Fox on the shed roof

Just spotted this one one sitting on our shed roof. He wasn’t lounging about, he seemed almost nervous and not sure what he was doing. He quickly disappeared under our … Continue Reading →

Why not make mouse flavoured catfood?

  • By Alison
  • 26 July, 2009
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Given the choice, Toby would eat a mouse over his dried catfood anyday. He’d choose the mouse over his sachet’s of beef and peas too. Which piques the question, why … Continue Reading →

Butterfly rescue

  • By Alison
  • 24 July, 2009
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2009-07-24, originally uploaded by pinkpie. The day started with screaming this morning. I had to investigate like the partially good mother that I am, and partly because I could hear … Continue Reading →

A cool cat (not!)

2009-03-07_83, originally uploaded by pinkpie. The cat is feeling a bit fragile today. He’s padding about in slow motion so that every movement reminds you that he’s delicate. He’s really … Continue Reading →

random dead things

  • By Alison
  • 28 November, 2008
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The great thing about cats is the fact that they keep the mouse population down. Which in our house – with a history of 18 mice caught and released into … Continue Reading →

today is TOBY day!

I have a furring bundle of purr climbing over me! He’s also got catfood breath, which is pretty rank having just snacked on a sachet of kitten food. The girls … Continue Reading →

Slow worms and mice

  • By Alison
  • 18 July, 2007
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I was trying to dismantle the rockery the other day, rock by rock. It’s not so much a rockery, as a slag heap dumped when they built the conservatory. It … Continue Reading →