{"id":13972,"date":"2017-12-02T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-02T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=13972"},"modified":"2017-12-02T06:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T06:00:29","slug":"saturday-2nd-december-2017-definitely-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2017\/12\/02\/saturday-2nd-december-2017-definitely-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday 2nd December 2017 &#8211; Definitely Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5267-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5267-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5267-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5267-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_5267.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Well it seems that winter has arrived. Now, I know I\u2019m a mountain dog but frankly I\u2019m a bit soft. When it snowed on Thursday I just looked at our Mistress and said, \u2018You\u2019ve got to be joking! Why would anyone want to go out in that?\u2019 Anyway, she seemed under the mistaken impression I might like to. She even said there was a time when I was a puppy when I would have got excited. Oddly, whilst I don\u2019t remember that time it seems that Wilma is still at that stage and she decided to run around like a crazed loon. Ok, even more like a crazed loon than normal. I braced myself, rushed out to the nearest edge of the grass, peed and rushed back in as fast as was caninely possible. Alfie falls much into the same camp as me, although he claimed the excuse of old age and stiff joints. Shadow, who is definitely old enough to know better, seems to react much as Wilma does. Maybe it\u2019s just a boy thing and we prefer our fireside comforts. Of course, we did have to have the whole \u2018When I went to mate in Switzerland at Christmas\u2019 story from Shadow with a great deal of detail about us not knowing what real snow and real cold felt like. She may be perfectly right on that last point, but quite honestly I have no desire to find out, none whatsoever. Whilst Wilma jumps up and down shouting \u2018Can I build a snowman yet?\u2019 I will stay at home with my paws up and watch her out of the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Wilma does come inside, she knows how to make herself comfortable. She has always been a dog that likes a pillow in her bed and as she doesn\u2019t have a separate pillow she made one out of the cushion she would otherwise be lying on. I must admit she did look quite cute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a great Saturday<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aristotle<\/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>Well it seems that winter has arrived. Now, I know I\u2019m a mountain dog but frankly I\u2019m a bit soft. 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