8/10/23

 His Lordship returned this morning after fishing with his brother very early, at 7a.m. There is a beach at the end of his road, so was very handy. Not a bite he said. Oh well, at least they tried. The Mistress was still asleep at this time. She likes to sleep in on a Sunday. As for us, we were watching Zeus who was on the Patio. Last night another cat, a young grey tabby hovered around the furniture. She wanted to be friends, but they growled at each other. The Mistress said it was very cute and eventually, it jumped over the fence and ran away. 

Late last night Zeus was over at the window looking for His Lordship. The Mistress explained that he would be back tomorrow, but he continued to talk and talk. He climbed up on the couch and walked around her head talking, nudging, and purring so loud. He really can't understand why he wasn't here. Even this morning he wouldn't eat breakfast until His Lordship turned up. 

Cats and Humans are so complicated. There is nothing in my books to explain this strange behavior. The Mistress suggested we hike down to the library. What is a library? How is a mere Gnome supposed to find a library?

These 2 lovebirds went out this morning and I saw the Mistress pack a picnic. She didn't even ask us if we wanted to go, I noticed. Huh. It was a nice day too, and it would have been great to join them. Oh well, maybe another time. 

So, Trixie and I took another look at the vegetables growing and checked that the Mistress watered them before she went out. Lucky for her she did, and the garden too. We perched on the deck for the rest of the afternoon, as it was easier for us to head inside when we heard the garage door going up. Our topics of conversation are so interesting with Trixie. She is such a wise woman, and quite knowledgeable. 

While the Mistress was getting dinner a lady turned up. It appears they were looking out for her, and a long story short these 3 met today at the swap-meet. 

Oh heck, what happened next was a huge surprise. 

A lovely lady from Amberley makes and paints these fellas.

GraceBrook Farm.

Cor blimey, these fellas are huge. I can see already we are going to be great mates. Little do they know there are a few hundred at home for them to get to know.