Brae. A gay woman's tale!

I woke up this morning full of beans … considering I only managed about 4 hours sleep, that was pretty amazing.

With the help of my brother, we emptied Alice Alice (you should see the state of my spare room!) … and I dealt with loads of messages about my advert … some pretty cheeky offers in there too! no viewings arranged yet but have a couple of offers from dealers that I “may” consider if she doesn’t sell in a week or two.

Later today, my pal Leanne came over … and then a couple arrived to pick up my stripey chairs … I love them, but bad memories and I have a new sofa coming soon!

We were sitting chatting and I happened to mention that I had been looking on line and found a caravan that I planned to go and have a look at … and .. yup … you guessed it .. off we went.

I liked the caravan … liked a couple actually … but was then shown one that blew me away … it was more money that I intended to spend (savings took a bit of a hit!) .. but she is perfect … she has everything I want, a mover, a solar panel, gas and electric cooking and 2 dining areas that can convert into two doubles or one double and two single beds.

I will be picking her up as soon as Alice Alice goes … (no room to park my new van at the moment) but she needs to have a wind out awing fitted first anyway … I can’t manage a “proper awning” but the wind out one on Alice Alice was great … so I have ordered one to be fitted …  I am delighted … Alice Alice sadly lost all interest for me after all the trouble I had with her … I fell out of love and I know I won’t fall back again … so … bugger it … who else can I spend my money on, if not me!

When someone loves you they should love you for you.

Not who they want you to be.  Not who they think they can change you into.

That is not love.  That is control.

There is a huge difference between encouraging someone to be the best they can be and wanting someone to change to fit into your perceived idea of perfection.

Perfection does not exist.  Embracing differences, being there to support and understand is much more important than trying to change someone.

There are enough lying cameleon’s in this world … time to celebrate being real.

I have been lucky enough in life to have the love of two really special dogs.

My beautiful Brae, who died last Christmas and now Sprout, who is celebrating her first birthday today!

My life has taken many twists and turns over the years and for 16 of them, Brae was with me every step of the way and was my constant companion.  We were there for each other when life was tough … she suffered from cancer three times and damaged her ligaments in both legs! … she cost me a fortune .. but she was worth every penny.

Sprout is a lovely wee soul, very cheeky and sometimes naughty, but very loving and friendly, she loves everyone and everything … just like Brae did.

I know I am lucky to have had 2 special dogs in my life, even if both of them made me swear at times!

Brae was the worst really … when I first rescued her she was 6 months old .. she managed to chew through the seat belt in my new car not once but twice (in two weeks) … and also managed to chew one of the extra large boxes of washing powder, leaving my kitchen looking like a drug den … not to mention her ability to jump baby gates, resulting in me having to fix another above.  In he end it wasn’t the cancer that got her, but a stroke, just after she had filled her belly with her Christmas dinner … what a way to go!

Sprout likes to chew too .. but she tends to savage her toys or chew a stick she finds in the garden, stuffed toys last about 2 minutes in this house!  I actually managed to make a local charity shop run out of stuffed toys because I bought so many in a week … and a toy that was advertised as being “indestructible” (cost me over £20 .. lasted an hour!)  I have given up now … she happily plays with the skins … normally under the duvet … it makes going to bed interesting!

The loyalty and love of a dog is a true type of love.  They don’t judge, they just love, wholly and unconditionally.  And that is why I love dogs.