Tag Archives: cats

May Garden: A Half Month Report And An Anniversary #garden #springcolour

Posted on May 19, 2020 by

Yes, it’s been fab, here in South London. Lockdown means lots more time to improve all aspects. I’ve even had the time to follow a short video on how to make a cold frame from an old pallet – we … Continue reading →

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Things To Do While We Go Bonkers part whatever

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 by

First my daughter the Vet decided her cat Bozzy could do with a groom and with some help from their neighbours moggy which also got a groom, we get… A trumpcat Next it’s my cousin, a nurse (many cheers) who … Continue reading →

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My first cat – 1st December 1986

Posted on Feb 29, 2020 by

Yesterday I was thirty. I’m hungover and have just waved my wife off to the airport. I will be on my own for a month, the longest we’ve been apart in seven years. ‘Come over,’ say friends. ‘We’ve got you … Continue reading →

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Feline Lives

Posted on Feb 2, 2019 by

I write a lot about Dog; it’s natural. He and I are close. Perhaps too close. But Dog is merely the latest in a long line of family pets. Currently we have two twin sister cats: Nutmeg And Tikka. They … Continue reading →

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The Lore of Cats #flashfiction #shortstory

Posted on Jul 12, 2016 by

We were a dog family. Definitely. Never was a cat mentioned; indeed we didn’t really know anyone who gave a home to a cat. Then I went to University, following the Archaeologist and blow me if, when I returned after … Continue reading →

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Re imagining the Olympics

Posted on Mar 3, 2016 by

I live in London, close but not too close to the smoking sink of sin that is the City. We have a decent sized garden (actually bloody huge for around here). And we have wildlife. Once a hedgehog crossed the … Continue reading →

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Dog tired, I need a cat nap.

Posted on Jun 16, 2015 by

We had a dog when I was small. A pedigree boxer we called Punch but whose ridiculous kennel club name was Punchenello Tillingdown. He was a beast of a dog with a head the size of an asteroid and crafted … Continue reading →

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The Year of the Cat

Posted on Feb 7, 2015 by

I was thirty in 1986. End of November. Some of you will remember it, some think of it as ancient history. Turning thirty is a watershed for some but I’ve always been a bit ‘meah’ about these so called important … Continue reading →

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