(Wednesday) So, we have a beautifully groomed and clipped Alfie! Even his claws are trimmed! You can see his face properly! His eyes are clear and he doesn't now have that annoying fringe over his face. Infact, he looks sleek and efficient. As he should. He shouldn't need another trim until at least the Spring, probably April.
Alfie is more than eager to get outside for his routine walk across Eaglestone Park. I have to get ready with my jacket and shoes on where he can't see me, otherwise I get a barrage of loud and persistent barking. I have my mobile in one pocket, a doggy bag in another along with my trusty G.T.N. spray. I usually have a few sprays under my tongue just in case and we set off, with Alfie yapping contentedly. We get part-way round the park when we hear a deep bark. Another dog. Alfie has been set free from his lead and round off to investigate and we come across two ladies walking a rather over-weight beagle, black-and-tan, but not too eager to befriend a small Yorkshire Terrier. Alfie runs rings round this dog, who is somewhat befuddled by the advances of poor Alfie, who just wants to be friends. Perhaps it's just too much for this poor dog. And no wonder. This dog makes me think of the beagle which used to appear in a cartoon strip in, I think, the Daily Mail, called Fred Bassett. It was created by Alex Graham. I am in the middle a writing project set in and around a park (not Eaglestone Park, by the way.) and Alfie is featuring heavily. I have it part-written, but a lot of it is in note-form. I will return to it when I get the opportunity, but the fact that we do our routine daily walk through the park is giving me plenty of inspiration. It is far easier to write about real situations, or at least, use them and fictionalise them, than to write imaginary situations. It makes what you write seem far more convincing. These blog posts are also useful for inspiration.
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