He's no fool

I have a wee fire and when that's going, Pio likes to stretch out on the mat in front of it. It's the best seat in the house and sometimes I put Cousteau's bed there so he can get the benefit of its heat too.

On those occasions, Pio likes to go and lie on the television. This is because it's directly below the heat pump. Often I have that going for a while as well, until the fire gets going.

Result - two happy chappies.

Ever hopeful, Pio decided to take up his place on the TV to see if that resulted in a bit of heat.

Sorry laddie. The door's open, letting some of the sunshine in. No heating.

Bah! Off he goes outside to sit in the sun.

Spoke to my nice neighbours today who have assured me that nasty neighbour is a bully and thinks she owns the street. Brilliant!

Also spoke to a friend who owns a cafe in town. She knows lots of people around here and has suggested I go and have a chat with them about the problem and get the goss from a reliable source. Letter almost finished. I'll take it personally to my friendly neighbours and get the low-down. I think I'll miss out the nasty one. I don't think I like her very much.

Got up late today. Posted off some stuff. Collected wood from a nice colleague. Thanks for that Mo.

Isn't it great that where there is a nasty neighbour, there is a nice one. Where there is a nasty colleague, there is a nice one.

See, life's not all bad!

Off for a walk with the pooch. Not sure how far we'll get. My asthma is playing up because of this chesty cough thing. And yes, Ma, I'll wrap up warm!