{"id":10301,"date":"2015-07-22T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T05:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=10301"},"modified":"2015-07-22T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T05:00:21","slug":"wednesday-22nd-july-2015-here-we-go-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2015\/07\/22\/wednesday-22nd-july-2015-here-we-go-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 22nd July 2015 &#8211; Here we go again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/storu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10302\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/storu-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"storu\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a>Well Shadow has arrived in Switzerland. We\u2019d like to think the storks they saw at the service station were a good omen, but sadly other things don\u2019t seem to be going quite so well. Shadow\u2019s progesterone test on Monday was very low still and that suggests it could be a while before she is ready to mate. She is having another test today and will get the result tomorrow. As long as it is going up at a reasonable rate then our Mistress is still optimistic that things will work out. She will probably have another test on Friday too. It doesn\u2019t look like they will be home at the weekend. Apart from that Shadow says she is finding the heat too much. It\u2019s 34 degrees and she\u2019s just not used to it. The hotel is having building work done too, so the car park is a mess and the restaurant is closed. Our Mistress says it feels like Christmas all over again and I don\u2019t think she means that in a good way! She is just hoping that the car doesn\u2019t break down this time as that would not be funny!<\/p>\n<p>Our Mistress went in the shower to cool off and Shadow said it even crossed her mind to do something similar. Our Mistress wishes she\u2019d taken Megan\u2019s old cooling coat with her for Shadow to use. It would have been a good idea but when you live in a country that so rarely gets hot it isn\u2019t something you think about so much. Our Mistress improvised with a<a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10303\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRender-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\"><\/a> wet hotel towel. Shadow looked as though she had just come from a hotel spa but she did say it helped, even though she was dripping cold water all over the carpet. She did say it helped a bit though.<\/p>\n<p>Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&amp;field-keywords=rosemary%20j%20kind\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can find short stories to read at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfiedog.com\">www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Well Shadow has arrived in Switzerland. 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