We said goodbye to our lovely Brodie at the end of March.
If you have read a couple or more of my posts on this blog you’ll will probably have seen her.
Brodie worked her magic from the day we brought her home from the rescue centre, when she was around a year old. A look at her lovely face, a ‘trial walk’ along the canal and we were hooked.
She was a bit nervous in the first few days, so her dressage way of walking didn’t reveal itself straight away but would soon get comments from people for years to come.
And pretty soon she was right at home and developing her interests in cheese, play fights, ear rubs (you couldn’t miss those ears) Chewbacca impressions as she circled the Sunday dinner table, and barking at the postman (sorry Bill).
For the next fifteen years she was a great member of the family.
And during the second half of her life, she became one of the three old dears, happily adapting to the changing routines of a slowly emptying nest, alongside Anita and I.
And she was a great walking buddy to me.
Even on a dark day, out on a long walk on the hills or a sniffathon along the lane and up to the quarries near us: a glance at her by my side, or a stop for a drink and a shared pork pie and there was instant sunshine.
Magical girl that she was.
I’m not posting here to be maudlin but since I subjected my friends and blog readers to my endless ‘Mark And Brodie On A Hill’ photos, I thought you would want like to know.
Brodie, you rocked X.
She sure did. X
She was part of the gang indeed 🙂 cheers Jenny x
Hello Mark. So sorry to hear about the loss of poor Brodie.Just browsing and came across you
. Sat here with tears in my eyes now. Funny what gets hairy arsed builders isnt it. Any way appreciated reading your blog about the Kirklees way. Just researching it at the moment having just done the Calderdale way with my daughter and little frenck bull dog Rocco. I cant seem to find a guide book . Do you know of one. Kind regards. Peter
Hi Peter,
Thanks for the note. And sorry (as it were) to cause a tear! Dogs eh? They leave a big hole.
I checked my notes and the only book I had a note of seems to be out of print (and it’s pretty old).. I just checked and you can get a second-hand copy on Amazon or (I think) Abe books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Walks-Kirklees-Way-John-Morrison/dp/0948135549/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Kirklees+Way&qid=1591643960&sr=8-1
Much may have changed though since 1991!
The Long Distance paths site mentions the same book, and my blog post.
So it seems there isn’t a Cicerone type guide book. Hmm.
I’ll look a bit more and see what I come up with!
And have a great walk when you start with your daughter and Rocco!
Mark
Hi Peter, as a follow up:
I checked and there was actually a book (from 2002) that one of my walking compadres had : Walk The Kirklees Way.
It was published by the Examiner in 2002.
I just spotted Abe Books have some 2nd hand copies: https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780903603331/Walk-Kirklees-Way-0903603330/plp
Good luck!
Sorry to hear this Mark – they are with us too short a time.
Thanks Paul, much appreciated. They are indeed, sadly. I hope all is well with you.