Cats
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Rare Scottish Wildcat sighting in East Fife
And here was me thinking that the Scottish wildcat was threatened with extinction and restricted to remote highland areas on the West Coast. Who would have thought that you would see one drinking…
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Radiators on
It was cold and raw today. R went off to London, and J and I went to see the County Building after church as part of the Fife Open Doors weekend. It was…
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A postscript to our trip
Two days back from our visit to Lochgoilhead and I received the following postcard. “Sorry I missed you Mummy. I was busy patrolling my kingdom, although my new Mummy thinks I was in…
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In which Amber is lively
Amber is large and plump and lazy. She likes chicken and tickles and being combed and well, let’s be honest, sleeping. That is most of the time, but occasionally she gets it into…
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Amber the Victorian
This is Amber in the drawing room looking every inch the Victorian lady. She was actually assisting me in putting away my mother’s wedding china tea set which I dutifully hand washed after…
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Night time companion
Three nights ago, I had closed the door, got into bed and was just about to turn the light out when I noticed that I had a visitor. Saphy was curled up on…
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Some wildlife…
Walking along the side of the river, R and I saw this gentleman. He was motionless with his beak poised like a spear ready for any fish or frog to pass by and…
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In which we meet an old aquaintance
Last year we met a small black cat in the garden. Actually I was cleaning the interior of the car (well someone had to) and he popped up beside me and tried to…
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A shoe problem
Since I had my triple joint fusion in my foot two years ago, my foot is quite rigid and slightly tilted to one side. This doesn’t have much practical impact under normal circumstances,…
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Two for the bucket list
When we lived right out in the back of beyond in Lochgoilhead, amongst the things I always really wanted to do was go to a “Pick your own fruit farm” and a decent…
