Later in the week I earned my white coat status and was allowed to do QA inspections on the pencils. Here I am posing on the line between inspections.

Once I’d cracked the inspection side, they let me be a fully fledged lab technician. And that was fun. I did all sorts, played with scientific things & looked into microscopes and everything.

While I was a lab technician I met some really cool dudes. Although they were a bit quiet. Photo 20 shows a particularly quiet chap.

But in 21 I kind of clicked with this bear called Acco. So much so that I stayed at work all might & wouldn’t go home with Ruby. Got into trouble for that as I was supposed to be measured for a new suit that night.

On my last day I did some really exciting things. Tony let me help fix the computer server, although I have heard it’s not working quite so well after I had my paws in the wiring.

On my last day I did some really exciting things. Tony let me help fix the computer server, although I have heard it’s not working quite so well after I had my paws in the wiring.

After all that effort it was only fair that I had some fun, so Ruby took me to the pencil Museum in Keswick where I played in the graphite mine and posed with the giant pencil.

I also had a go at colouring & sharpening my own pencil. And I even managed to blag a pencil with my name on it.

After such an exhausting week all I could do this weekend was sleep. I found a Sirius sized bed in this house

and pinched a newspaper from the man downstairs
Comfy!

I had such a fantastic time at Derwent Pencils and with all my new pals in the lake District, if you want me to come and help you at your work email Sam@dogstarfoundation.com

Love Sirius x x x