Monthly Archives: May 2011

the cat whisperer

16 Monday May 2011

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This is sooooo amazing! Jessica’s “media naranja” Thomas is here visiting and, after being here all of five minutes, he decided to try feeding Azar some asparagus … and it worked! Look at that! I’m telling you, people have lived with me for years and haven’t got anywhere near Azar. Though it must be said that Jessica got him to sit on the sofa end table near her last week. But he wouldn’t take any asparagus from her until Thomas came along and started speaking to Azar in gentle French until he suddenly jumped up on the little bookcase to have a snack. A bit later Jessica tried the same trick, speaking to Azar in French, and up he came again!

People used to ask me if it made me feel extra special that Azar would only let me touch him, and it really didn’t. It actually made me feel a bit sad because, unlike Sunny and Loki, Azar couldn’t get extra love from others. But now it looks like he’s finally opening up. Thanks to the cat whisperer!

binky

15 Sunday May 2011

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Another surprise package!

Extra surprising as it was apparently “missent to India” from the UK before finally arriving in Sevilla – how the UK postal service screwed that one up is a mystery. Anyhow, I picked the package up yesterday about three weeks after it was sent, tore it open straight away and was delighted to find these charming and funny Binky the Space Cat books by Ashley Spires. So fun!

Thank you Steve & Sara (and Murphy & Foley)!

up on the roof

13 Friday May 2011

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This afternoon I had AN EXPERIENCE … a special tour of the rooftops of the Cathedral. Yes, plural, as the Sevilla Cathedral is the third largest in Europe. Anyhoodle, not the best place for an agoraphobic to be, and at one point – with the bell tower IN MY FACE – I decided not to turn and run screaming down five miles of narrow stone spiral stairs and shot this short video instead. More later… I have tons of pics!

paper birds

12 Thursday May 2011

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This evening I was walking home after a bit of grocery shopping and was suddenly delighted by the sight of hundreds of multi-coloured paper birds in the trees of Plaza Encarnación. If I hadn’t had my hands full I would have taken out Niko; instead I just snapped a few quick shots with my iPhone. If you look closely you can see a bit of a “Seta” in the background of the lower right hand pic. Anyhow, I thought they might make you smile too.