It's a dog's world

Hello to all my many friends and before I go any further I wish all your mothers a Happy Mothers Day.....so Cargo I have bailed you out in case you forgot.

With the numbers

growing in my fan club I wanted to clear up one thing for those of you who are new to the blog....Tiff is NOT short for Tiffany or The Toronto International Film Festival.
I am named in honour of Timothy Irving Frederick Findley or Tiff to his friends.  He is one of the best writers ever from Canada and also a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in France.  He passed away a few years ago but his amazing books remain.

So hello to some dear friends this week....Oscaroo from the UK who has been helping his parents work on their garden....we are waiting for pictures to see if Oscar has green paws like me....as you will see in the pictures of my garden.

A big " hello and way to go" bark to Cargo the Border Collie in Toronto who is helping his mum Sharon supervise backyard renovations...he is happily herding  the workers and keeping an eye to make sure the squirrels don't sneak in when he is busy working.  You will see a picture of Cargo playing with his frisbee.

And my Auntie Pat is waiting for her new addition to join the family in June.  Her name is Carys and she is a mini schnauzer and adorable as you will see her picture at 5 weeks old.  I think she looks like she will be a little princess and everyone, including her big brother Ivor, will adore her.

And finally our good friends in Hong Kong have a new addition to their family named Aleysha....she is  5 months old and came to live at their place from an animal shelter.  BIG licks to Jeff, Cindy and Ty for finding her there and making her part of their family.

Phew....I have many friends to keep up with...so now I must have a nap to recover from all this typing.

My friend Alanea is back from Toronto

Wow I can't believe she did so much stuff there without me.  She had many many reunions with old friends and family (way before my time but I promised not to rub that part in)....everything from her old high school friends who shared old stories  which are still very funny...she has invited them all to come to France to escape the law...all I know is it's something to do with stolen silverware!!!
If that wasn't enough she had lunch with two of her CT buddies and  heard all about attempted midnight robberies and injuries in pursuit of the perps.
And finally she got together with her friend Pat and they will be in the next issue of the Vic Report....their alumni magazine.  My auntie Pat was Alanea's roomie at university and they are still dear friends.
Check out the pics of the two good friends.....it's a good thing I like my AP or I could be jealous....and who is Northrope Frye and why are they hugging his statue?  I will have to look that up on Google when I can get to Dave's computer.

The garden is growing like crazy...Dave was put to work as you can see...it's a good thing we had a rest when Alanea was away.

Stay tuned for the next post when we will talk about Sharon and Cargo, Pat's new puppy, a new friend in Hong Kong and more stuff.

In Spring a young dog's fancy turns to Tarte au Pomme, walking outside and peeing on Alanea's flowers

I am really liking this spring outside stuff, too bad Gorge is in Denmark shoveling snow and Alanea is in Toronto dodging ice pellets.  I am going for a toilettage today, what a pain in the ass, if the girl was not so pretty I would protest.  Dave said he would go for me but the thought of those sharp scissors so close to his tail put him off.  Here are a few spring photos and Dave's birthday lunch, I love tarte.  Alanea's Jasmine almost died last year but it now looks about to take over the world.  The Acebia over the arbour is going crazy and everything is alive and well.  Alex just returned from Italy and Pierre might show up today.  I really miss Alanea, she is in Toronto with Sharon and Cargo the Border Collie.  Alanea cleans my eyes and talks to me every day, I am her business partner.  If Cargo was here he could chase those stupid looking sheep.  The fattest ones are near St. Tropez, figures.  Maybe

Francoise and Heinz will come and give me a treat soon.  Anne is back from England.  I have to get ready for my grooming a bientot. 

Spring is coming it really is!!

Despite all of the cold, rainy and miserable weather spring is definitely on the way and we are anxiously waiting for the first sunny warm day.  The evidence is subtle but unmistakable.  A few example are:
Alanea started sneezing again (pollen).
The Jasmine is growing like crazy.
I puked in the garden.
George (official Coors Light supplier to Dave), Birgit, Maiken, Jens and the lovely Iben (from Aarhus, Denmark) were here and brought Easter beer.  See photo.
People from other countries and northern France (which is sort of another country) are showing up at Dave's cycling club.
Lots of mobile homes maneuvering into position and making large, wide convoys on the roads.
Alanea is anxious to get into the garden and her Camellias are about to bloom.
The Spar grocery store has opened for the season.
Karin make a wonderful lunch as always.

I will add to the list or just add pictures of Alanea's flowers as they bloom, chin up everyone.  This may have been the coldest winter on record here and Anne told Dave that it was the coldest Easter on record in the UK but we have endured.

Alanea is working on a Coursera course and Dave is waiting for his to start.

Me 

Dave is home from England

Dave went to England to visit Oscar and I could not go because I cannot go on a plane into the UK.  I hid the camera so he did not take any pictures.  All he did was drink beer with Uncles Brad & James (mostly Brad).  James always going somewhere because he is a BA flight guy with lots of responsibility.  Alanea and our neighbour Gerrard (he is an Olive farmer) trimmed the Olive tree while Dave was gone, here are some pictures of that horticultural extravaganza.  Now that Dave is back I am going to pester him until he takes me out. 

Spring may actually be here

While we really should not complain 0 degrees in the morning for weeks and rain that will not quit gets you down even in the South of France, especially here because it not supposed to happen.  Enough of that the sun is shining now, it is warm and Dave is going to visit Oscar in Guildford UK tomorrow.  Yup Dave is going to visit with Brad, James and Oscar for a week and I am staying home with Alanea.  Dave joined a gym in Roquebrune Sur Argens and call it the Fitness Institute, right.  With spring on the way we expecting neighbours to start coming.  George and Birgit will come from Denmark, Francoise and Heinz will come from Switzerland and Anne will come from England with her new iPad.  Anne is on vacation in South Africa.  Dave said he will bring back pictures from England unless Alanea wants to have the camera.  The picture is me walking on the beach in Frejus.   

Saint Valentine's Day

Alanea & Dave took me to lunch on Feb 13 and I was good in the restaurant but not good enough to go to dinner on the 14th.  Dave said that because it was Valentine's Day Alanea deserved to have a nice dinner without my hungry face looking at her.  I am always hungry.  So away they went to their favorite restaurant in St. Aygulf called Pizza Napole.  They were the 1st people there but it filled up very fast.  Dave brought me home a piece of steak in his pocket just like Gramma Silcox used to do for Big Pally.  She always brought a lot of meat home for Pally, Grampa's 105 lb Labrador Retriever.  Dave said if I am not careful I will get big like Pally.