Dear Diary,
This is day two of my incarceration in this place. My people have left the hapless hound and I in the care of these people for two weeks.
This place that I am imprisoned in lacks basic comforts, despite us being used to caravan space whilst our people build their own home, and I am sorely tried by the lack of high roosting places from which to pounce.
All available high shelf space seems to be full of books, scrabble boards and other such fripperies, all of which are in my way.
The female moved her teapot and seed box reluctantly yesterday to free up a degree of shelf space for me, and I shall of course now never use it.
I have gone through my stand-offish phase and I am pleased to report that the temporary carers are starting to soften up nicely. A few days of lurking under the bed and perching on the edge of the duvet ready to take flight at the slightest movement from them have them nicely under control.
Phase two of my plan is now underway. The female seemed helplessly pleased to see me join them for breakfast today, and let me lick a smear of butter off her toast plate, so it will be but days until I have them exactly where I want them.
The hapless hound just frolics with them and offers them his love and his disgusting Mr Crabby toy without thought. The fool. He does not make them work for it.
I shall post when I can. I hope that they will not find these scratchings for some time.
Ravencroft Skye 
Dear Truffle – lovely name by the way – you are doing a great service on behalf of all cats, training you temporary staff to such a high standard. Dogs, of course, do not appreciate how important it is to keep them in their place. We do hope that your humans return to their post soon and that their new house is finished quickly so that you have the space and comfort which all us felines deserve. Do keep telling us how you get on. Daz, Connor and Sally
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Dear fellow felines, thank you for your support, most welcome in these trying times. Having usually had all comforts and compliant, well trained humans I confess to being slightly despondent at having to make this additional effort again. I shall scratch more updates presently. Solidarity, felidae! 💪
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Dear Hapless Hound, I’m with you dude; offer love freely and copiously. Enjoy life to the fullest extent and damn the consequences. Give the cat a lick for me.
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Great advice, Garden Goddess! Who knew I was part dog, part giver of happiness. I will frolic with new purpose in life 😄
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