Minus Two, Plus Three

You might wonder why the photo of Ruby, Pixie and Macy is at the head of this blog, and what it has got to do with the heading Minus Two Plus Three. Read on and you will discover more.....


Yesterday teatime I took Hannah and Ben to Manchester Airport. They are due to fly out to Jamaica for a belated honeymoon!

I have just checked on Live Flight Stats and can tell you that Hannah and Ben left Manchester Airport on flight BA2903 at 08.40, and have touched down at Gatwick at 09.22.

They then change flights and board flight BA2285 for Montego Bay (Sangster Airport) Jamaica, which is scheduled to depart at 11.15 and arrive at Sangster Airport at 16.18 (Jamaica Time). Their flight time is around 11 hours.

[That's the "Minus Two" bit of the title.]

Those of you who know Hannah and Ben will probably also know that they have a cat called "Dolly" and three dogs - Macy a Shih-Tzu, Pixie and Twig - two Miniature Pinschers. Despite the fact they are much loved pets, they are not taking pets with them!

I took Ben and Dolly to the Springs Kennels and Cattery yesterday afternoon (I should add that they didn't keep Ben!!) and circumstances dictated that the three dogs came to stay with us.

[That's the "Plus Three" of the title]

I was expecting a disturbed night last night, but after taking the dogs for their final walk [Dot took the Pixie and Twig, and I took Ruby and Macy] they settled down and nothing more was heard until around 07.30 this morning.

All the dogs have been fed and watered, ablutions have been performed, and as I type this there are four dogs dozing contentedly at the end of the hall!