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Dec 19th, 2016

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Advent 19th Dec – Christmas Cactus

This must be the first year that my Christmas cactus has looked likely to have flowers on it for the big day. Last year it wasn’t anything like ready even by the end of January and didn’t end up properly coming into flower until February. Looking promising for this year!

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….