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morcilla is 5!

07 Saturday Apr 2018

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This darling girl is 5 today! As most of you know she shares a birthday with the most beloved Azar (still cherished and sadly missed), born exactly 18 years after he was. It’s really because of that coincidence I considered getting another cat – it somehow seemed like a sign. So both of us were lucky, because I can’t imagine my life without her.

Happy birthday darling girl. f_love.gif

morcilla azar

poco á poco…

03 Tuesday Apr 2018

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So poco á poco the cats are getting some use out of the new cat tower. Luna loves the scratching posts, and Morcilla loves perching on top looking for the toys I hide in that top bit. Of course Loki can’t fit into either of the enclosed bits, but then the girls discovered they don’t like them either because, especially when they are in the bottom one, Loki gets his kicks by cornering them inside and attacking them (!!!). Luna has suffered a few nose scratches because of this, but Morcilla – clever girl – gets away by backing out of the space and slipping out from under Loki’s long legs. But after a few of these episodes the girls have decided to abandon the bottom hidey-hole, and I can’t blame them. WHATEVER. I should have just stacked a few boxes together with cushions inside…

table on the side

24 Saturday Mar 2018

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I admit it’s not my best habit, but I almost never sit at the table when I eat. Meals at home (unless I have company) are more likely to be snacky things, eaten either at my desk or sitting in my comfy chair with feet up while netflixing. Except I didn’t have a comfortable side table for doing this… until now! And look, it isn’t even IKEA. I needed an actual screwdriver to put it together.  😉 (that’s a stock photo by the way, not my sofa or books).

Anyhow, it’s practical and even has a little slot designed to hold an iPad. Which will come in handy if I ever start reading ebooks. But that’s it for furniture now… no more space – or need – for anything else.

more cat toys…

20 Tuesday Mar 2018

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While continuing to pay next to no attention to the cat tower I got them last week, the cats have been finding other ways to amuse themselves. The most annoying of these is turning the new footstool I bought at IKEA into a cat fort, usually knocking the lid and cushion to the floor, followed by the other two fighting the cat inside the stool. Usually at 3 am…

Also, there were a few fun days vying for possession of the box that the cat tower came in, until it was taken apart for recycling. I give up…

almost…

17 Saturday Mar 2018

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So this ALMOST happened. Given the forecast of a crazy-rainy weekend I made plans to do some extra stay-at-home activities, including finally trying my hand at making the famous Eslava honey pork ribs. Everything was ready, meat prepped, sauce ready to go, and then I turned on the oven and – BANG – all the lights went out. Damn. This is something I thought had been fixed when I got a new cooker last month and my new/old oven was installed here. But apparently not.

A quick call to my landlord met with a quick response, and things should be sorted out on Monday. Meanwhile, the ribs have been put in the freezer and the sauce should hold up in the fridge for a few days. I am so looking forward to having a fully functioning kitchen again. I’m also going to set up my small balcony herb garden. Just in time for spring…