Aphie’s introduction to the house has been very successful. On Sunday she had her 1st official outing, though she got out somehow on Saturday. There was a small anxious face at the cat flap. Great success. Shorter and longer expeditions, ending with snoozing in my lap on the sun lounger. She and Olly play fight all the time, ambushing each other. No blood drawn. Tonight both dashed out to meet me when I got home. Later on, she brought me her first ‘present’. It is a tiny house mouse, seemingly undamaged. I thinkshe will be a terror. I’m having trouble getting the mouse pic down off my phone, otherwise it would be here.

I may be observing a couple of record attempts this spring. More later if anything works out.

On a worse note, work continues horrible. I have been shifted sideways, out of sight, into a very gloomy room, which isn’t good for my health. I am about to be moved to an even worse corner of that room. I hate it. I have a year to go before pension, but I’m about to review my CV. No reason I can’t work longer if it is reasonably pleasant.