Good morning Toppy. I am so sorry for being away for so long, but I was very ill, but thankfully my poor Mum managed to get better much before I did. I cannot remember when the ogress made me ill, about three months ago I think, and then some old coo coughed and spluttered in my face while I was in the chemists just after Christmas. That is what made me even worse, but it is not all over yet, as the ogress came crashing through the big scary old door the other day with another cold that she had got from work. I have just gotten rid on one lot of spluttery, coughy stuff, and I will have some more in the next couple of days, she is just like the old ogre was, has to make sure that everyone else has what they have, The poor cats have hardly been fed, and it has been very, very cold. I was so ill that I could not sleep, and went down to the kitchen very, very early to fill the kettle when it was very cold. I thought that I would open the garden doors to see if the cats were out there, and the Burmese cat, Percy, Jenny, and George all fell in when I opened the doors. They were so cold, and were so hungry. I cannot remember how much food that I gave them, but it was a lot, and they ate every last big, and even licked the big plate clean. Jack has been round a few times, but there has been no sign of Salem, and it is now a year since we last saw him. I am hoping that someone has taken him in and made him a housecat. I have heard those greedy fat pig-eons out there in the tree, but I cannot go down there to chase them away until the ogress has gone out, and that is if she goes. My poor Mum, and me had had to go to work with much more, but the old ogre once came home because he had a sore throat. There is a cat crying out there in the garden right now, and I do not recognise it. I will be back this evening little girl, even if the ogress makes me ill again, I do not think that I will be as ill as I was these past few months. We do love you Toppy, we love you so much little girl, and we do miss you, we miss you so much you beautiful brave little girl. XXXXX