A postscript to our trip

Two days back from our visit to Lochgoilhead and I received the following postcard.

“Sorry I missed you Mummy.  I was busy patrolling my kingdom, although my new Mummy thinks I was in a food coma somewhere, as Linda (note from M, this is the lady in the house across the river) leaves me lots of treats.  My favourite is sausage roll.  I need my treats as apparently I am too rotund and am on a diet since you left.  I’m a bit more sleek now, but still handsome.  My new Mummy thanks you for the lunch which they enjoyed.  I have two new brothers which I’m getting used to.  The black and white one tries to play with me and I’m starting to play a bit.  It’s not as good as being out and about though.  Hopefully I’ll get to see you next time and you’ll see how handsome I am.

Love

Lucky

PS Bring treats so I don’t waste away.

This sounds just like the Lucky we knew – although I wasn’t aware that he was such a fluent writer.  Here he is from the evening of the day I drove over a hundred miles to see him in vain – scruffy as ever.