What are you up to Charlie?

I've have not long got home from a night out at L & M's place and wanted to quickly copy a CD before heading off to bed. I hear the table I have out so Charlie can get inside though the laundry window rattle so I though she must have come in to say hi. I went out and couldn't find her so I thought that was strange.

I had a quick look for her and eventually found her in my bedroom... staring at a spare pillow I had leaning up against the wall. My mind went straight back to a story my house sitter, Miss M, emailed through to me while I was in Germany. Charlie (and a friend who I think made the noise I heard while escaping) had caught another fruit rat! I quickly closed the doors and emptied out the dirty clothes basket to capture it. After 5 minutes and with some "Help" from Charlie I had it in the basket (I never realised how much they can jump around!).

Because it was so cute and reminded me of a hamster I saw in the USA I decided to release it down in a nearby park. Miss M I now know how you felt although thankfully I wasn't woken from a deep sleep by Charlie jumping onto my bed chasing the rat!

It wasn't me... It was my friend "Scara" from next door!