There are now 2300 fairy lights up around the garden. I haven\u2019t actually counted them, but Mum has assured me that is how many we put up yesterday. We mainly barked encouragement rather than actually putting the lights up, but we had a great time being outside for so long. Mum learnt from her last year\u2019s mistakes, so on the whole it all seemed to go quite well. All lights were tested before being put up. Nothing was put at a height that Mum needed a ladder for. Now we\u2019re just waiting for the big switch on at the weekend. That\u2019s always the funny part. Mum runs around trying to start them all on their timers within a minute or two of each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mum made an important discovery in the process of putting the lights up. Two of the neighbours and their dog tried to come and say hello. Of course, we barked so poor Mum couldn\u2019t really hear a word of what was being said, but the discovery was that I could jump through the trellis fence. I thought I\u2019d got away with it, but Mum caught my collar at the last moment to stop me. Neat move on her part, but a big disappointment on mine. I\u2019m now under garden supervision while she waits for the wire to come that is needed to make the front fence Wilma proof. I\u2019ve spotted a couple of gaps in the side fences too, so I think Mum has plans for a general building of defences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today\u2019s Christmas decoration challenge is to see if we can secure Santa to the roof safely \u2013 safe that is both for Mum doing it and for Santa so he doesn\u2019t get blown away. She says she has a plan, but I\u2019ve heard that one before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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