Mum has developed bird envy. Our neighbour posted a photograph of a siskin on their bird feeder. Mum has never seen a siskin in the garden and now wonders what she\u2019s doing wrong that they are visiting next door but not popping in to our garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I didn\u2019t like to point out that the three dogs might have something to do with it. The bird feeders have been cleaned and restocked all in an attempt to attract the siskin. The challenge of course is not just to get it to visit but to obtain photographic evidence. This could be a long wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the last couple of days my friend Ruff has been staying with Dad. Dad has had a lovely time and seeing as it was one of my friends, I really don\u2019t mind at all. Ruff wanted to sleep in bed with Dad, but he managed to be strict. The funny bit is that they went for a really long walk with my sister, Valeria and now Dad has lots of aches to show for it. They walked from home up our mountain and back. There\u2019s still snow on some of the sheltered areas, so it was hard going. There\u2019s snow forecast all this week in Switzerland so Dad might have to get used to it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week is the big move round. Well, not very big, but Mum and I have to move bedroom. It\u2019s a long story. Dad will need to quarantine when he comes home and we\u2019ve been sleeping in the room he needs to use. We moved in there when Mum dismantled the wardrobe and she realised the bed was more comfortable so stayed. Now we need to get everywhere ready for Dad. We can go back once his quarantine is over. That\u2019s the good news. The bad news is that Mum is taking the wardrobe apart again so that Dad can help her put it back together properly. I won\u2019t say it\u2019s lopsided, but I\u2019ve never seen pairs of doors in quite that arrangement before.<\/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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