Dear Raffles and Milligan.....

nikicb

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I understand you like a laugh, the same as everyone. But I would appreciate it if you could refrain from practical jokes while the temperatures are 10 below freezing. As it is, it's taking me at least twice the normal time to sort your B&B accommodation out, what with having to carry buckets of water half way across the garden from the back door and making sure you have a 'packed lunch' of hay to take with you when you go out adventuring.

Playing 'let's hide by the big hedge and pretend we are stolen/lying dead in a ditch' while I trek round the field in the pitch black after spending several hours completing the school run and after school activities marathon on icy roads with the children is really not very helpful. And the fact that you only decided to show your grubby faces after I had walked all the way to the bottom of the field, run all the way to the feed room, found some pony nuts and rattled the scoop was really pushing it.

Especially since you are normally standing by the gate at this time asking to come in. I acknowledge the fact that normally I can see Milligan even in the dark as he is grey, but taking advantage of the camouflague against the snow is mean. You need to remember that Father Christmas' robin is very busy at this time of the year, and if this sort of behaviour repeats itself, that stocking may well be empty on Christmas day.

I hope by the time I put three layers on to give you your midnight snacks, you are truly repentant, but somehow I doubt it.

Signed,
The mad woman, currently disguising herself as the abominable snowman.
 
Love it!

Could you let Cappy know that he will not die if the temp goes below 60 degrees, that he will be fine out in his extra heavy MT combo and there is absolutely no need to remove the gate and bring himself in. Also remind him that the Xmas robin will not visit him if he tries to eat his next door neighbour through the railings again. Thanks.

I think it will be as effective as getting your 2 to stand by the gate instead of making you play hunt the pony in the dark. :p:D
FDC
 
Very funny...though not so funny for you in reality! Thanks for posting and making me chuckle to keep warm (beats shivering and teeth chattering!).
 
We have 2 huge summer fields like that at our yard...back one has a hill and a massive hump in the middle...you can have walked through the front field and be halfway round the back field and the hill and still not see your horse anywhere and your heart starts going...then in the last turn they thankfully appear - it is a horrible feeling.
 
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