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Today (Wed) I got a call from Stacy, who was sorting out the insurance at the vets. She had sent information to the insurers last Monday as she'd said, but she'd done it online and not all the necessary info they wanted was included. I think she's not being doing the job long and is still learning the system. Anyway, she sent the info in the way ( Read more... ) -
Heart to heart
Well, Kuura's trip to the vet to have parts removed went well. She charmed all the nurses and after coming round from the anaesthetic, ate one and a half sachets of wet food. I was intructed to give her a light meal of say, fish or chicken, in the evening, following her op, so as not to risk upsetting her stomach. It seemed a rather unnecessary ( Read more... ) -
Not much about Kuura
Tycho's been off-colour for a few days. He didn't seem quite himself on Wed night, and it continued over Thursday and Friday. I was keeping an eye on him; he was quiet and less active than usual, and didn't want to eat much, though he could still be tempted by wet cat food and chicken. Occasionally he seemed to try to vomit or clear his throat. By ( Read more... ) -
Kuura is settling in.
We had a nice trip up to Cumbria to fetch Kuura on Sat. We stopped in the little town of Kirkby Stephen for lunch on the way. It has a nice little shopping street with cafes, a sweet shop, art gallery, antique shops, a bookshop and a couple of charity shops, so plenty for us to take a look at. I got a hat and a necklace from a charity shop ( Read more... ) -
Countdown to Kuura
This Saturday, I'm heading back up to Cumbria with Steve and Helen; we're going to collect Kuura ( Read more... ) -
Bye, bye, Beko: Beko, bye, bye
I've had two Beko cookers inflicted on me by the landlord or the agents. They were both poor cookers: badly designed and with unreliable temperature control in the ovens. The first one lasted a few years and was replaced in Xmas 2015. The new one lasted for about a year (the brand comes last in Which's most recent reliabilty survey, with one star ( Read more... ) -
The Outlaw Express is in town !
My 16th western was published at the beginning of the month. Outlaw Express is the third of the Sheriff Lawson novels, following Silver Express and Dynamite Express. The previous novels featured Alec Lawson working closely with his three deputies, but this one is more of a solo adventure. Alec is working undercover, passing himself off as an outlaw ( Read more... ) -
The robot apocalypse?
This morning my phone rang. I said 'hello ?'. There was no reply so I tried 'hello?' again.
After a few moments, a recorded voice said 'goodbye' and that was the end of the call.
I feel vaguely threatened by this message. Should I be worried?
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Not a witch
The weather's been nice the last few days; nice enough to go out in a summer top and sandals even. Yesterday afternoon it was looking a little suspiciously overcast, so I took a light jacket, but didn't put it on. By the time I came out of the hairdresser's. it was just spitting with rain. Fortunately, Betty Tiger's is on Infirmary Road, just ( Read more... ) -
That's a relief
Late Sat night I was fussing Iella when I felt something like a scab low on her belly, between her back legs. On more detailed investigation, I realized that what I had thought was loose skin was a soft lump around a teat, which itself seemed more prominent than the others. My natural fear was that it might be breast cancer, which is almost always ( Read more... )