New consignment of frozen chicks delivered today, and I immediately put half a dozen in a bowl of hot water in the sink to defrost for the cattens.

( Cassie got impatient... )

I am drinking a concoction of apple and orange juice, mixed in equal parts and then diluted with two parts water to one part juice. I'm eating fresh English strawberries - one of the few compensations for having to suffer through disgusting sticky summer. I have also put a fresh pot of coffee on ( Read more... )

Just hauled sixteen tons of groceries back from Asda. Relatively healthy snacky type foods that don't need preparation - wraps, pitta bread, sliced Edam, ham, coleslaw, cooked chicken, sandwich spread and lots of fruit. Coffee - check. Tampons (typical good timing there) - check. Plenty of squash and fruit juice - check. Tobacco and papers - check ( Read more... )

well, I'm not diabetic. Doctor says it could be a urinary infection (wouldn't I be able to tell?) or possibly thyroid problems. Blood test appointment and antibiotics in case it's the infection thing.

have felt like shit on a stick all day, and the bus ride out there in the heat was ghastly enough before the 498328474 eleven year old ( Read more... )

For those who don't read all the comments in all my posts, bloolark and I have got a new cat community because the existing ones are all rather sucky ( Read more... )

Dead day-old chick gets the Cassie seal of approval

Best cat toy EVAR!!!(Don't click the link if small dead things will bother you, 'kay? Though the second pic also contains small live fascinated fuzzy baby predators ( Read more... )

Note to self 1: The first day of rain and slightly cooler weather after a heatwave is a silly day to go out wearing a clean T-shirt and expect to come back without muddy collie pawmarks on it. Your own dumb fault ( Read more... )

8pm, feeding time for dogs ( Read more... )

( I finally arranged a bodge to allow Cassie in and out without letting dogs in )