Stitches & Glitches
Well, Roderick the Wonder Guinea Pig has now had his stitches out from his desexing operation. The plan was to take him to the vets today to have the sutures removed and have him checked over etc. I...
View ArticleGoodbye My Little Friend
I lost my little Roderick today. To say I am distraught, inconsolable, sad and defeated would be a total understatement. His abscess had spread and was going through his abdominal cavity, rapidly,...
View ArticleGrief
I am still grieving over the loss of Roderick. I feel sick with guilt and sorrow. A million “what ifs” are going through my head. Why didn’t I notice the lump sooner? I pick him up most days and...
View ArticleWhen the cat’s away…
Christmas Eve. Normally I love Christmas Eve – it’s magical and atmospheric and the calm before the eventual storm of December 25th. This year I am up to my eyeballs in packing and moving and I have...
View ArticleA Fish Called Fatty
I am called upon by friends & family to do many things. Babysit kids? No problem. Help you move? Done. Organise weddings? Sure. Drive you to the airport? Absolutely. I’m happy to help, if...
View ArticleWalkies, kitties and ring-a-ding-dings…
Very short post today. I am at home with a horribly sore neck. It was bad all weekend and when I woke up yesterday I could barely move my head. I went for a long walk with some friends of mine to...
View ArticleMy Week in Pictures
It’s been a busy week. I haven’t had time to even think about blogging, let alone do it. Plus, it’s been so hot and my little office where my computer lives is stifling and stuffy and ugh. So I’ve...
View ArticleDog and Cat Tails
I miss having stories. When I was a vet nurse I had interesting stories to tell and experiences to share. I had tales of midnight emergencies and specialist surgeries, strange cases and funny ones...
View ArticleThings that make you go…nuts!
I should point out that I wrote this one day when I was in a very bad mood. Mostly I am a very calm person, not prone to violent outbursts or any kind of anger towards people. I am tolerant to the...
View ArticleEverybody needs a tiger in the garden, right?
Last week, when I was out with my Aunt, Uncle and Cousin, we spent some time in a little pet-supply-cum-garden-decoration place. My Aunt and Uncle love it there and enjoy looking at all the amazing...
View ArticleLions and Tigers and Bears, oh my! (Animal Jars)
A quick post this evening with a quick and easy craft project. You may have seen these on other sites (they’re ALL OVER Pinterest at the moment), but they are so easy and satisfyingly fool-proof, you...
View ArticleChristmas Cards 1 & 2, Cowardly Cats and Some Crazy Dogs
Hey there…it’s Tuesday! That’s, like, nearly Wednesday! Which is almost Friday, right? Well, maybe not, but today was a better day than I had had in some time and so I am being optimistic and...
View ArticleBobtail (Blue-Tongued Skink)
Visitor at work last week – this little guy : I had heard some rustling in the undergrowth by our backdoor and went to investigate. We’d had a snake in the library a couple of weeks ago and so...
View ArticleClose Encounter
Just a really quick post today… We had a different kind of visitor in the library last week – another bobtail! They are so lovely :) This little guy decided to check out the library (I think he came...
View ArticleLeapin’ Lizards & Lurgies
I am suffering from a horrible sore-throat lurgy this week. I’ve had two days off work and haven’t accomplished very much at all, although I did attempt some more painting on the weekend before giving...
View ArticleButterfly (It’s like love, apparently)
Happy Monday everyone! I wouldn’t often say those words because, ugh, Mondays! Normally a pretty rotten day and not exactly joy-filled. But today is a public holiday so I’m not at work. Instead, I...
View ArticleKangaroo Pause
I am so behind in posting this… Last week, I took my Mum and her UK friend down South for a few days. I was determined that Betty (Mum’s friend) would see some Australian wildlife and countryside....
View ArticleQuote for the Day : Cats
“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.” — Robertson Davies Tagged: animals, cats, felines, pets, quotes
View ArticleGecko
Had a death in the house this week… This tiny little gecko decided to meet his maker, under a pile of my crafting supplies (which I am sure will be my fate someday). So sad. I had seen him earlier in...
View ArticleMagazine Scrap Cards
Over the last week I have been, among other things, house and dog sitting for a friend. It’s always hard to do crafting at someone else’s house; you don’t have your stuff there (or enough of it) and...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....