Start the month as you mean to go on... Kate left the stair gate to the stairs open this afternoon. I had a lovely time removing all the bits and pieces they had imagined were safe behind the gate. I chewed on two pairs of slippers, a dustpan brush and a roll of black insulating tape.  It has been snowing. I like the snow; I love my cosy warm coat too and am good as gold as I wait for them to put it on me. I know what’s coming!