Spring is in the air and the front door has opened for the first time in about 4 months. There is just one very small problem… it won’t close again! My Mistress opened it so that it might dry out a little better than when closed, but there may have been a small flaw in her otherwise good plan. Fortunately there is a porch with an inner door so the situation is not a major problem. It just means bringing everything from the porch into the house overnight and hoping it doesn’t rain in the meantime.
It was nice to be able to go and spend more time outside, although it is not warm enough for my Mistress to leave the back door open for us yet. We tried to negotiate but she wasn’t having any of it, pointing out that if we still want the heating on inside then we can’t have the back door open as well. It was a tough choice, but I like my home comforts so I said if she didn’t mind opening and closing the door for us then I would opt for the heating.
The biggest problem with Aristotle having been away with our Mistress on his own is that he has developed ideas above his station. He’s really rather full of himself and could do with someone taking him down a peg or two. Unfortunately I’m looking for someone brave and that rules me out. It’s Shadow’s job but she seems to be shying away from it at the moment and letting him be top dog. I’m just hoping she comes to her senses soon. I never thought I’d see the day when I was voting for Shadow for the top dog position. It just goes to show that you really cannot see what is round the corner. I guess she’s not such a bad old think after all.
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