A few days ago I noticed that Minnie’s dish was completely empty of food. Very unusual so I asked MY Jane if she had cleaned Minnie’s dish. She said she hadn’t. I also noticed that the dish was off the place mat. Also unusual. At the time, I speculated that maybe a raccoon had come in Minnie’s downstairs window and ate everything.
Tonight, after Jane had gone to bed, I came up from the Family Room and met a raccoon face to face at the top of the stairs!
He didn’t know which way to go so he ran around the kitchen. In the meantime I opened the front door all the while hollering at Jane that there was a raccoon in the house. She didn’t believe me. She thought I was joking. She just wanted to play mahjong on her I Pad.
I backed out onto the front verandah with the raccoon still upstairs. What’s wrong with this picture? I’m supposed to be inside and he’s supposed to be out. Once he saw I was off the steps, he made a run downstairs with me following. Sure enough, when I got down there, I could see his furry little masked face peeking in at me through Minnie’s window.
By the way, Minnie was resting in the sitting room while her food was being stolen. No wonder she wants treats all the time.
Minnie’s window will remain closed from now on.
Life Unfolding 