Cats
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A new friend
I was on my way out this afternoon when I met this little individual in our driveway. We haven’t seen any other cats in the garden – although I think I saw this…
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Crouching tiger, hidden Amber
This is the difference of approach of our two cats. Here is the miniature tiger Saphy showing off (she is not really crouching but it makes for a good title). She is super-confident…
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All Four Paws
We adopted our beautiful black cat Amber from Cats’ Protection when she was eight years old (four years ago – so she is now twelve). She came as part of a package with…
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Cats and cupboards
What is with cats and cupboards? This huge house is packed with comfy chairs and beds and yet… Here is Saphy in an airing cupboard. Her preferred place at night at the moment…
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Update on Lucky
Lucky is the cat we had to leave behind in Lochgoilhead. He was (or is) a cat which belonged to the place rather than to us, and very kindly the people who bought…
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Working hard in the games room
I’ve been slaving away putting the games room together. I have to admit it is a labour of love, because many of the things are possessions with happy (or even sad) memories which…
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Sunday Lunch
One of the things I wanted to do when I moved here was lead a more “gracious” life. By this I do not mean the full on Hyacinth Bucket snobbery thing, but just…
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They are domestic cats
I’m a bit of a cat lady, and also a fan of the Victorian period (both of which are probably pretty obvious). So for amusement, I wrote a little parody of “For he…
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Saphy’s first bird
I had a hard day yesterday working at decorating. J’s basement lounge was basically in need of quite a lot of TLC – it had pretty awful wallpaper and a carpet that was…
