost back away and some will want to chat and stroke your dog
We are currently looking after granddog Reggie and every time we go for a walk we get all of the above.
I guess it's just like people. As you pass, some look away, some look down at the floor, some smile, some say good morning and some even stop for a chat. I guess it takes all sorts.
Going back to granddog. We do become stumped when we are asked what breed of dog he is. There are now so many cross breeds.
I'm just worried for anyone that has a dog which is a bulldog crossed with a shitzu. You might have to think about that for a while.
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Yesterday our village memorial playing field played host to a round of the British Junior Cycle Speedway championships. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get there due to other commitments but how good is it to have national sport on our field?
It was another first as well. I believe it was the first time that refreshments have been served from the new pavilion.
It may not sound much but it really is something after all those years of wanting and needing proper facilities on the park.
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Met up with my friend Phil who used to be on the district council but isn't anymore. He told me he has got his life back in the evenings and let me into a secret which I hope he will forgive me for telling. He did ask me not to mention it but it's a failing we share. It's a love of Coronation Street.
If you live in Coronation Street it is almost certain you will end up either in prison or in the emergency department at the local hospital. Chances are you will either be a shopkeeper or business owner or a serial killer. There seems to be an equal measure of all of these.
I went on the Coronation Street tour some years ago. That was in their former studios. Now they are doing tours of the new studio, so a revisit is in order.
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A few years ago - can't remember whether it was before or after lockdown - we went on a day tour with a local coach company. The trip went to Lavenham and then onto a nationally known garden. Whilst at Lavenham we walked into a film set. We found out that it was for a Netflix drama but I can't remember its name and I don't know whether it's been shown yet. Has anyone seen a drama featuring Lavenham in Suffolk?
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As mentioned yesterday the latest edition of Hethersett Herald is online. I'm aware of the magazine at our neighbouring town of Wymondham and a few more in Norfolk but I would love to know about others in the UK and abroad if anyone can enlighten me. I could do with some new ideas!
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I am slightly worried.
Last night after a not particularly hectic day I settled down to watch some TV - which of course on Saturday evening means celebrity quizzes followed by Casualty.
I was discombobulated by the mindless celebrities on The Weakest Link. Why do some of them subject themselves to answering questions on national television when their range of knowledge is virtually zero?
One of the so called celebrities, who actually got to the final thought that the wall that partitioned a European city was in Moscow. Everyone knows it was Vienna!!!!
I was also worried that I identified the titles of five disco hits from the 1970s. Only three of the hundred people asked to identify it could name Rasputin by Boney M.
And I will scream at the next person who doesn't know the answer to a question "because it happened before I was born." That is generally known as history. Apparently it's something most people study at school and something that has generally happened before the pupils were born.
Then there's Casualty. Here's the plot.
Dylan is now in charge of the ED department at Holby City having previously been demoted and replaced by Max who got a job there despite never applying for one and not having an interview. Meanwhile Charlie who used to be in charge of everyone is now in charge of nobody. I think that covers most of it. Oh and lots of people come into the emergency department, most of whom are related either to each other or members of staff, except for the ones that are actually members of staff. Work in the ED at your peril.
More dribblings tomorrow.