08 Saturday Dec 2012
Posted in animals & pets, birthdays, cats
I’m afraid I’m a day late with this, but as Loki’s exact birthday isn’t known I suppose we can celebrate any time this first half of the month. This is my big handsome boy in bed with me, happily lying on my belly and looking very handsome and content. Hard to believe he was ever this tiny…
07 Thursday Jun 2012
Posted in animals & pets, birthdays, cats
those eyes! those ears!
It’s Luna’s first birthday! Well, nobody really knows for sure, but this is the day I’ve decided to celebrate her birthday. When I first took Luna to the vet last September I was sure she was only about 6-8 weeks old because she was so tiny, but Yolanda said she was actually between 3-4 months old (!!!), which meant she would have been born in June. And so I’ve chosen the 7th because that’s Azar’s birthdate – and mine – just as I chose December 7th for Loki (the vet had guessed December 8th, so what’s one day for continuity’s sake?)
Those top pics were taken the first day I brought her home, when she was still being kept in quarantine. The photo below was taken at the beginning of this week while she was enjoying a morning sunbeam out on the balcony. She’s still quite small and still very pretty.
Happy birthday Luna!
01 Thursday Mar 2012
That photo was taken in March 2005 when I took Peter to Cádiz for his birthday – I can’t believe it was that long ago! Then in November 2008 we went again when our friend Craig came to visit. But we haven’t been back since. And so as tomorrow is Peter’s birthday we thought it would be a good idea to go back to Cádiz. The only question is whether to splash out and spend Friday night there too, or just go for a day trip on Saturday. Still deciding…
24 Wednesday Aug 2011
Had a fabulous evening out with Jessica to celebrate her birthday (which is really on Saturday but, hey, she won’t be here then). In typical Spanish style I was invited out for a meal and we ended up at the most fabulous La Azotea, newly reopened after summer holidays. The food was amazing. And knowing it was Jessica’s birthday Juan brought us cava on the house as soon as we sat down. The original plan had been to go for dessert at Al Aljibe afterwards, but we were both so stuffed we opted for a nightcap cocktail at Roof, the new rooftop bar at the Casa Romana Hotel.
And now to bed. It’s Jessica’s last day in Sevilla tomorrow and we have to get up early to find exquisite olives for her at the market to take home.
07 Tuesday Dec 2010
Posted in animals & pets, birthdays, cats, home
Today is Loki’s “official” birthday, chosen by me because, of course, we don’t know exactly when he was born. The vet wrote his birthday as being on the 8th in his little health certificate book, but since both Azar and I have birthdays on the 7th (April and January) I moved it up a day. It was on February 7th that I first wrote here about choosing him, and had been told that he was about two months old.
And so today – más o menos – he turns one year old.
Happy Birthday, Loki!
(sure hope you’ve stopped growing…)
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