{"id":726,"date":"2009-01-05T07:06:53","date_gmt":"2009-01-05T07:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.notnick.com\/?p=726"},"modified":"2009-01-05T23:45:25","modified_gmt":"2009-01-05T23:45:25","slug":"new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/?p=726","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With good intentions on New Year&#8217;s Day all four of us set out for an afternoon walk. After about 10 minutes in the car\u00a0Poppy &amp; Joe\u00a0were sleeping, and Deird wasn&#8217;t far off.\u00a0 So instead,\u00a0we just drove around enjoying the scenery (and the warm comfort of the car) for a couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Poppy woke\u00a0up. We were close to South Queensferry, \u00a0so\u00a0Poppy &amp;\u00a0I took a very short walk along the seafront, whilst Joe and Deird snoozed in the car.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Poppy at the lifeboat station slipway\u00a0in South Queensferry- with the bridge behind her for effect. Even in this weather (1 degree C) it was dificult to stop her from paddling. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/01012009122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-723\" title=\"01012009122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/01012009122-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"01012009122\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/01012009122-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/01012009122-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.notnick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/01012009122.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yes, they are socks on her hands. They stay on better than gloves, and she tries to take them off less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With good intentions on New Year&#8217;s Day all four of us set out for an afternoon walk. After about 10 minutes in the car\u00a0Poppy &amp; Joe\u00a0were sleeping, and Deird wasn&#8217;t far off.\u00a0 So instead,\u00a0we just drove around enjoying the scenery (and the warm comfort of the car) for a couple of hours. 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