Category Archives: Cats

And we’re back . . . . .

Posted on 14 August, 2010 by Simon

Val and I have just had our first week away from home together since we moved to France 2½ years ago. Thanks to good friends who came out from England to ‘farm sit’, we were able to leave the animals … Continue reading →

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Everything Log Stardate 64015.9

Posted on 20 July, 2010 by Val

So… Let’s try again. This is the post I meant to write before I got bogged down in the meaninglessness of existence. And just so that I can immediately get over the paralysing effect of having two weeks worth of … Continue reading →

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Cat Log Stardate 63974.6

Posted on 5 July, 2010 by Val

Yes, sadly, I did indeed google ‘Star Trek stardate calculation’ to find out what today’s date would be in Trekky-land. It’s hard to believe how some people spend their lives. What I particularly love about the site I found is … Continue reading →

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Cat Log

Posted on 29 June, 2010 by Val

If someone asked me how many pets we have, I would not find it an easy question to answer. Dictionary definitions say that a pet is “an animal that is tamed or domesticated and kept as a companion or treated … Continue reading →

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First of the Summer Whine

Posted on 21 June, 2010 by Val

For us Northern Hemispherics, today is the longest day of the year and the official First Day of Summer. More poetically, it is Midsummer’s Day – the Sabbat of Litha. In the Pagan Calendar, the Summer Solstice is “a time … Continue reading →

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“One cat just leads to another” (A Sequel)

Posted on 23 May, 2010 by Val

Regular readers may recall a mention I made at the very end of the April Passing post about a stray cat that I had seen heading into our barn with what looked suspiciously like a kitten in her mouth. But … Continue reading →

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