{"id":12050,"date":"2016-08-19T06:00:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-19T05:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=12050"},"modified":"2016-08-19T06:00:15","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T05:00:15","slug":"friday-19th-august-2016-a-garden-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2016\/08\/19\/friday-19th-august-2016-a-garden-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday 19th August 2016 &#8211; A Garden Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-12051\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3767-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Wilma won't share her stick\" class=\"wp-image-12051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3767-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3767-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3767-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/IMG_3767.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Wilma won&#8217;t share her stick<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Mistress has been making the most of the good weather and working in the garden sitting in a deckchair in the shade. Wilma and Aristotle have been keeping her company outside and love it. Mind you, Wilma has taken the opportunity to eat a few of the plants and some sticks, while Aristotle just watches in awe at her audacity. Wilma did learn that stealing cooking apples from the tree wasn\u2019t entirely in her best interests. I would have liked to sit out there too, but I tend to bark rather a lot and don\u2019t like Ari being around. I have now got a different radio working, but frankly I\u2019m no keener on Classic FM than I was on Steve Wright. I was thinking I might like to try a reggae based station, but our Mistress said she couldn\u2019t find one. I was only saying it to be awkward, but when she came back armed with some cds I had no choice but to pretend to be pleased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All Wilma\u2019s classmates passed their bronze exam without her. She was really pleased for them, but so disappointed that she has had to wait. She\u2019s still working hard every day, even though it will now be another eight weeks until she can do the test. She got a sneak preview of the training piece for the next Club newsletter about perfecting her stay. Now she\u2019s making our Mistress practice with her so she is completely rock solid. They\u2019re doing very well. Our Mistress can walk round the garden, jump up and down and wave her arms and walk behind Wilma all while Wilma stays exactly where she\u2019s been asked to. They haven\u2019t done a full five minutes yet, but they\u2019ll get to that pretty soon the way it\u2019s going.<\/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 has been making the most of the good weather and working in the garden sitting in a deckchair in the shade. 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