Well, Mom’s been busy lately and I know she feels bad about not updating her blog recently, so I thought I might just sneak in and give her a hand. I know she doesn’t want all of her loyal readers to feel neglected. And, believe me, I know about things like being loyal!
Speaking of feeling neglected… Part of the reason Mom’s been so busy lately is that she is spending quite a bit of time in the kitchen at the Hilltop. She is filling in for Chef Vojta on his days off, usually 2 – 3 day a week in the winter time. Plus, he was really sick with the flue a few weeks ago, and I reckon she was stuck in that kitchen for about 10 days straight. Well, it just isn’t right! She is in the kitchen and The Man and I are out front; I MISS her! Plus, The Man can, and does, go back to see her, but I am STRICTLY not allowed in the kitchen. So, sometimes, I am out front, all alone, for like minutes, all by my lonely all alone self! And, it doesn’t help that they are in the KITCHEN, you know the FOOD ROOM! Like today, she was back there for awhile, and then she comes out smelling all beefy and chickeny! I say, it just ain’t fair! The PACK needs to stay together, doggone it!
But, they keep telling me how good I am! They seem to be trying to get me to do things different, like come when I’m called instead of pretending I don’t hear them. Well, on the plus side, Mom has been bringing little special treats home, like those tasty bits of brown chicken that people don’t seem to like nearly SO MUCH as I do. If she has a few of those on hand, my hearing is suddenly extremely GOOD!
On another positive note, part of the reason she has let her blog slip is that there is a new Telly show on around the time she is usually AR’ing. It is ‘Masterchef
Next, the Masterchef music starts!!!!!!! It is the BEST music ever (it takes awhile for the music to start here, but it was the best I could find!)– even better than opera, and that’s saying a lot! I go to my special place on the sofa, proudly stretch out my neck and HOWL WITH JOY! And, it’s a long intro! I get to sing for a good minute or two! And, sometimes, they re-wind it and let me have a second go!
Then, Mom sits down on the sofa and The Man brings her a glass of the not-so-fresh grape juice, I snuggle up on her lap, The Man sits down in his chair, and we all watch. But, they pause the show, like every two seconds, and discuss what is happening. They talk like they just met each other. It’s so definitely my favourite time of the day. The Pack is all together, just like we should be. Sometimes, I get up from Mom and go jump up on The Man’s tummy so he doesn’t feel left out!
So, in spite of what they keep calling a bad re-session, life is good. Yesterday, we all went to town. Mom and The Man have a big birthday party they are catering on Saturday, so we had SO many errands: bank, wholesale grocery, stationary store, fruit & veg shop, fishmonger, first butcher, second butcher, normal grocery… but I was a patient girl, knowing that the second butcher has the BEST bones, and The Man would get me one for dinnies! I was so good, that when we stopped at the grocery (last stop) I didn’t even try to find the other butcher foods. I still remember how disappointed they were with me after that massive steak incident last year…
By the way, a little tip from me! It is very, VERY difficult to sing the Masterchef Song while working on a big bone! I tried the other day but it's really hard!
Til next time, gentle readers!
Bessie Cocker
(PS: Mom has spent heaps of time trying to figure out exactly what the Masterchef Song is, but apparently it is different on the NZ version than the Aussie one, so the credits aren't helpful. She thinks it's a Kylie Minogue song. If anyone has any ideas, please let her know so I can sing it more often!)
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