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another life changer

19 Wednesday Jan 2022

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shoes (2)

Since lockdown in March 2020 I started leaving my shoes outside my apartment door, because I didn’t want to bring Covid and other street ickyness into the house. And since there is only me and my downstairs neighbour here, and she never comes upstairs, I have kept on doing this. But now I have a flatmate again! And both of us have to take off our shoes before coming inside. So I have found this. It will fit snugly into a nook just outside the front door and looks like a perfect solution. The next thing will be to see if I manage to put it together (it’s being delivered this week)…

Question. Is it normal for you, where you live, to take off your shoes before entering someone’s home? It’s totally normal in Canada, not so much in Spain.

caturday january 15th 2022

15 Saturday Jan 2022

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caturday january 15 2022

This is a pic from 2013 when Morcilla was still a kitten and she and Loki used to cuddle. It’s both sweet and sad because they never do this anymore. Luna cuddles with both Loki and Morcilla, but these two have somehow “fallen out” except when they both want to be on my lap. THEN they will put up with each other, or rather Morcilla will put up with Loki because she feels safe on my lap. Loki can be a real asshole at times and out of the blue gets quite aggressive with the girls and I don’t know why. Plus he’s massive and could hurt them, though I only worry about Morcilla (she’s so tiny) because only a total idiot with a death wish would try and mess with Luna. Anyhow, I really love this photo.

mash heaven

14 Friday Jan 2022

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potato ricer

You know those things that you didn’t know you needed until you got one? Well say hello to my new potato ricer, a birthday gift from my friend (and neighbour) Tania. I am pleased to say it makes the smoothest creamiest mash and apparently I can do other things with it too as there are three attachments. Plus it’s dishwasher safe. I’m the first to admit that I am impossible to buy gifts for (perhaps I should set up an Amazon wish list?), but this time Tania got it right. Thank you!