I have been left with a long list of jobs to do for the weekend, ok so not that long but I’m still worried I’m going to forget. It’s my job to water the vegetables and it has been very specifically explained to me that that does not involve peeing on them. I can just about get the hose pipe at the right angle as long as someone else is there to turn on the tap. The problem comes if I haven’t got it hooked quite right and it sprays all over me. Before she went my Mistress removed the cover to take a look and to weed them. It’s amazing that even off the ground and covered in mesh they can still get weeds, there were only 3 but it was 3 more than she wanted there. I suppose it’s down to the birds dropping things as they go over. She then removed the weed from the strawberries and despite my standing there saying ‘you need some gloves you’re going to sting yourself, it’s a nettle’, I still got the opportunity to say ‘well don’t say I didn’t warn you’, after she’d got hold of it and then decided to put some gloves on. I’ve never forgiven nettles since the time I squatted down to go to the toilet and stung my bottom. I don’t know which was more upsetting, my stung bottom or my Mistress laughing at me.
Aristotle was getting very excited about seeing Megan when he set off. I hope she’s pleased to see him. It’s going to break his little heart if she acts all cool and doesn’t tell him she’s missed him. He’s such a loving little fellow and he thinks the world of her. I shall look forward to hearing from him later.
Alfie Dog with a little help from Rosemary J Kind alfie@alfiedog.me.uk
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