Nothing new to report. All is well that never changes well.

Had fun with the goats yesterday. I was sitting in the fold with them when the hatch suddenly opened and a female voice called them in. It was Pia and Sara, playground staffers. And I call them Pia and Sara because I think that’s their names but I’m not sure. One of them is Pia at least. It’s hard to remember names when you can’t attach them to faces. Visual memory is important. I experience that a lot when I watch TV shows. I can recognise characters a lot better if they have distinct voices that I can match to faces. Otherwise I can’t really put names to the faces. Anyway, the point is that Pia and Sara were taking the goats out to the grassy hills. They asked me if I wanted to help. So I got Mio on a leash while they took Magnethe and Kamel. And then we walked them out to the little hills in the back of the playground. It’s always hard walking a goat on a leash. Not least when spring has newly sprung and there’s fresh greenery all over the place. It’s like having a kid on a leash in a store full of candy. You get dragged round a lot. But we managed. And it was nice to see the goats go to town on all the juicy grass. They do enjoy being taken out for dinner. And Bob and the buck were allowed to run around freely. So they had their pick of the place.

Now I’m looking forward to the temperatures rising again shortly. That will be nice.

Meanwhile, here is a video from my last entry. youtube.com/watch?v=sB_6ZMjqAok. When the goats were in the sheep fold. Except for Kamel and the buck at the beginning. Nothing too interesting though. I like Magnethe’s loud baahing. The way their tongue stick out, it reminds me of Simpsons cartoons almost. There was a guy refilling sand at the swings. He was riding a little mini-tractor type thing. The first time he unloaded a tractorful of sand the goats all jumped away. Nervous nellies! Good thing they aren’t fainting goats.

So there you go.

I have had a couple of nice days. Let me tell you about them, as if by blogging.

Remember my foot therapist? And how he stopped? I haven’t had foot therapy since December because after he left the place was pretty much empty, the person who owned it was impossible to get a hold of for a long time. But my dad found the new place where my old therapist works now. The problem is that it’s a bit farther away. The old place was very easy for me to get to. Just 10 minutes by bus, a bus route that I have taken probably thousands of times. So I know it and feel comfortable with it. I wasn’t sure if I would be able to find my way to the new place, so on Monday my dad and I went on a little reconnaisance trip. To find out whether it was realistic that I could go there on my own in the future. It so happened that the bus line 3A that goes out there is the old number 14, a bus that I have taken a fair number of times in the past when I have gone to the big Bilka shopping center. I could still remember most of it so that made everything much easier.

The office of the foot therapist is in the back of a sewing machine store, so that was sort of peculiar. He wasn’t in when we were there but the sewing machine store owner showed us in and was quite helpful. All in all it was a good trip and I think I should be able to go there by myself. The first few times my dad will probably take me, just until I’m sure I can do it by myself. I got an appointment in a couple of weeks. So that will be nice. I’m glad I can keep using the same therapist. He’s a good guy and I feel comfortable with him.

After that was all done with I went to the playground and spent some time with the goats. They weren’t in the goat fold. They were in the sheep fold, as I call it. Mio and Bob were tied down but the others were walking around freely. And in fact someone had left the gate to the fold open so when I got there I was greeted by Kamel and the buck who had both left the fold and were just walking around outside. They seemed to enjoy it.

It was a little sad to see Bob tied down, for the first time I think. But he didn’t seem unhappy with it. As long as there is fresh new grass and bushes within reach it’s really not too bad. Makes it harder to escape from the buck though!

I missed the sunshine. It was overcast and a bit chilly. I would like summer to kick in again soon. But goats are good in all kinds of weather.

After that I went back to my parents’ place for a nice little dinner. So that was a good day all round.

Yesterday was quite nice too. Mainly because I got a completely brilliant package in the mail. From my Facebook friend Lynne. It was supposed to be a birthday package but it was just a little late. Haha. That’s okay though, because I didn’t expect anything at all. And certainly not all the nice stuff I found in the package. There was a Darth Vader plushie. You probably have to have read our FB chats to understand what that’s all about. And a goat beanie. You probably just have to have known me for a day or two to know what that’s all about. Also a goat magnet which is now on my fridge. There was also a couple of nice cards. And Scottish treats. Yes. Lynne is from Scotland. There was something called “Scottish tablet” and I have no idea what it was but it tasted like a little slice of heaven. Amongst the other treats there were also toffee. Now I have only had Danish toffee before and that has been some soft, chocolatey sorts. But this stuff was hard like wood. Never tried that before. I have probably lost a tooth or two, but it was worth it. All those treats probably weren’t good for me, but ah I can indulge once or twice a year. It’s not every day you get treats from Scotland! Lynne is a great friend. We have long, silly talks. She loves pygmy hippos the way I love goats. We’re planning to make a zoo together. Although I think we’re going to keep the humans in cages and let the animals be free.

We’ll see!

OH and guess what? I took pictures at the playground. I haven’t done that in a long while. Since losing my eyesight and all. But it was nice to do again. Remember when I used to post a billion pictures of goats? I’ll limit myself to just one this time. Here’s Mio: