You woudn’t believe what  they did to me today. Kate went shopping this morning and brought back some of those really lovely smelling cheesy rolls in crinkly paper.  Nigel had one and left the rest on the side in the kitchen. It was just too tempting but the wrapping was a bit noisy and they heard it crinkling. I got shouted at. Then the two of them started to giggle and I had no idea why.  

I went into the kitchen again and saw a tasty looking piece of bread crust just on the edge of the counter.  Of course it was just too tempting so I grabbed it for a quick snack. 

Suddenly there was a resounding crash as a pile of tins I hadn’t noticed came thundering off the edge of the counter too. They had been tied to the bread crust! I was rather startled and didn’t return to the kitchen for quite a while.

That however, is not the end of the story.  I watched as they piled up the tins again. Later that evening I also watched as Nigel went into the kitchen and saw an empty loop of string hanging down from the top of the counter, still attached to the pile of tins. They have no idea which one of us managed to gently sneak the bread out of the string, and I’m not telling...

I love string! Its the greatest fun ever... A ball of string can be played with as a ball, then when it unravels and its all over the place you can lie in it and chew it.

I know its been quite a while since I last wrote my diary. The household had been rather stressed and all 3 of us dogs have been feeling a bit anxious. There seemed to be a lot of talk about trouble at work, whatever that is, and moving house. I’m not certain about that either. I can’t see how a house can move as they are generally rather large. Anyway it seems to have calmed down a bit now. 

I was rather bad about a week ago and I heard rumours of having to leave here on my own, so I thought I’d better be good for a while. I had a little disagreement with Holly and I bit her under the eye, and on the ear. She wouldn’t get out of her bed when I wanted it.   Anyway Holly disappeared for a bit with Nigel, and came back later with some tasty looking sweets that only she was allowed, with cheese, and at meal times. Nigel was talking about £50 and ‘she has to go’ so I thought I’d lay low for a while and be very good. It seems to be working.

Also, I ate almost a whole box of Jacobs crackers today. They were wrapped in cellophane so they were a little tricky to open, but they were on the coffee table after lunch. I thought it would be ok. I did leave one I think as it was right under the cellophane at the back, but that did not impress Kate.  Food is still a great temptation to me and I struggle to understand why I shouldn’t help finish off anything that is left out.

I am really enjoying the yew berries in the garden. They are very tasty to a labrador cross like me. I love eating. They say that yew berries are poisonous, but thats only if you chew the pip bit on the inside of the fleshy red bit. I eat things too fast to ever chew anything. It makes Nigel cross when I eat them so I have to have a quick snack when he isn’t looking.