I have new red boots. Very impressed since they match my good red coat.

I've been having a terrible time here because of a crow gun. I know I've mentioned it before but it really upsets me. It goes off four times in a minute, every 20 minutes or so. The other day I heard it and hot pawed it back to the car and then it went off again. I just took off. Poor Ewen and Pam had to try to catch me. I ran for about half a mile before Ewen caught me. Most of my running was through woods but then I ran onto the road. Fortunately, it was quiet and there were only two cars that went past. The only problem was that the road was icy. Poor Pam was terrified I'd get hit by a car and terrified Ewen would slip and hurt himself. Anyway, as a result we went a walk in Gordon Community Woodland to get away from the bangs. It was very quiet and very deep snow. We met a friend of ours, Alan and his dog Victor. Haven't seen them in months. Victor is a VERY friendly chap. Black Lab, 15 years old and still knows how to make a girl feel good. He ate a lot of my biscuits but so what?

On another note, mon cher ami, Luther has had puppies. Well not him personally but a lady friend. He has six boys now. Five are black and white and one is brown and white. I've never been that interested in puppies but I did like the identical puppies I met last Christmas.

We also went to see Magnus's axehead at Whooplaw wood, now the snow has gone back. One of his stones, the one with "Love" on it, has disappeared. We assume someone has taken it??? Anyway, Pam has painted a new one and also got one with a howling dog on it. We put them at the base of the axe head. It looks nice.