Now a very kind lady named Sue (who came to a cooking class here) recently sent Robert a lovely warm beanie. She had spun the wool and knitted the hat herself. Robert is very fond of it, but he’s not the only one. Tom adores it. When Robert is bending over weeding in the garden, Tom pulls the beanie from his head with one hook claw.

Here he is this evening – he found the beanie where Robert left it when he came inside. He has been ‘washing’ it for almost half an hour. It would take a braver person than us to try to take it away from him.   Think we will have to call this ongoing saga “The Battle of the Beanie”.