Autumn morning in the garden with two of my furry ladies (while cleaning out the feathered ladies’ coop). I have no idea what was so interesting about that ivy.
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(I tried to find one that wasn’t of the animals. I failed.)
(Strange cuddled into Lily’s bum // Strange and the little blanket I made for them over the bank holiday // Strange, hanging off my leg, reminding me of a conversation I once had which included the line “do you know there is a cat hanging off your groin?” // Poor anxious Lily kinda hiding under the duvet // Strange & Kaufman watching the chickens // Kaufman in the garden, recovering from an adventure in the woods)
(Playing Powergrid // Watching John & James flying quadcopters // Naptime buddies: Sunday night, Strange spotted a warm spot between me and the dog then on Monday, an afternoon nap with company // John-John and my incredibly old and incredibly ugly pyjamas // A mossy boot I found on a walk // Lily-dog, sitting in the horses’ field)
Misc snaps from the week:
(John-John // Strange the kitten chilling on my desk // Kaufman, and Matilda, on their first day in the garden // my feet up on the coffee table one lunchtime)
(May 2014: For a week or so last summer, I dabbled with writing my Three Beautiful Things posts on Happier. It only lasted a week because I kept forgetting about it then got annoyed that I couldn’t stream my updates to my blog or elsewhere – I don’t like closed platforms. I thought I’d manually copy the updates over here for safe keeping.)
2013-07-23
Lily-dog’s joy at getting out of the shower – drying time! yay! – and her subsequent super soft fur
2013-07-24
Bringing our three kittens home then making one of them, Strange, purr for the first time.
2013-07-31
I scratched “I love you” in the tannin stain on the inside of my boyfriend’s tea cup so the message was revealed when he finished the drink.
2013-07-31
After a week of living together, the most friendly kitten has taught the most aloof one how to enjoy sitting on my lap.
2013-08-04
Without my glasses, the black cats look like spindly and elegant shadows. Backlit by the morning sun, they’re so matte, they look unnatural.
2013-08-06
Bright water droplets on the polished chrome shower controller. Fancy hotel clean.
2013-08-06
P whispers “sorry” to Lily-dog after he is distracted talking to us instead of concentrating on tickling her.
2013-08-07
The sweetness of the golden onions and the “jammy” tomatoes within the egg. A fab quick lunch.
2013-08-07
Just found our lovely neighbour on Twitter because it turns out we like the same singer and she RTed him. A fun coincidence :)
2013-08-07
The washing I left on the line overnight is bone dry after a spell of early morning sunshine. I replace it with bedding: sheets of fresh white & bright dots.
2013-08-08
The veg drawer is disturbingly empty so I go into the garden and pick some courgettes to add to dinner. They’re a little smaller than I’d like but firm & green.
2013-08-08
Courgettes sliced into rings reveal delicate detail – lines and curls – in the pale flesh. They’re like a natural stick of rock.
2013-08-08
Hot after walking the dog & cooking dinner, the glass of cold Dr Pepper is divine.
Louisa: I’ve just discovered that my brain can’t process it properly when one of the kitchen drawer handles is flicked up rather than hanging down.
John: ?
Louisa: It thinks the whole kitchen has been flipped around, or that gravity has.
John: I should flip them up when you’re cooking, see if it makes you turn over the pan and spill all the food.
Louisa: And if you did that adn we lived in a cartoon, gravity would switch, and I’d instantly flip to being stood on the ceiling, cooking away, and you’d spill the food somehow.
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