Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Ani is not happy with me. Not only did I let her guests escape again… and not only did I manage to get her in the bathtub (though this time, I did have help) … No, she is sulking because I am busy and she knows it. She has been my familiar spirit for a very long time now and reads me like a book.

Since the birth of the Silent Eye, Ani has accepted that the sofa is now hers alone most of the time. To begin with, I believe she thought she had won some sort of victory and ousted me from my place. Then she realised that I seldom curl up there with her on an evening any more. In fact, the only time I tend to sit on the sofa is when it is Ani-time. This is no fun as, from her perspective, the…