{"id":13433,"date":"2017-07-31T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=13433"},"modified":"2024-04-18T07:01:13","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T07:01:13","slug":"monday-31st-july-2017-a-tour-of-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2017\/07\/31\/monday-31st-july-2017-a-tour-of-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 31st July 2017 &#8211; A tour of the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I can\u2019t wait to see Alfie and Aristotle later this morning. It\u2019s only when I don\u2019t see them for a week that I realise just how much I miss them. I think they are both going to be quite pleased with how the garden is looking. I went around it with Mum yesterday looking at all the wonderful colourful plants. We\u2019ve got so many bees and butterflies that I will have endless possibilities of things I can chase. Mum said I can only show you one or two of the pictures today as otherwise there would be too many.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4787.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4787-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4787-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4787-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4787-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4787.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Shadow was proudly taking charge of Dad\u2019s acer. He has got three of them, but this is the biggest. We put it in the wrong place to begin with and learnt the hard way that they don\u2019t like the wind. They have all been moved to more sheltered spots and are recovering, but it was a close run thing. It\u2019s not helped by living on the top of a hill and the wind blowing across the side of our house quite enthusiastically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aristotle will probably be most excited about the marigolds and cornflowers as he helped to grow all of those from seeds and the sunflowers which are starting to come out. Mum took a panoramic photo of her herb garden but she doesn\u2019t know how to help me post it here so it comes out right. We\u2019re hoping that Alfie might know what to do when he gets home and then he can show it to you tomorrow. I think he might show you some of the other photos too.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4803.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4803-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4803-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4803-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4803-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/IMG_4803.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve enjoyed writing Alfie\u2019s Diary every day while he has been in kennels. I need to hand it back now though and just go back to writing to you a couple of times a week. It\u2019s going to be odd being back to all four of us and having to share everything. Shadow has really enjoyed our girl time. She says it\u2019s much less stressful without boys around, but I think she really just means Aristotle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find short stories to read at&nbsp;<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&nbsp;<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>I can\u2019t wait to see Alfie and Aristotle later this morning. 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