We\u2019re all counting down again. You have never seen anyone as excited as Shadow when Mum broke the news to her that Dad is coming home. You wouldn\u2019t think a dog of her age could twist and turn in so many directions at once. She\u2019s going to pay for that later of course. Anyway, now Mum has had her first Covid vaccination and the number of cases have come down, Dad will be arriving in another couple of weeks. Mum will be three weeks post injection then, so the risk to her is a little lower \u2013 we hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You wouldn\u2019t believe what you have to do to travel internationally at the moment. You really don\u2019t want to be thinking about doing it unless you have to. There are so many things which could go wrong, it\u2019s like a military operation. Mum says she\u2019s bound to have forgotten something, she just hopes it isn\u2019t one of the really important bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once Dad gets here he will be in quarantine from the world, including us, for ten days. It is going to be hard to contain our excitement until he is finally back to giving us cuddles. Shadow of course has first dibs on that. She is adamant that no one will get in before her. She can still be pretty fierce, even at her age, so I won\u2019t be arguing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum says she wants to spend lots of time just sitting outside enjoying coffee and cake. \u2018And playing with the dog,\u2019 I said, jumping up and down so she couldn\u2019t be under any misapprehension that I meant me. Anyway, so that\u2019s sorted then. Playing with the dog will be their top priority. I\u2019m pretty good at getting my own way when it comes down to it.<\/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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