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Dec 17th, 2016

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Advent Dec 17th – Cat in a Box

A few years ago I bought my mum a reproduction of the famous Egyptian cat for Christmas. No sooner had we taken it out of the box than Schrodi colonized it. He didn’t quite fit into the moulded polystyrene shape but he did his best.

Dec 16th, 2016

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Advent Dec 16th – A very lovely snowscape

This was taken in 2010 when we had loads of snow. For nearly six weeks we couldn’t get the car out of the drive and the only way we had to get provisions was to walk to Asda with rucksacks. I love snow but we were getting really tired of it by the end. I […]

Dec 14th, 2016

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Another Nice Train Journey

Having enjoyed the Orient Express so much, for my Mum’s Christmas I took her on the Northern Belle. Amusingly it went out over the West Highland line via Arrochar to Ardlui. The food was pretty amazing and I think my mum liked her little Belmond Teddy Bear.

Dec 12th, 2016

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Advent 12th Dec – Magnificent Party

Last year my brother N made us the most amazing spread on Christmas Eve. Not only did he produce some wonderful tapas – but he managed to deck out the entire cottage in the colours of the Spanish flag. He is planning a similar surprise this year but not sure what flavour of cuisine he […]

Dec 10th, 2016

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Advent Dec 11th – Two Beds

The two cats sound asleep in their beds in front of the fire. This is a rare event as normally there is a fight for one of the beds with the other one being quite ignored. Perhaps this is just peace on earth good will to all cats….

Dec 10th, 2016

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Advent Dec 10th – A Visitor in the Snow

Last year we got some snow while we were waiting for N and J to turn up. Then when they did, N’s car (which with the best will in the world is not exactly a ruggedized vehicle) got stuck at the bottom of our drive. We had to clear it with snow shovels, and while […]