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Nov 27th

2023

By donich_admin

Gravy and sage and onion stuffing

I made my small contributions to Christmas yesterday. Normally I make loads of stuff like Christmas cakes, mince pies and shortbread, plus prepare and freeze all my own vegetables and accompaniments. This year I will have just had my operation and will have my arm in a sling, so virtually everything is coming pre-prepared from […]

Nov 25th

2023

By donich_admin

Return of the Sheep

It has been a few years since we have had a sheep in the garden, but this wanderer has obviously escaped from durance vile and was spotted by the bird table this morning. Here she is having a quick graze before fleeing. Lucky appeared on camera a few seconds later, so it may be that […]

Nov 23rd

2023

By donich_admin

Sweepstake on GBBO

Every year I have a little personal sweepstake on the winner of the Great British Bakeoff. I’ve had some success (I got both Nancy and Frances) and I generally get my candidate through to at least the semis. So this year my candidate was Dan (I chose him before he won star baker the first […]

Nov 21st

2023

By donich_admin

Lucky back from the vet

A surprise for everyone; Lucky left us a (possibly pregnant) girl, and has now returned a boy – a trans cat (I have “misgendered” him and used offensive pronouns many times today). Not only that – but he was also a full uncastrated boy! I do not understand why when I was watching him washing […]

Nov 20th

2023

By donich_admin

Lucky off to the vet

Well for better or for worse, Lucky is now at the vet. She has been very friendly over the last week, letting me stroke her, and rubbing up against my legs, but she is still not properly tame and lashes out if scared, or if she thinks you are keeping her from her food. I […]

Nov 17th

2023

By donich_admin

Bus Pass (not mine)

J has just turned 60 and we applied for his bus pass online. This is actually super cool as it gives him completely free bus travel in Scotland, plus free train travel within 10 miles, and 50% train travel elsewhere. Actually if you are dishonest and could be bothered, there is nothing to stop him […]

Nov 15th

2023

By donich_admin

Dead Leaf

Ten minutes after J arrived to stay for a few days, Saphy came shooting into the house with something very large in her jaws. I immediately panicked, thinking that what she had was a squirrel. In fact, what she had was a very large wet leaf, and concealed in the leaf was a very small […]

Nov 12th

2023

By donich_admin

Fun day today

R is away in New York this week (I bet he doesn’t go to either the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty). My day began with Lucky howling for food. She is allowed in the house during the day – but at night we are restricting her to the utility room because we […]

Nov 11th

2023

By donich_admin

Beautiful Autumn Weather

Fantastic views from the house and over the loch. I was suddenly reminded today of a story about an office building belonging to the company where I used to work. Although I was home based, I used to pop in there from time to time and let myself be taken out for lunch. The building […]

Nov 8th

2023

By donich_admin

Slow Cooker

I asked my Mum for a slow cooker for my birthday this year. In fact, she and my brother bought me a much more impressive beast – it is in fact a multi-function cooker which slow cooks, sous vides, roasts and boils. It is also a rice cooker which has pleased R no end, because […]