Well, Happy New Year! We are all fervently praying that 2021 will be an improvement on 2020.
I haven’t updated this for a while. Sadly, with the lack of opposable thumbs, my typing is not very good, so a kind human in the Office types these out for me. She has been really rather busy for the past 8 weeks or so, and I haven’t liked to bother her (here I am peering in her office to see if she’s free), but we felt that we should get something down before January was gone.
I haven’t updated this for a while. Sadly, with the lack of opposable thumbs, my typing is not very good, so a kind human in the Office types these out for me. She has been really rather busy for the past 8 weeks or so, and I haven’t liked to bother her (here I am peering in her office to see if she’s free), but we felt that we should get something down before January was gone.
With the Lockdown that started just before Christmas, it meant that our Residents couldn’t go out to visit their families, and families couldn’t come in and join in the fun and games we usually have going on here. However, Christmas Day was passed in merriment with plentiful food and some beverages that didn’t look like tea….. We also had a lovely family come to us on Christmas morning and sing carols for the Residents from the garden. Some of us braved the elements to listen and other from the safety and warmth of indoors.
I’m pleased to say I didn’t notice any lack in treats and titbits over the festive period; my friends in the kitchen and the various offices and bungalow I visit were all very generous.
With the restrictions on travel, I haven’t had as many trips to Richmond Park as I normally have. Trudi says she’s grateful for that, as she’s not as limber as she was, and gets tired. But I just know that those rabbits and foxes are up to no good with out me to keep them in order!
We’ve enjoyed meeting our friends in Chiswick House grounds – both human and four footed. Although I nearly gave Sr Jennifer heart failure the other day, as I was accosted by a very cheeky fox across from Burlington Road, and in a moment of distraction I raced across the A316, without waiting for the green man to appear on the pelican crossing. I was thoroughly told off – and I fear I deserved it.
With the restrictions on travel, I haven’t had as many trips to Richmond Park as I normally have. Trudi says she’s grateful for that, as she’s not as limber as she was, and gets tired. But I just know that those rabbits and foxes are up to no good with out me to keep them in order!
We’ve enjoyed meeting our friends in Chiswick House grounds – both human and four footed. Although I nearly gave Sr Jennifer heart failure the other day, as I was accosted by a very cheeky fox across from Burlington Road, and in a moment of distraction I raced across the A316, without waiting for the green man to appear on the pelican crossing. I was thoroughly told off – and I fear I deserved it.
Elia is doing her usual winter trick of pretending to be very pious, and spending her time stretched out across the shelf in Chapel, which just happens to be above a radiator, or else snuggled in Trudi’s bed. She says her eyes are closed in prayer…. she doesn’t fool me!
We enjoyed the brief snow on Sunday. The garden was looking very pretty – but brrrrrrr – it was so cold the following morning, we didn’t go for our early morning walk. We felt it wouldn’t be fair on Sr Jennifer and Liz to drag them out in the freezing, icy conditions.
I hope you are keeping safe and staying indoors. We all want to get back to normal as soon as we can.
I hope you are keeping safe and staying indoors. We all want to get back to normal as soon as we can.
