Free holiday

 

My friend Holly

A couple of years ago I was at a coffee morning when a lady whom I knew slightly was bemoaning the fact that she couldn't find a dog sitter.  We got into conversation and somehow I offered to look after her two dogs.

Two years on I'm still looking after her dog.  Sadly one dog has died but I still look after Holly, a delightful Border Terrier.  I'm now looking after her for the ninth time.

It's no hardship!  The house is in the countryside about eight miles from my home and in a village where I have several friends.  I treat each visit as a holiday.  I don't take any "shoulds", "oughts" and "musts" with me.  I take prepared meals and some sort of project to do, and I just chill.

So it's win:win for my new friend and me.  She can get a dog sitter at very short notice pretty well whenever she wants, and I get free holidays.