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Stroke, good dogs, crunch-crunch-crunch, stroke

1. They’re slowly getting used to us. At first, they quietly protest about being held but I’m barely holding the last one, just a supporting hand on her chest then nothing at all, and she stays there on my knee. She peers at us both without blinking for a few moments then slowly hops off my lap and returns to her pecking.

2. We meet two cute little dogs on the walk – Murphy at the start, Scraps at the end. Both are tempted to stop and play with Lily but like good dogs, they respond to their owners’ calls instead.

3. The baked egg shells crumble easily under the mortar and the sound straddles the fine line between wonderful and grating.

4. Boron joins us on the sofa and the position he’s in means I can stroke him with my full forearm, not just my hand. His fur feels warm and luxurious on my inner wrist.

Last week’s Tweets (up to 2010-07-04)

4/7/2010 / louisa / 0 Comments

Feel like I'm making finally progress in the Great Blog Reorganisation & Redesign of 2010, despite WordPress's "features". #
@swirlyarts tell yourself reading blogs is "market research" then it's not only productive, it's vital to your business ;) in reply to swirlyarts #
We've got frickin' chickens! At long, long last! :) #
We have our first egg! It's a little small but we'll give them another chance to get it right before they go in the pot ;) #
This is why I don't like upgrades: try to fix one thing, end up breaking networking & fonts in Firefox. Also fail to fix the original thing. #
@really_good New post:: Chickens! http://www.thereallygoodlife.com/67/chickens/ [pics of our new chickens on my new blog! :) ] #
The kids at class are so funny. Sick but very funny. #
New 3BT post: Chickens, titters & giggles, wrong just wrong http://3bt.louisaparry.co.uk/2010/06/chickens-titters-giggles-wrong-just-wrong/ #
You know what, Twitter? I think it's time for some music and some orange squash. #livingontheedge #
Note to self: it's fine distracting the dog during the plugging-in-amp crackle but she'll jump anyway if the music starts w/ a guitar shriek #
Also, she'll run and bark when the next guitar shriek sounds like a doorbell. Worst album choice ever. #
Squirrels keep running across the railing even though they know the dog will chase them. Reminds me of the bunny suicides http://is.gd/dbcYX #
I think my brain has crashed: I just forgot how to use an oven glove. FYI randomly wafting it at the oven shelf doesn't make thing happen. #
New 3BT post: It wasn't even that cold, busy buzzing, perfectly put http://bit.ly/bGStqW #
@EMERGERecycling aww, I wish you guys were in West Yorks (or me in Manchester I guess) – you always seem to post really interesting job ads! #
New 3BT post: Refreshing, uplifting, productive, coincidence, helping hand http://bit.ly/cVvumK #
Stayed up too late doing pointless geeky things. #
Like having friends who are consistently later than me. Gives me time to bake scones even if I only start when they're due to arrive. #
A jolly relaxing day: lunch & charity-shopping in Saltaire, a visit from @thattommyhall & Petra, afternoon tea with scones & a woodland walk #
Really hope @johnleach goes back to drinking cider soon. I grew out of the Jovi, he seems to be growing into it. Worried for the years ahead #
New 3BT post: Early morning, perfect results, good dog good dog http://bit.ly/dCv0Um #
.@johnleach is still playing Livin on a Prayer on his uke. At 13, such behaviour would have made him my dream boyfriend. At 30, not so much. #
And now we're analysing the lyrics to find "meaning". Shoot me now. #
Spent the last 20mins chasing a mouseish thing around the dining room with a kids' fishing net & a plant pot, plus 2 cats & a dog in pursuit #
@emmakirton oh! blast from the past! hope all is well with her & Liverpool :) It's strange to think it's 10 years since we graduated! in reply to emmakirton #
Lovely evening walk around Thackley Woods with the houndy – worth waiting for @johnleach to join us :) #
New 3BT post: Stroke, good dogs, crunch-crunch-crunch, stroke http://bit.ly/dzGnXA #

Early morning, perfect results, good dog good dog

3/7/2010 / louisa / 0 Comments

1. I get up to let the chickens into the run then sneak back to bed, curling around the dog who has taken my place while I was away. Outside, it felt earlier than it is – soft sunlight, a dawn-like chill – but the bedroom is toasty warm.

2. The bread’s even brown crust glistens as it slips out of the pan without hesitation. Later, the scones are as equally uniform in gorgeous colour. A good baking day.

3. I remember I’ve got her bone in my pocket and initiate a game of fetch. She doesn’t really know how to play Fetch but with coaching, she’s gets it and grins in anticipation before each round. Suddenly, she hears a distant bark and gets self-conscious as if she thinks Fetch is not respectable doggie behaviour.

Housekeeping post

3/7/2010 / louisa / 0 Comments

Shiny new blog design, ooooh. I’m taking the opportunity to move some stuff around too.

The biggest changes:

The front page of louisaparry.co.uk is now my blog. The About Me has moved to the About Louisa page.
I’ve moved all my Three Beautiful Things (3BT) posts to their own blog as they were rather overwhelming this one: http://3bt.louisaparry.co.uk/. Update your bookmarks/feedreaders, pretty people :)
The addition of columns on the right there -> means I can now have navigation on my blog, oooh!
More excitingly than that, I can also have an auto-updated list of all the stuff I’m doing and updating – this blog, my 3BT blog, my Twitter account, Recycle This & its Twitter feed and my brand new blog, The Really Good Life & its Twitter feed. More will be added as needed but already it’s a good way to keep up with everything I’m writing/updating regularly.
My photos are still stuck in the old theme and not clickable from the new theme. They can be found here for the time being – http://www.louisaparry.co.uk/Photos/ – and I’ll move them to a new gallery thing soon. Photos viewable now – click the tab at the top, then select the album/gallery.

Refreshing, uplifting, productive, coincidence, helping hand

2/7/2010 / louisa / 0 Comments

-1. (from last night) I don’t realise how stifling it is in the house until I open the door to let Lily out for her bedtime wee. The comparatively cool air is wonderfully refreshing. I breath deeply and the skin on my arms tingles.

0. (also from last night) I finished reading ‘Miss Pettrigrew Lives For A Day’ by Winifred Watson. A wonderfully uplifting tale about seizing the day. A new one for the favourites shelf.

1. A full to-do list becomes an empty one over the course of two hours.

2. Twice today, when I’ve been watching the chickens, two of them have scratch-scratch-peered at exactly the same time. It looks like they’re synchronised clones in an animation or music video.

3. The job – repotting the 4ft tall tomato plants – is so much easier when there are two of us doing it.

It wasn’t even that cold, busy buzzing, perfectly put

1/7/2010 / louisa / 1 Comment

1. Conscious of a distance chicken announcing she’d just laid an egg, I wake up earlier than normal. Carla is nestled in my arms like a teddy bear. When I’d woken through the night, she’d been there too – a sleepy purr starting whenever I brushed her silky soft fur. (She’s with me now too, parading up and down the arm of my chair, urging me to go to bed – oh and if I could give her her supper on the way, that would be great, thanks.)

2. I’m transfixed watching a bee passing between the flowers, doing his bit for my blackberry jam making this autumn.

3. I’m pause in my conversation with John and smile. He asks me what I’m smiling at and I explain that Katherine’s just appeared on IM and said “hello Pazza the Poultry Possessor”. We like alliteration.

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