Category Archives: cats

Goodnight, Norman

Dear Norman, I was going to say that you have been my faithful furball for over fourteen years, but actually, ‘faithful’ is not entirely accurate.  ‘Indifferent’ is probably closer to the truth. We’ve been through a lot together, haven’t we? … Continue reading

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Training – from two paws to four paws

This week, Friday is the new Tuesday because we swapped days as tomorrow Mum has a hospital appointment with the very bamboozling doctor with all the long words and lots of diagnosis’s.  I’m hoping we don’t come away with any … Continue reading

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Norman Cat reigns

Norman cat has found his brave over the last few weeks and after four years of the upstairs and the front window ledge being his and much hissing and scratching of Percy if he tried to get close, he seems … Continue reading

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The master manipulator

Norman, as you might know, is my cat.  Norman, is rather old, grumpy and terribly demanding these days.  He is soon to be 14 and while I know many cats live much longer, none of mine have.  So, I’ve been … Continue reading

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Don’t ever assume…A story of a cat and a dog

I had hoped that Norman Cat (13 going on 14) and Percy (Working Cocker, 3) would one day be friends. I had assumed any issues they had would probably be caused by Percy. Three years later I totally concede that … Continue reading

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Many birthday purrrs

Norman is a teenager! Thirteen today. These days, Norman is a grumpy old man; I am the only one he doesn’t swipe at (although sometimes I get that variety of grumpy treatment too) and he spends an awful lot of … Continue reading

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How old?

I went to see Mum and Dad today. I took Mum to the garden centre and on the way – I don’t remember why – she asked how old she is.  I am utterly rubbish when it comes to peoples … Continue reading

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That back to school time of year

There’s a week or so in September that can be slightly tricky if – for whatever reason – you don’t have children. You might have guessed it; it’s the week schools go back and social media gets flooded with images … Continue reading

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Houdini Norman

We’ve lived in this house – Our Towers (rather than Pog Towers, where I used to live on my own) –  for almost 5 years.  One of the ‘things’ a lot of houses in this area have is glass doors … Continue reading

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#stepmumwins

I’ve done some scary things in my time.  My volunteer work in the Philippines was pretty scary.  Learning to scuba dive (and throw up underwater as a result of the panic attacks it induced) was rather hairy and almost every … Continue reading

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