(click for bigger) If you have ever read Crazy Aunt Purl’s blog, you would have read about her cat Sobakowa (Soba for short) who is often plotting world domination. It would seem that she has already claimed Canterbury All hail the most magnificent Sobakowa – if you go over there today – you’ll see Sobakowa [...]
Anyone remember Miss Kitty Jim Jam’s Cat of the Week? In honour of her, I present a guest cat: Lavender. Lavender lives in one of the big houses surrounding the beautiful Dane John Gardens. I’ve been told that she is very friendly and what you can’t see is that she has a diamante collar on [...]
Stolen from Tink – please don’t spork my face off! I’m just too tired tonight MEME-Tastic: One that has been making the rounds quite a bit lately. As usual, I’m late. 1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (your first pet and the street that you live on) Tiger Saffron 2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on [...]
My blogging moments are limited again this week as I’m designing an album cover and a website for a folk music group… which (as always) need to be done yesterday! …must dash now… Prizes and parcels will be posted out at the weekend.. I have a few makings to do before then but as the [...]
I embarrassedly took part in the Knitblogger’s field trip back in March and flashed part of our truly unruly garden. Well, a lot has happened since then, we’ve had new fences put in to replace those which had fallen down and I started growing some beans. The garden was a huge mess. This are two [...]
I’ve been thinking about things I’ve always fancied doing over the last couple of days and here is my ultimate wish list: 1. Go on a helicopter ride. 2. Go up in a hot air balloon. I’m not sure how practical this would be for me – I get vertigo going to the top row [...]
1. Ophelia is my cat. I fell in love with her immediately when she was brought in the house and the two cats were left on their own with me when pao and his friend went for a pint. She didn’t run and hide like Merlin but came up for cuddles straight away. Given a [...]
1. Jasper is also fondly referred to as Mr Sausage or M. Saucisson. Don’t know why but we do. 2. Jasper minces when he walks – e.g. he looks like he is walking on tip-paws. He does look dainty but is quite a hunter. 3. He is very popular and especially likes women. He hops [...]
1. Phoebe has a rasping purr. She sounds like she is going to explode when she purrs. 2. She has excellent hearing. The sound of a tin opening will get her running from wherever she is. 3. Phoebe is an indoor cat. If it is sunny or we are in the garden, she will venture [...]
On the way back from Pluckley last week, we were lucky to drive through Charing a very beautiful village and saw that our book of Kent walks had a trail tracing some of the route that the pilgrims would have taken. Charing would have been the last stopover before the pilgrims arrived at Canterbury. We [...]