If you read the comments on yesterday\u2019s entry you will already know that Ari has been rumbled. Apparently the reason he was sitting so nicely in the photograph at the meeting wasn\u2019t that he is a good dog, it was because he\u2019d just spotted a stray treat and was hoping it might come his way. I thought there must be a good reason. I live with him and he\u2019s not prone to being so well behaved. He is still claiming that\u2019s unfair and he was just being good, but I really don\u2019t believe him.<\/p>\n
My trip to the vet yesterday went well, as well as any visit involving a needle can go. I\u2019ve become much more philosophical with age and no longer squirm at the mere sight of the needle. In fact even when it was stuck into my side I didn\u2019t so much as flinch. It turns out the odd swelling I\u2019ve got on my shoulder is another fatty lump. The difference with this one is that because of its size and where it is, if it gets any bigger it might impede movement so I might have to have it removed. I\u2019m now willing it to go down. We\u2019re still waiting for Shadow\u2019s results but they should come through any day now and we\u2019ll get to find the extent of the problem.<\/p>\n
You will be pleased to hear that the vegetable troughs have now been completed and all that remains is to get them into position and fill them with compost. That and grow something in them of course! To be honest compared to the building I think that might be the easy stage. Getting them outside once built was awkward but fortunately not impossible. None of us fancied them being obstacles in the kitchen and hall for much longer. If nothing else they were blocking our Mistress\u2019s access to the wine in the fridge!<\/p>\n
Alfie\u2019s Diary \u2013 the Book as well as our other books are available HERE<\/a><\/p>\n You can find short stories to read at www.alfiedog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"