Why is it that when people set themselves a challenge they don\u2019t choose things they have a fighting chance of succeeding in? Having had to give up further grades in the keyboard because of her bad hand, my Mistress has now decided to learn French. Why not German? It would be far more useful to her. No, she has decided on French as she thinks she has a fighting chance of making progress. However, why in her optimism has she sent for the advanced course when she is nowhere near completing the basic one? It\u2019s all right for you. You don\u2019t have to listen to her practicing. You know what it\u2019s like when someone does a language course, the strangest of phrases are the ones that stick and things they are never likely to have to say. When she was learning Flemish her favourite was \u2018The lion is in the garden\u2019, when she learnt a little German it was \u2018I have bought a new jacket\u2019, which incidentally she could use now if only she weren\u2019t in England! On the French basic course the one that has stuck is \u2018This green does not go at all with the d\u00e9cor\u2019. When, oh when, is that one going to come in useful?<\/p>\n
As Annie shoots off to Germany to meet the stud dog, hopefully before she is too late as apparently she has already ovulated, it seems that Shadow has started moulting. Normally the girls moult 4 to 6 weeks before their season so my Mistress is wondering if it may be a little earlier than she was expecting. In some ways that would be a good thing, as long as it\u2019s not too soon, but if we aren\u2019t careful my Mistress is going to be spending Christmas and New Year sleeping on a mattress in the utility looking after puppies. At least the new freezer is quieter than the old one, which is definitely going to be a blessing when it comes to getting any sleep.<\/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":"