Flowers

These are some of the flowers which my daughter (Hillview) bought me after Dougal's accident. Thank you Nicola, for the coffee, the flowers and for being there when I needed you.

Today I have been trying to catch-up with students, post - mainly bills, emails, postcards and everything else, which have been neglected over the last two days. It is now late afternoon and I think I have finally caught up.

Florence has been very unsettled, she has again searched the house for her brother and last night she decided to sleep on the doormat outside. I have left his bowl next to hers in the hope that she will realise that he will be coming back.


Update on Dougal - The veterinary surgeon telephoned this morning to say that Dougal had a good night and was comfortable. Sounds like the message you get when you ring a hospital about an inpatient. It is too soon to know how successful the operation has been. They ring you twice a day with updates, but only once a day at the weekend; you can ring them if you wish.

Then just after lunch they rang again and I thought the worst. However, there had been a mix up and I had written down the wrong home telephone number when I booked him in, which is why they had telephoned my mobile. It was the receptionist this time so at least I was able to tell her that he preferred chicken to fish, which I had omitted from the admission form. She did say he would be tempted by a variety of things until they found something he likes, but I doubt they will provide fresh mice!