{"id":12016,"date":"2016-08-09T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-09T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12016"},"modified":"2016-08-09T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-09T05:00:15","slug":"tuesday-9th-august-2016-travelling-companions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2016\/08\/09\/tuesday-9th-august-2016-travelling-companions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday 9th August 2016 &#8211; Travelling Companions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3693-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3693\" class=\"wp-image-12018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3693-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3693.jpg 338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Mistress is not normal. When most people go away they take another human being, or better still their beloved dog. Our Mistress has taken a stuffed toy version of us and a hobby horse! She says the stuffed toy is because she can\u2019t take us and she misses us, but it\u2019s the hobby horse I\u2019m worried about. Most people think their transport should have wheels rather than a make believer gallop and an ear that when pressed gives out clip-clopping noises followed by a loud neigh! Oh, she claims the horse is part of her fancy dress but when did you ever see a warrior princess turn up on something like that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s missing us, which goes without saying. However, she has pointed out that it gives her the opportunity to wear things she wouldn\u2019t wear around us for fear of us ruining them. Honestly, you\u2019d think we were careless. She has also pointed out that it gives a chance for some of her bruises to clear up before we all jump on her when we\u2019re collected and then she gets some more. To that I reminded her that the large one on her shoulder was nothing to do with any of us, but the result of two Christmas tree stands jumping off the cabinet in the garage and attacking her when she wasn\u2019t looking. The irony of that was that they were getting a box off the shelf and had moved my little car so they didn\u2019t drop the box on it, then just dropped things on our Mistress instead. She really can\u2019t be trusted not to be injured. It is not always our fault \u2013 just mostly! These days I\u2019m less often the culprit on that score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find short stories to read at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alfiedog.com\">www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Our Mistress is not normal. When most people go away they take another human being, or better still their beloved dog. 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