25 Monday Apr 2011
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Twitter pal Abigail King found this little guy plus its all black sibling on her doorstep today. Says they’re both about the size of her hand. They need a home. I have extra space. Okay, I wouldn’t take both, but maybe the all black one…?
24 Sunday Apr 2011
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17 Sunday Apr 2011
I know it doesn’t seem like much, but after a rather harrowing experience at IKEA on Friday evening I ended up with a few much-needed things that I hadn’t picked up during the last harrowing visit … and then I saw these curtains.
Dead cheap at 10 euros but gauzy and pretty and, although they aren’t any great shakes and hang a bit wonkily, they are so perfect for that one livingroom set of balcony windows that gets the morning sun. It’s also the only window that neighbours can see into and, well, they can’t anymore!
Of course now that I’ve got them up I wish I’d bought another pair to put up elsewhere. But I’ll be damned if I’m going to spend busfare and hours of my life again just to buy a 10 euro item.
Or will I…?
13 Wednesday Apr 2011
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Yesterday I made a fabulous (if I say so myself) lunch for my friend Del (aka @WeeRascal) who was in town from Scotland for a few days of much-needed sunshine. It was a beautiful day so we sat out on the terraza and, after Del left, it felt too nice up there to come back inside. So Nog and I decided it would be a good time to let the boys come out and see what they made of the “great outdoors”. We kept a sharp eye on them, especially on Loki, and also kept an eye out for Pérez, who thankfully didn’t show up. Anyhow, they were out there for about half an hour and really loved it.
Other than the threat of Pérez turning up and ripping the boys to shreds, I’d feel quite fine about letting Azar go out on his own. I know he wouldn’t try leaping over the wall, though I’m not sure about Loki. But at least they can get out from time to time for a bit of fresh air.
07 Thursday Apr 2011
He really is the love of my life, this little guy. And now that he’s getting older with his health becoming a bit fragile I extra-value every day, every waking moment, that I have with him. I found him upstairs on the red chair the other day, enjoying the light coming in through the glass door of the terraza – can’t really say he was enjoying the view as I doubt he can see much anymore because of the cataracts. But it’s a delight to watch him racing up and down the stairs, hanging out on the balconies, and even sitting out on Loki’s window ledge. There’s still quite a lot of kitten in him.
Happy birthday mi vida!
Here is the story of how I met Azar.
