{"id":7974,"date":"2013-08-25T00:05:21","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T23:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2013-08-25T00:05:21","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T23:05:21","slug":"sunday-25th-august-2013-theyre-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2013\/08\/25\/sunday-25th-august-2013-theyre-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 25th August 2013 – They’re back"},"content":{"rendered":"

The girls are back and worse than that is the fact that Megan is in season. That means 1) she\u2019s moody 2) she can\u2019t go for a walk and 3) she\u2019s driving us mad. Fortunately she\u2019ll be able to go for a walk in a day or two and I\u2019m counting down the hours even more than she is. I\u2019m not so relaxed anymore and come to that I don\u2019t think my Mistress is either. Aristotle is very excited about Megan being in season and is having to be kept apart. The problem with that is they are calling to each other across the house and that\u2019s no fun for anybody.<\/p>\n

The vegetables have been looked after while we\u2019ve been away and are looking very green\u2026with holes in! Unfortunately we have caterpillars. Now, I\u2019m not talking about one or two cute little caterpillars that will turn into one or two beautiful butterflies. I\u2019m talking millions! And sadly that is probably not an exaggeration. There are hundreds on almost every leaf, that is those leaves they haven\u2019t finished eating yet. To describe it as an infestation would be to describe the M25 as a busy road \u2013 a totally pointless statement that underestimates the severity of the problem. The fennel still looks ok, but I think it\u2019s safe to say that in the growing of organic cauliflower and purple sprouting broccoli, round one has gone to the caterpillars. Someone has suggested that my Mistress should be removing them with her bare hands but she says that is right up there with disposing of the half decomposed pigeon that had died outside the back door while we were away.<\/p>\n

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With my Mum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve got some photos from holiday to show you over the next few days but I thought I would start with my favourite with my Mum whispering to me. It was so good to see her. I just wish I could see her more often. People question how good a dog\u2019s memory is, but you never forget your mum, even when you haven\u2019t seen her for a few years.<\/p>\n

Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book is available at Amazon UK –https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B00583ZGSA<\/a><\/p>\n

You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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