Having worn short sleeved shirts during the heat of the last few weeks, I put a soft wool jumper on this morning. When I put it on I got that weird sensation on the skin, it is difficult to describe, I guess it is due to the skin being more sensitive after being bare. Anyway I find this feeling comforting and homely - snugly, perhaps it awakens some long forgotten childhood experience. A nice experience.

Summer is drawing to a close, there is a certain smell in the air first thing when I take Trixi out and I noticed this morning that the blackberries are beginning to turn, and some of the Rowen berries are already red. During the week we usually take the same route for our evening walk; up the road, round the park, down the snicket, along the road and through the town, up the road, past the church and round back home again. Sometimes we go over the stile and through the field after going past the church. In the mornings we only walk up the road and round the park.

Trixi has only two bad habits, one is attacking anything that comes through the letterbox and the second is grabbing hold of her lead when you set off for a walk. With lead in mouth she prances, dances and shires her way up the road until she comes to a really interesting smell. For some reason she can not smell with the lead in her mouth, having rid herself of the lead and had a good smell we continue in a more orderly manner. Because it is very quiet in the mornings I have tried to set of without putting the lead on, but she stands in front of me looking expectant and won't walk.

I have really enjoyed finding out about blogs this week - starting my own and adding comments to A Curious Singularity. It has given me a real buzz to a engage with other people about Chekhov's Lady with Lapdog. I have enjoyed reading other peoples views and it has made me think about the story in ways I wouldn't have done if I had read it in isolation.

I still have a lot to learn about blogs, but it is fun learning.