Vale Tess

They say things come in threes and so it goes with me. My darling 17 year old cocker spaniel Tess, left in the care of my ex-wife when we split up five years ago, had to be put to sleep yesterday. Memories keep flooding back of the times the three of us shared travelling around parts of Australia, the photo we took of her with Ayres Rock in the background and that wonderful morning when my wife got me out of bed to watch Tess give birth to six beautiful puppies (Tess outlived "Ollie", the pup we kept from the litter).

Farewell Tessy... I'll always remember you and the happy times we shared.