His name was Trigger and he pulled the fastest milk cart in the west!

Wie geht's?

Pets! They burrow into your heart - lodge there for a while and then depart (ripping your heart apart as they go).

We had to say goodbye to Trigger (pictured above) this week - the little pony we bought for Asher a few years ago. His quality of life had deteriorated (feet issues) and so we had to make a hard decision.

Not for the first time. Sadly the life cycle for dogs and cats and horses is a relatively short one compared to human beings.

I could have this wrong but dogs and horses are the hardest (you never really own a cat) because they give love unconditionally and they are so dependent on humans in domesticated situations.

So - the lesson here? Love them while they are with you and love them enough to say goodbye when the time comes.

That's all well and good, but it still hurts like crazy!

Love and peace - Wozza

Trigger (Trigger) and he pulled the fastest milkcart in the west (Benny Hill)

Trigger looks big here, but he only comes up to my waist.

Wie geht's?

Covid-19 lockdowns have had one very positive spin-off for our family: the weekly family zooms that we started a year ago (thanks to Adam's suggestion) during our alert level 3 and 4 lockdowns have continued long after the alert levels returned to 2 and then 1. And they are still going strong.

So, each Sunday evening Jade and Asher (in Palmerston North), Samantha (in LA or SF with Jesse),  Keegan (in Shanghai) and Adam and Ashleigh (in Melbourne) have joined up with Jacky and me (in Takapau) for a weekly catch up.

It's been great, and has certainly brought our far-flung little band of Purdettes a lot closer together, figuratively speaking.

Hot topic this weekend was Trigger - the little pony that Jacky and I have bought for Asher, nearly 2, to ride.

Trigger naturally suffers from little man syndrome

He's certainly got personality!

See - I told you - comes up to my waist, just!

On the search for more apples!

The kids maintain this is another très subtle attempt to interest her children/grand-children in horses, but Jacky disputes this. Natch. 

Wherever the truth may lie, Jacky has plans to find a cart for Trigger to pull around so that he can pay his way while Asher and I pick up pine cones for Trigger to pull back to the barn.

That should be a hoot! I can't wait.

Love and peace - Wozza