If you have ever read the Mog the cat books by Judith Kerr, you probably recognise the phrase “Bother that cat”. When Libby was quite little, my sister bought Mog the Forgetful Cat for her because she loved cats and at the time we didn’t have one. I always had a yearning to have another cat after our…
I’ve just sat down to write this post and looked back at last week’s Thursday photo to check what number I was up to. I can’t believe my last Thursday photo was only a week ago, we’ve had so many adventures since then. Today, we made the most of our last full day at Bluestone….
Happy New Year! We started this year in the best possible way, putting Lia to bed at around 8 pm yesterday and not getting her up until 7.40 am today. This is the third time she has effectively slept through the night, but the first time she hasn’t been awake at 5 or 6 am…
Libby and Lia have both had a wonderful Christmas. Having asked for nothing but books, they have nearly 50 new books between them, as well as some book themed items and a few other things thrown in for variation. Christmas lunch was somewhat unusual, with Lia having the time of her life rubbing parsnip into…
Poor Lia is completely exhausted. She is 7 months old now and she has carried a great weight on her shoulders since the day she was born. She has, with almost no assistance, carried the burden of making sure that I don’t get more than four hours sleep at a time. Well, as you can imagine, seven…
If you are on twitter or indeed any other social media network, you will have heard of the #AdoptDontShop hashtag. I think most people are aware that this refers to the ideal of adopting a shelter animal rather than buying a puppy. The benefit to the dogs of doing so is threefold. Firstly, you won’t…