The tree is not small. I knew it wouldn\u2019t be. It is in its holder, reaching the ceiling and filling the hall, but so far is just a tree \u2013 no decorations, no angel, no lights. In theory that is all going to happen today. However, in practice my Mistress seems to have stacked up a lot of jobs to do today and I can\u2019t see the tree making it to the top of the list. She did achieve some other things yesterday, so it wasn\u2019t just a case of being lazy. Her proudest moment was fixing the oven door. It wasn\u2019t sealing properly and the handle was loose. To fix it meant taking the door apart and I for one did not have confidence in her ability to get it all back together ok. I was wrong. The proof will be when she cooks with it later but the handle is no longer loose and it certainly looks ok. She also managed to move the leg under the worktop in the utility. This had to be achieved so that Aristotle could have a bigger crate. He is very excited as it went without hitch and his new crate is on order. He says he doesn\u2019t mind about my new bed so much now he is having a present as well. I\u2019m just glad he didn\u2019t get any ideas about wanting my bed as I\u2019m not willing to give that up to anyone. It\u2019s perfect and I\u2019m wondering how I managed so long without it. My Mistress proved to my Master that it was big enough for her. At that point, I said \u2018ok then I\u2019ll have your bed, that\u2019s a fair exchange\u2019, but I was not prepared to swap with Aristotle, his isn\u2019t nearly so good.<\/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":"