Good morning TopTops. I had an awful night the night before last, and was awake even earlier yesterday morning. I went down there to the kitchen to be greeted by the usual big pile of stuff just left there by odd thingy, and when I opened the garden doors, poor Percy came running in, and George was out there too. I did not let George in straight away, as I was taking odd thingies bottles and tins out, but I let George in, as it was so cold. When I had taken everything out, I opened three packets of food each for Percy and George, but Percy left some. When George had finished, I asked her if she wanted the food that Percy had left, but she did not, she did not even want any ham, and she just laid there near Percy. It was bitterly cold out there little girl, it must have been, as I went out there in a hoodie sweaty thingy… I usually go out there with just a t-shirt on. For some reason, I did not want to let George out, and she did not want to go anyway, so I left her in the kitchen with Percy for the first time. I kept going down there to see if she was alright, and she seemed better, I even got a small meow from her when I stroked her head. When I went back down to make my poor Mum her coffee, I was forced to let George out though, but she seemed fine, and ran to the garden doors anyway, though it did make dopey me upset. Poor Percy would be shoved out as soon as I left to go into town, but luckily for him, I had to leave here over an hour and a half after I usually do. The rubbishy blokes were late, and I usually brink the wheelie binny thingy round, but it had gotten so late, I had to leave… poor Percy was probably shoved out as soon as I had got out of the big gatey thingies. Still, as I walked down the lane I could see the rubbishy blokes smelly odd dirty truck thingy. I only had to go to the big old shoppy place, which was just as well, as I had yet another great big pile of shopping to get… so much, I would not be able to carry any big boxes of catfood… it was just as well a big box was delivered last week. All I got myself was some cheese, some soup, some biscuits, and I have just remembered the tomatoes, cucumber, eggs, and six rolls. Everything else, except for four big boxes of ham, I had to bring back for walloping downings. As I staggered back here with everything, I hoped that poor Percy would come to greet me, but he did not… and the wheelie binny thingy still had not been emptied. When I got in, my poor Mum told me that odd thingy was dithering about, as she wanted her to go and get a few things that would have been too much for me to carry, and odd thingy did not want to slip and break one of her horns, or one of her back legs. I had to go back out for my medication anyway, so I said that I would get the things after I had put everything away. Of course, when I did so, wild trumpeting started, and I would not have liked to have been in the hallway when it went thundering along it. It usually takes odd thingy an hour to get ready, which involves being re-shooed, her mane brushed, and those horns waxed and polished. It then takes her an hour to get there and back. I went for the shopping, which was about half as heavy as what I had brought back from town, and odd thingy usually takes the ox-cart for that. I then went to another part of the area to get my medication, and was back in twenty minutes… and I was barged out of the way by a herd of wailing odd coppers that were late for their lunch. When I had got back here, I was just about to get up here when the rubbishy blokes finally arrived. I had to anger odd thingy even more by going out there to the big old gates for the wheelie binny thingy, bring that around, lock and bolt the other big old gatey thingies, and then finally get back up here out of her growling, snorting, thundering way. I had to get out her blasted way when I went back down there to the kitchen late yesterday afternoon to get my soup ready, as she was waiting for me to get out of the way so she could go and get chickens and chips. If that was not enough, last evening when I went down there for my soup, she was waiting for me to get out of her way so that she could come thundering down the hallway, and my other sister was waiting for me to get out of her way so that she could do the washing up. I felt totally useless, and was glad to get back up here out of their way… I cannot remember if I took Molly down with me last night to get Tiddlies food, but I had to get out the way then too. It was so cold in here, that I got into bed as soon as I finished doing things, and I was so hoping for a good nights sleep after I had finished reading… but of course, that did not happen, I had yet another awful night, and was awake early again this morning. It was not as early as yesterday morning, but was still very early, and it was bitterly cold. I was shocked to find Molly in her catcave at the side of the bed as I opened the curtains. She came whirring out to greet me, then settled down where I had been sleeping when I pulled the duvet back, and I went staggering downstairs to let Percy and George into the warm. When I opened the garden doors, George ran in with Percy… she must have gotten used to me being down there much earlier, and was waiting, as I have had to call for her lately. I gave them both four packets of some of Molly’s posh turkery and lamby stuff. George ate the lot, but Percy left a small amount on his plate, though I cannot remember if George ate it or not. She also had a lot of ham, and seemed a lot better than she was yesterday. I know how she feels to be out there in the cold, that evil old ogre did it to me many times, once towards the end of December when I had been to a wedding with my beloved girlfriend when I was in my very early twenties. It was absolutely freezing, and he had locked and bolted the big scary old door because he despised a girl loving me, as he had always told me that I was so revolting and horrible. I had to climb over the big old gates, and huddle up by the garden doors… my poor Mum heard me out there about half five, and let me inside. I went straight to bed, and it took me ages to thaw out, though I cannot remember what the evil old ogre did. When he realised that I was asleep, he probably made as much noise as possible when he got up, it is the sort of thing he usually did when I worked nights, or I slept in. I left George with Percy again, and got back up here before I was mown down by something thundering down the hallway. When I went to see if George was okay about an hour later, she wanted to go out, and I let her. She has never wanted to stay in before, only the Burmese cat and Jenny did that. At least Percy was allowed to stay in today, I will be letting him out just before midday, or there will be mutterings and grumblings. We do love you Topsy, we love you so much little girl, and we do miss you, we miss you so much you beautiful brave little girl. XXXXXX