The Burnout Queens Wisdom: When I am fulfilled…Happiness happens. When I am curious…Happiness happens. When I embrace life…Happiness happens. How will happiness happen for you?
Hello from Lewes & London! 7 July 2018
“we’re having a heatwave…a tropical heatwave”
The Burnout Queens want to wish our Canadian readers a belated Happy Canada Day (July 1), our US readers a Happy 4th (July 4), and ourselves a 9 year’s anniversary arrival day in merry olde England (July 4).
We are in the midst of a heatwave and the humidity is a challenge. So while I wilt from the heat, I have enough energy to send you our Special Hello on Hever Castle, Kent and a surprise laugh from our real Queen at the end!
Get yourself something cool to sip and enjoy the tour. Here we go…there’s a moat, a draw bridge (too cool to imagine), and a beautiful Tudor-style interior enjoyed by the current family in residence (yes people live here very comfortably indeed).
I’m always intrigued by the small holes in the walls and windows that create the most enchanting scenes on the other side. Delicious little pictures to admire from within every room and hallway.
And the outside just goes on and on, and on, with gardens, ponds, the rowing lake and beyond. There are sculptures and gates that once went somewhere but now end nowhere.
Visit complete, but not without a surprise visit from swans and their goslings. And oh, is that another bird in the gazebo? Why yes, our own Burnout Queen, Dr T taking a moment in the garden, grass and water pond area.
We still haven’t shared all the photos we took of that visit, but I’m sure last month’s Hello and this Special give you a good idea of the history and beauty of Hever Castle.
Until next month, enjoy your summer (winter in the southern hemi). The Burnout Queens will find something quirky to share from merry olde I’m sure.
Love,
PS: As a special treat, why not enjoy this youtube video of the real Queen and James Bond, doing what the English do best…poking fun at themselves. Your Majesty we love living here (we’ve even dined in the same restaurant with James Bond a few tables away).
(6 minutes and 15 seconds of fun)
Being highly sensitive puts a bulls eye on your back. Don’t be silent, speak out Darling!
The Burnout Queens Wisdom: Being highly sensitive puts a bulls eye on your back. Don’t be silent, speak out Darling!
A 9 year anniversary for The Burnout Queens
Well it is hard to believe. A lifetime ago now, really. This was Dr T at the airport in Vancouver (Dr B taking the photo) awaiting our flight to London, England.
Our adventure that we both dreamt about in 1972 was about to come true, albeit late. But then we have both always been off-time (off-beat even).
Big change was happening, and more was about to happen. Change that we didn’t know but were fully ready to embrace. We left Canada knowing we would not return. When that last call to board was made (Ladies and gentlemen we are now boarding Air Canada flight to London) Dr T & Dr B smiled widely and joyfully marched into that plane to our new homeland.
Nine years ago, on July 4th we landed at Heathrow and the first words out of the immigration staff when she looked at our passports stamped VISA, she said “welcome home ladies”. London was our independence and our freedom. Little did we know how much!
Yes, we are home. We had lost a lot leading up to that day, but we have gained so much more in taking that final leap. Would we redo it again? No. We have created a culture and lifestyle for ourselves here in the south-east of England.
This was just meant to be, the way we had always planned and more. We are so fortunate to have met and lived close to wonderful people who have been so open to helping us out and sharing our good moments (and stressful ones). Don’t think we even think like we used to.
And then of course there is the joy of art, pastries, walks, our dogs, and last but never least, tea and cake.
They say you can’t go home again. Well Darlings, we are home at last.
It Ain’t Easy Being Short!
It certainly isn’t easy being short, especially these days. You see we are experiencing a heatwave here in the UK and it’s going on, and on, and on, which means that every day the heat on the pavement keeps rising! And that is exactly why when you are short like we are, you feel the heat on your feet pads and bellies Really Fast! I’m sure if you are a dachsie you can relate, right?
So us ‘little critters’ have a BIG request for our dachsie-owners:
- Keep us inside most of the day while this heat is high (we can catch up on our barky walks later when it cools down).
- Don’t take us grocery shopping, leave us tied up on the street, walking the pavements, or on long walks as usual even in parks (it’s too hot to expect us to take 5 steps at a clip to your every one…we hate marathons and your belly doesn’t drag on the ground!).
- Don’t ever leave us in the car with the windows cracked while you pop into a shop (it only takes a minute for us to overheat or worse!)
- Leave us at home with lots of water and a floor blanket in the coolest part of the house (classical music on the radio is appreciated).
Most people think our owners fuss too much, but we’re glad because we don’t end up in the vet emergency with heat stroke, seizures, or burnt paws.
Here’s a special tip from The Burnout Pups that works like a charm.
Check out Easi-dri cooling coats and blankets (http://www.easidri.com). We don’t get any special reward points, compensation, or treats for sharing this with you! In the heat, we wear our coats with delight. They cool down our body temperature and we just love the wet-bathing-suit feel on our wire-hair and skin. We think our picture says it all!
Bliss!
Repeat after us…”when it’s this HOT, HOT, HOT, keep us little shorties IN, IN, IN”.
With love and gratitude,
The Burnout Pups