Me: Welcome to December.
Nell: Thank you.
Me: Hard to believe it’s the last one in this house.
Nell: All the more reason to make it a special one.
Me: You’re right. The puppies are going to miss this window. We had a wonderful time snow watching yesterday.
Nell: There will be other windows and more snow, no doubt.
Me: It was the pretty kind of snow that just falls and doesn’t settle.
Nell: My favourite kind. Less cold under paw.
Me: When I lived in Berlin I loved waking up to a magical world after snow had fallen over night.
Nell: Until you had to scrape the snow off your car.
Me: Alright, spoilsport.
Nell: So, today is the 1st December and you know what that means.
Me: Opening the first window of the advent calendar?
Nell: Sharing the link to where people can support your writing by buying you a cup of Earl Grey.
Me: I don’t like to ask.
Nell: You post a story every single day.
Me: I know.
Nell: Well, go on then. Share it.
Me: It’s https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saramartin.
Nell: Good.
Me: I hope they know how much I appreciate their support.
Nell: They do. Now, you’ll have noticed breakfast is a little makeshift today. Nothing hot, except tea of course.
Me: No boiled eggs, or bacon?
Nell: You sound like David. You can manage a few days without a hot breakfast.
Me: I can, but I’m not sure about Dave. Why?
Nell: Kev is painting the kitchen with Ron Gilbert and his team.
Me: Is that the Great Dane from Torquay?
Nell: Do you know any others?
Me: Someone once suggested Dave might have a bit of Great Dane in him.
Nell: David is a pedigree Labrador. He is Kennel Club registered.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
