When I was at school in Cumbria I had a friend who was fiercely proud of her Cumbrian ancestry. She taught me a few dialect words like “Marra” for friend – but most notably a couple of pieces of doggerel. The first one I came over on the Internet by mistake the other day – […]
We’d been going to do New Year here for my parents, brother, and J, but for various health and weather related reasons, it was cancelled. But actually R and I had a nice time just the two of us (four with the girls). We had some spaghetti carbonara and stood in my office for half […]
Today is R’s birthday and the official last day of Mousemas. I made him a little tree. People seem to know what he likes! It was burgers and chips for dinner. Given the choice of any food in world – R will chose burger and chips every time. Now he has his long awaited air […]
No evidence for which of the girls brought in the shrew today – but my money is on Saphy. There definitely seems to be a difference in intelligence between the rodents – mice/voles and the “predator” insectivore shrew. Voles are often DOA. Mice are frequently alive when brought in but seem to prefer hiding to […]
One vole and one bird today. I am trying to save sensibilities by not specifying the exact type of bird Saphy specializes in – but let’s just say it is not the very common chaffinch and leave it at that. J tried to go home on the bus today. He waited at the bus stop […]
R, J and I had our own Christmas Dinner today – a sirloin roast from the “Blackface Meat Company” and all the trimmings. Unfortunately I discovered right at the last minute that one of the blades on my electric knife was missing and R had to help me carve the beef – hard to believe […]
It’s Christmas. Unfortunately my Mum and Dad are not really in a state of health for them to come here any more so we went to them in Rhu on Christmas Day. J is staying with us until 27th (or longer if the weather turns bad again!) I still did my tree – with an […]
A very mangled vole is Saphy’s contribution to the household economy today. It is Christmas Eve today and the Cats have written another carol. Amber took the lead on this one as it is in honour of her favourite purveyor of sliced chicken breast. Hark the sacred door bell rings Harbinger of wonderous things Chicken […]
Saphy back on form today with two birds (both dead) and a very lively shrew which we eventually caught and released. Back to dreich again outside – we are walking up to the top of the hill and back every day but there is no great pleasure in it while the weather is like this, […]
Saphy didn’t get anything again today. Interestingly – Schrodi always used to get loads of voles when there was snow on the ground – I thought it was because they showed up well against a white background. Saphy doesn’t seem to have mastered the technique though. I made my Christmas cake today. I decorated with […]
