Where have I been then?
On holiday with my humans!
We went to a cottage in Gloucestershire.
It was very comfortable.
There was a young lady bear sitting on a bench near the window on the landing.
And ponies in the field at the bottom of the garden.
I was taken for a walk in the Forest of Dean.
I was also taken across the border into Wales, where I visited Tintern Abbey…
…and Chepstow Castle.
I came back from Wales with a new friend…
Idris The Dragon!Loyal readers (hello Pam and Cheryl) may recall that I myself am named after a dragon (Errol the swamp dragon, from Terry Pratchett’s “Guards! Guards!”) so Sir Bruin decided that a red dragon from Wales would be a fitting companion for me. Her ladyship came up with the name Idris because that was the name of the dragon from the 70s childrens TV Programme, ‘Ivor The Engine’.
Idris and I didn’t always get taken out. Sometimes the humans just forgot us (charming!) but on Thursday and Friday it was raining and as soft toys don’t like to get wet, we had to stay behind in the cottage.
Of course, we did some exploring while the humans were out. We found evidence that someone who is missing an 'r' is running a take-away emporium in my name in the nearby town of Newent.
[You do know that kebabs are made of lamb, don't you Errol? Ed]We also found a map of Gloucestershire…
…and some pinecones.
The sunshine came out again on Friday afternoon, so I took Idris to see the ponies, but they weren't in their field.
It was soon time to go home. Idris and I said a last farewell to the Gloucestershire countryside as we rode home on the back parcel shelf of Sir Bruin’s car.
When we arrived back in Ipswich, I introduced Idris to the rest of my friends.
Baaaa!
2 comments:
What a fun adventure Errol. A restaurant with your name and a new friend. BTW Idris is very adorable. When I saw your post, my first reaction was that you were coming here to CA, but then realized, there's probabaly a "west" in England too. Oh well. I have always wanted to go to Wales, maybe I can find me and Idris too. ;)
Idris used to be an Orange Drink in the olden days.
I should imagine fire breathing dragons need a drink from time to time.
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