{"id":17219,"date":"2020-03-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=17219"},"modified":"2020-03-19T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T06:00:00","slug":"the-reading-of-the-will-thursday-19th-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2020\/03\/19\/the-reading-of-the-will-thursday-19th-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reading of the Will &#8211; Thursday 19th March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reading of the will<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday we had the reading of the will. I was tasked with the important job or reading the Last Will and Testament of Alfie Dog to the rest of the household. I did ask Mum if she could video it for you, but she said it would be better to print what he said here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_9065-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17220\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last Will and Testament of Alfie Dog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I leave the care of my Mistress to Wilma, please take care\nof her as best you can. I also leave you my place next to the fire. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I leave my coat and dressing gown to Aristotle, I hope you\nenjoy wearing them as much as I did. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To Shadow I leave my Master. He\u2019s going to need your love\nand licks. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The contents of my piggy bank (About \u00a33.53, two buttons and an emergency half a Bonio, I leave for Heidi\u2019s ongoing care. And if anyone would like to add to that in my memory then please use this button and if possible mark your donations Alfie. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"ZBRU67C5PUF84\">\n<input type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/GB\/i\/btn\/btn_donateCC_LG.gif\" border=\"0\" name=\"submit\" title=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" alt=\"Donate with PayPal button\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/en_GB\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\">\n<\/form>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The new leader of the PDDP will need to be elected, I don\u2019t\nbelieve in that being hereditary. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I would also like to establish an annual award in my\nmemory. My Mistress will work out the details. It will be awarded annually to\nthe dog who does most for the development of our breed in the UK. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019ve already distributed my remaining toys and our Mistress\nwill sort out who gets my bed. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Signed with my pawprint<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Alfie Dog<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trying my best<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We will all do our best to fulfil his wishes. I\u2019ve already\nstarted trying to look after Mum. She is back in her own bed for the first time\nin over three months, which means I can sleep next to her and check on her\nevery so often. I\u2019m taking her out for walks too, to make sure she gets lots of\nfresh air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ari is thrilled with the dressing gown. Hopefully he\u2019ll let me\ntake a photo of him in it. He\u2019s asking if he can have his name embroidered on\nit, but I don\u2019t think it\u2019s as easy after you bought it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well that\u2019s all for now. I shall start telling you about our\nnew \u2018normal\u2019 in the coming days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Today is the reading of the will as Wilma goes through what Alfie wanted to happen to his effects. 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