Me: Today we wanted to start by talking about a very special dog called Miss Emily.
Nell: Yes.
Me: Emily was a beautiful chocolate Labrador we loved from afar who left this world yesterday.
Nell: Our dear friend Janet Mason had to make the difficult decision to say goodbye to her and now she’s watching over Janet as a Guardian.
Me: As everyone will understand, Janet’s heart is broken.
Nell: So Poppy has asked me to let Janet know that Miss Em is with her sister Utsire and keeping an eye on things.
Me: And we are sending Janet lots of love and the strength to get through this.
Nell: Which she will.
Me: Even if it doesn’t feel like that at the moment.
Nell: Now, I don’t know about you but I feel the need for a cup of Earl Grey.
Me: I agree.
Nell: And one of Herr Hoffmann’s freshly baked rolls with farmhouse butter and honey.
Me: Sounds perfect. Do we know how Lionel is doing?
Nell: If you go down to the kitchen, you’ll see.
Me: What do you mean?
Nell: His mane has been washed and combed and he’s wearing a clean apron.
Me: Has Herr Hoffmann taken him under his wing?
Nell: Herr Hoffmann is a bear not a bird, but yes, he has. Lionel was up at 6am this morning learning how to bake bread.
Me: Excellent.
Nell: Sometimes the only way to find yourself again is to keep busy.
Me: And Lionel loves cooking.
Nell: Exactly.
Me: We did the right thing bringing him home, didn’t we?
Nell: Yes.
Me: I’m so very sad about the loss of Miss Em.
Nell: Poppy will keep an eye on her and so will Utsire. It’s Janet we need to comfort now.
Me: Yes. Sorry.
