Friday 4 November 2016

Clara's resume finally got us a place

Mom writing here. I have to give a big shout out to Clara, our military commander. Her fine resume got us in at long last!

Since we've arrived in the UK (we have been here 9 weeks already!) and even before, we have not been able to get a WWOOFing farm to respond  positively to us. About 90% just didn't write back at all, and we had a few polite refusals and a few rude ones.

Well, at long last we got a response from a place in Cornwall that I was really excited about. And then I asked if it was okay to have the cats, and got an answer that they were getting new kittens so we couldn't bring the cats. Sigh. Sad face.

After a day or two I wrote to say that Clara had been excellent when the place we were staying in France got a kitten, and she had even brought half-dead mice to the wee kitten to teach it mousing.

And that convinced the man that we could come to stay, and so we're off to Cornwall just after Christmas, and I can relax and enjoy Edinburgh until then.

It is to be noted that Clara and Ala are much much loved here in Edinburgh. For example this evening Clara sat on the table sharing pulled pork with our landlord and his son.

When Ala first jumped on the kitchen table I admonished her and went to take her off, but our landlord Irvine said that you don't eat from the table, you eat from plates, and cats on tables don't bother him. They are genuinely truly delighted to have our kitties along.

Tonight Irvine even suggested that we could go for a day trip to York on the train and they won't mind watching the cats at all. He very cheerfully pets them and lets them in and out and in and out and in and out the big glass doors from the kitchen to the back garden. It is lovely to feel so welcome.

So that's the next 3.5 months fairly nicely planned! A few paycheques are due to arrive, we have a comfortable place to stay, and Mom should finish her dragon novel instead of worrying about finding work and making plans. Ideal window, just need to use it!

Much rejoicing, thanks to Clara's resume! Good kitty Clara.

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