Rosie, by the way, unlike my previous dogs, HOWLS in a very specific and meaningful way when she wants things. Not for long, but in word shapes. "Iiiii AaaaAaaamm SSSssTttIIIIIlLLLL HHUUUUNNGRY!" for example. 2 more of her big dog kibbles and she's quite happy to go lie down. Strange girl.

Rosie has spentmost of today indoors. She had her usual long morning walk, but as the wind and drizzly rain set in, decided various chairs were preferable to the yard. Meanwhile, we have had a letter from Council, telling us that our smart water meter has shown a leak on our property. Great! Usual plumber is on holidays: and the one we called says the leak detection gear can't be used when the weather is ... windy or drizzly. So it looks like the leak will keep leaking until next week.