Category Archives: animals
Norman’s birthday and other animals
Yesterday was Norman’s birthday. He’s five. (It was also Charlie Cat’s birthday too, of course. I’m hoping wherever he is, he knew I was singing Happy Birthday to him too….) This is a photo of Norman as a kitten: Nothing … Continue reading
Lessons learned, mostly from Little Pea
I’ve just had the best 10 days. No work, no laptop, and don’t fall off your chair, but I even found the off button to my blackberry (I admit, it took a good 10 minutes to identify) and managed to … Continue reading
Wig Weirdness
This was going to be a post of the random photos I’ve been taking thinking they may have a home on the blog one day…but haven’t. So I was just going to pop them all in one weird post and be … Continue reading
Bugs
Remember the post about the terrible caterpillar birthday cake I made my mum? Sister 1 was particularly unimpressed. She told me how she would have done it. I told her she should make one as she clearly had a better … Continue reading
Thank you, Friday 13th
*It’s probably best not to read this if you’re eating, about to eat, have just eaten, intend to ever eat again, or are feeling a bit delicate* I didn’t realise it was Friday 13th until 6.15 am this morning. At … Continue reading
Little Pea and me, and some bulbs and jam tarts
On Saturday I had a long overdue Little Pea and Me afternoon. We had plans. And I realised why you should never have too many plans with an 18 month old in tow. In fact, there are a few things that … Continue reading
Wool, furballs and faces
2 weeks, thirty six balls of wool and one annoyed Norman cat has resulted in a huuuuge, very thick blanket that means I won’t have to turn the central heating on quite yet….hooray! Even better, it could work as a good … Continue reading
Greek animals great and small
This time last week I was in Ithaca. My body is back in the UK – I know this because of things like the sudden drop in temperature and the number of e-mails I’ve got through this week. My head … Continue reading
Different stages in evolution – dinosaurs and Norman Cats
You know when things start off busy, get a bit mad, and then just get weird? That’s what happened this week for me. Yesterday got really surreal. Part way through a not-terribly-exciting meeting, I was looking around and noticed something … Continue reading
No need for opposable thumbs
I am one of those terrible people that let my pet sleep on my bed. To be fair, I’d have a hard time trying to stop it as I don’t have a bedroom door so Norman cat has the run … Continue reading
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