Morcilla is five months old today! She’s getting awfully long…
5 months old!
07 Saturday Sep 2013
Posted in animals & pets, birthdays, cats, home
Category Archives: animals & pets
my pretty girls
04 Wednesday Sep 2013
Posted in animals & pets, cats, home
Luna and Morcilla are now such fast friends that I’m going to feel guilty taking Morcilla on another trip. As soon as we got home from Málaga it was so clear that Morcilla was excited and happy to see her playmates again and immediately jumped all over them. And the girls love taking an afternoon siesta together (Loki prefers a solitary snooze in my closet). Anyhow, here they are waking up from their post-prandial nap today. Too adorable.
málaga tuesday
27 Tuesday Aug 2013
Posted in animals & pets, food & drink, friends, Malaga, spain, tapas, travel, trips, twitter
Woke up this morning with a very cuddly Morcilla purring all over the place. I think she misses her playmates a bit and has become a bit clingy here, so I’m giving her lots of extra attention. Then while I was having coffee and having a look online I got a message from twitter pal David @IrlandesnMalaga about maybe meeting up today, something we never managed to do the last time I was here. And it was looking like we might not manage it this time as David kept suggesting early morning coffee somewhere since he is busy in the afternoons but – you know – I’m on holiday! And my lazy slow mornings are so lovely…
Finally David reorganised his schedule so we could meet at noon for a “quick beer” and a chat, which ended up stretching out for almost four hours and included a walk over to the market for some seafood at Cafe-Bar Atarazanas after we’d had some snacks at my “local” bar Los Gatos. David brought along his rescue pup Nina, who is such a sweetie. Her background is a sad one, first with an abusive owner, then spending two years at a shelter, before David took her home. And you can tell she is well-loved and happy now, lucky girl.
Anyhow, David and I were trying to figure out when we first met and turns out it was three years ago, one of the times I was here doing some work for the Málaga winery. Three years! So we had a nice time catching up and sharing all our news. Have I ever mentioned how much I love Twitter? I mean, yesterday I’d stopped in at Los Gatos for a quick beer before lunch and suddenly got a tweet from Mark & Jo saying they were in town shopping and that I should stay put – five minutes later they met me for a quick drink and visit before they had to head home to Estepa! And most of this week will also be filled with going out with friends I mostly met on Twitter. Nice.
Now I think I’ll take an evening stroll and stop for a tapita somewhere. It’s supposed to get all stormy here this week so I want to get out as much as possible while the lovely warm (but not too hot) weather holds.
What did you do today?
travelling girl
26 Monday Aug 2013
The other two (Loki and Luna) would’ve been screaming their heads off. But as you can see, little Morcilla is quite the relaxed traveller. The only thing she doesn’t like is being jostled around in her carry bag, but once we settle down and she feels comfy, well, you can see for yourself. The woman sitting next to me on the train was totally charmed by Morcilla, and others looking over at her suddenly smiled. She has that effect on everybody.
And now we are both unpacked and happily settled in our fabulous Málaga apartment. I’m just going out for a quick snack. More mañana…
family portrait
20 Tuesday Aug 2013
Posted in animals & pets, cats, home
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Here is the whole gang, lined up side by side this morning waiting for their daily malt treat. So I thought – photo op!
As you can see, Morcilla is getting bigger and, yes, still has crazy eyes. Luna has pretty much recovered from her operation – she just needs to regrow the fur on her belly. And Loki is still a big lovable galoot and clearly outnumbered now, though he doesn’t seem to mind. Quite a nice little family.
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