Friends, here's a photo from Dad's iPhone from our trip to Fountains Abbey last weekend. He snapped me in the monks' kitchen,
sniffing about as usual for scraps! Unfortunately for me, Dad says King Henry VIII decided about 460 years ago that the monastery should
be dissolved, so there hasn't been any food cooked in here for a long, long time.

Dad: today's photo of a perkily sniffing Pooch is in tribute to a very special lady and important figure in Pooch's life - his Aunty Val.
Aunty Val was Pooch's groomer right from his very first trim as a puppy in 2001 and was a wise friend for over a decade.
It was she who pointed out a medical condition requiring an operation when Pooch was a few months old,
which if left untreated could have shortened his life. We will always be thankful for her care of Pooch.
Val sadly lost a long and very courageous battle against bowel cancer last month and her funeral is tomorrow.
Rest in Peace Aunty Val. We will miss you.