Oh it\u2019s so hard having a secret and remembering not to tell anyone. I know what Alfie\u2019s getting for his birthday tomorrow and I\u2019m struggling not to tell him. I was there when our Mistress showed it to Andy and he said he wanted it. I pricked my ears up as it isn\u2019t often a human wants what\u2019s been bought for the dog\u2019s birthday. Bones are a good example of that one! Of course I know there\u2019s steak for tea tomorrow too, but I think Alfie already knows about that. The humans definitely want that! Anyway, our Mistress has gone to see our grandparents today so Alfie is going to have to be patient about getting his present until she gets back tomorrow. It does seem hard for him not to be able to wake up with her on his birthday, but sometimes these things can\u2019t be helped. She\u2019s taken Wilma with her, so he won\u2019t even have his puppy to bounce on him in the morning either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And boy, can that dog bounce! She\u2019s been full of energy recently. Our Mistress says she doesn\u2019t know where she gets it all from. I guess she\u2019s at that age where you feel you can conquer the world. It doesn\u2019t seem so long ago that I felt like that, but those days are behind me now. Everyone still thinks of me as the puppy of the house as well as Wilma, but sadly I\u2019m now well and truly into middle age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday was lovely. After what Alfie wrote about Armistice, our Mistress asked if I\u2019d like to go with her to the airfield for eleven o\u2019 clock and observe two minutes silence with her. It seemed like a good place to be, seeing as it saw active service in the last world war. We stood together quietly before our walk and then talked about all the things that are worrying us for the future. I was glad to be able to support and comfort our Mistress in all her concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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