We don’t see many snowdrops here, so generally our first wild flowers are crocuses and windflowers.

We’ve kept the girls in up until now, just so they would be settled and know Donich Lodge is their home. Saphy is showing signs of sniffing at the doors, but Amber doesn’t seem that interested. Amber is overweight and it will be good for her to go out and climb some trees. This is […]

Amber has been coming out more and more and is now living in the house rather than under the bed.  I think she is just a nervous cat – possibly related to something in her past. But she is really beautiful (if big boned – read plump).  She has gorgeous amber eyes and the thickest […]

Last night R and I were sitting in the lounge when we became aware of a presence at the door.  We sat still and quiet, and after a minute or two Amber emerged into the room. She had a sniff around and went out again without really coming to see us, but at least this […]

We have still not seen Amber.  We would be worried about her, but overnight she appeared on our webcam, creeping stealthily down the hall.  We were warned that she was a bit timid. Saphy acts as though she has always lived here.  She is not showing any urgent desire to go outside, so we will […]

When we opened the bedroom door this morning, Saphy was sitting looking at us.  She seems a bit nervous but quickly warmed to us and came through to the lounge. There is no immediate sign of Amber, so we have all the outside doors closed and the bedroom door open for her when she decides […]

We picked the girls up in Arrochar today.  All we saw of them were some scared eyes in a tabby face, and a huddle of black fur at the back of one of the carriers. We had the spare room all prepared with food, toys, two new beds and a litter tray, and just as […]

We saw a lone sheep in the woods today.  It seemed quite happy on its own. I would have expected it might have had a lamb with it, but no sign and it is very early in the year for lambs this far north.

It has been bitterly cold for the last few days. Because my office is in the garage extension we had built, it is not on the central heating, and I am reliant on the electric air heat pump which is part of the air conditioning system.  It heats the room ok, but it dries the […]

R and I have been talking about this and decided that the house is just miserable without cats in it.  I don’t really believe in mourning for a long time – we loved Tora and Schrodi, they had great lives, they grew old and we gave them clean deaths before they had to suffer.  It […]