Scruffy has had a great evening. He went outside tonight (I went with him with a flashlight) and he scampered through the hole in the back fence. (I went through the gate.) Then he thought about climbing a very tall tree but decided (judiciously) not to. Then, I coaxed him back through the fence and he laid down in the yard to keep an eye on things. After a few minutes, I started getting cold and brought him back into the house. He didn’t make a big fuss about it like he would have a year ago. He’s been very talkative this evening. Kind of like old times. When he was on the sofa a bit ago I looked over at him and told him how lucky we were to be here! He since headed back into his room and I’ll soon follow.
