Saturday, November 03, 2012
Friday, November 02, 2012
Thursday, November 01, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Current two favourite videos
Firstly there's the ad made by the sanitary towel manufacturer Bodyform's CEO in answer to a young man's gripe about their TV ads showing menstruating women doing all sorts of fun things, when reality is rather different.
Then there's eminent naturalist Sir David Attenborough on the Graham Norton Show earlier this year fawning over Cameron Diaz, and trying to include the somewhat plainer Kathy Burke when his heart is clearly not in it.
As this is a BBC video it may not show everywhere, but just nip over to YouTube and put in the names. You'll find other versions there, but as they are much longer I thought I'd stick with this.
Then there's eminent naturalist Sir David Attenborough on the Graham Norton Show earlier this year fawning over Cameron Diaz, and trying to include the somewhat plainer Kathy Burke when his heart is clearly not in it.
As this is a BBC video it may not show everywhere, but just nip over to YouTube and put in the names. You'll find other versions there, but as they are much longer I thought I'd stick with this.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Thursday, October 25, 2012
New Kids on the Block
After the disappointment of finding that my two favourite tigers had been retired from London Zoo, I was delighted to see on their website that the new pair had arrived - Jae Jae (male) from Ohio and Melati (female) from Australia.
They only arrived a matter of days ago, so I wasn't sure they'd been on show, especially as they need to settle in and make friends with each other. But the Jae Jae treated those with the patience to repeated glimpses of his muscular beauty. And his stuff...
In the rainforest they also have a new male, a two-toed sloth, as the previous one was apparently rather elderly, but the female seemed determined to abandon him and join the humans on the walkway.
They only arrived a matter of days ago, so I wasn't sure they'd been on show, especially as they need to settle in and make friends with each other. But the Jae Jae treated those with the patience to repeated glimpses of his muscular beauty. And his stuff...
In the rainforest they also have a new male, a two-toed sloth, as the previous one was apparently rather elderly, but the female seemed determined to abandon him and join the humans on the walkway.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Rispetto - Day 1
Goren leaning over a body. A sight we missed for a whole yea, and now miss again - forever! (Sob)
But still, to wear out the phrase...Bobby's back.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Sweet 16
As my boys can open the locked catflap, unless all felines are indoors I cannot shut the inner door, so they can escape. This makes it impossible to ensure that I can keep a vet appointment made in advance.
After trying for a couple of weeks, I finally managed to get the sweet old things to the surgery today.
I knew that both have rickety back legs and that Dandy's teeth are in a bad way. But my 15 minute appointment stretched to nearly an hour, with lots of blood tests and thorough examinations.
John is a very fetching, very thorough vet. I first came across him when he took over the surgery and came to visit my mother's cat...with his shapely, tanned Aussie legs in a pair of shorts.
Beano and Dandy have been with him since they were kittens, 16 years ago. Now that they are old boys, they are beginning to show it.
Dandy is a big cat, but recently I've noticed I can feel his backbone. John put him on the scales and discovered that this gentle giant, who another vet in the srugery said last year should lose weight, has lost a kilo. A blood test has shown he has extreme hyperthyroidism. Other tests are pending. All i have to do now is get some pills down his throat twice a day...And get him back to the vet's in a few weeks' time for a repeat test.
Beano has really lost the ability to use his back legs properly, a weakness that first showed itself over 8 years ago, but is now quite severe. John thinks it's more likely to be a neurological problame than the arthritis I had thought. Renal tests show he is able to cope with a treatment that may improve his mobility.
I'm not very happy that at the same time as my income has taken a nose dive, I have a vet bill of over £400 (and ongoing refills to contend with) on top of the new boiler, which is arriving on Monday and being fitted on Tuesda). If I'd got the boys to the vet's earlier, I would have foregone the boiler and got them to have another try with the old one. But there's no way I'll deny them their treatment, even if I have to go wthout food (which would probably be good for me!)
Looking at their pictures, and knowing that their characters are as sweet as their faces are beautiful, I imagine you would agree you'd do the same.
Beautiful one-eyed Beano
Gentle giant Dandy
After trying for a couple of weeks, I finally managed to get the sweet old things to the surgery today.
I knew that both have rickety back legs and that Dandy's teeth are in a bad way. But my 15 minute appointment stretched to nearly an hour, with lots of blood tests and thorough examinations.
John is a very fetching, very thorough vet. I first came across him when he took over the surgery and came to visit my mother's cat...with his shapely, tanned Aussie legs in a pair of shorts.
Beano and Dandy have been with him since they were kittens, 16 years ago. Now that they are old boys, they are beginning to show it.
Dandy is a big cat, but recently I've noticed I can feel his backbone. John put him on the scales and discovered that this gentle giant, who another vet in the srugery said last year should lose weight, has lost a kilo. A blood test has shown he has extreme hyperthyroidism. Other tests are pending. All i have to do now is get some pills down his throat twice a day...And get him back to the vet's in a few weeks' time for a repeat test.
Beano has really lost the ability to use his back legs properly, a weakness that first showed itself over 8 years ago, but is now quite severe. John thinks it's more likely to be a neurological problame than the arthritis I had thought. Renal tests show he is able to cope with a treatment that may improve his mobility.
I'm not very happy that at the same time as my income has taken a nose dive, I have a vet bill of over £400 (and ongoing refills to contend with) on top of the new boiler, which is arriving on Monday and being fitted on Tuesda). If I'd got the boys to the vet's earlier, I would have foregone the boiler and got them to have another try with the old one. But there's no way I'll deny them their treatment, even if I have to go wthout food (which would probably be good for me!)
Looking at their pictures, and knowing that their characters are as sweet as their faces are beautiful, I imagine you would agree you'd do the same.
Beautiful one-eyed Beano
Gentle giant DandyAutumn Colour with Swans
JoJo has posted so many gorgeous pictures with autumn colour, I thought I'd share this one with you, a readers' picture that appeared in several online versions of today's papers.
This is Sheffield Park Gardens near the Kent/Sussex border.
I'm hoping that the picture will get bigger if you click on it.
This is Sheffield Park Gardens near the Kent/Sussex border.
I'm hoping that the picture will get bigger if you click on it.
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