Yesterday was car wash day. Actually, Alfie said I should circle it on the calendar as it was a historic car wash day. He couldn\u2019t remember when the last time was that Mum washed her own car. Apparently, that\u2019s one of the downsides of children growing up. When they move on in the world they are no longer available for slave labour for their parents. Aristotle didn\u2019t mind as he went out and helped. I stayed inside. Mum had got a log fire burning in the office and it really did make for feeling very sleepy indeed. She had to let it burn down quite soon after starting it otherwise she said we\u2019d all be asleep and get nothing done. What I\u2019m not really sure about is what exactly she had in mind the four of us getting done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Normally, as a breed we moult twice a year. Girls generally\njust before their seasons if they have not been neutered and the rest of us in\nline with the changing seasons. Sometimes when the weather can\u2019t make up its\nmind we seem to keep changing coat for ages but once it\u2019s done then things\nsettle down for a while. Alfie is moulting now. Mum\u2019s a bit concerned as his\ncoat really isn\u2019t looking its best. Normally, that would be time to give us a\ngood brush to help things along. On the whole we groom ourselves so it\u2019s not\nall that necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyway, Alfie needs a good brush and she can\u2019t really do it as\nshe normally would as it would hurt him too much. She spent ages outside with\nhim giving him a good scratch and rub around the painful bits and then brushed\nreally gently to remove the loosened hair. It took much longer than normal, but\nhe enjoyed it and he didn\u2019t yelp. He\u2019s having his nails trimmed next week too\nand is looking forward to it. With not walking far they don\u2019t wear down as they\nused to. He is still resisting having pretty patterns painted on his nails, which\nI think is a shame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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