It was nice to see that John Barrowman dropped in on Ianto's shrine at Mermaid Quay last weekend - https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/16/torchwoods-john-barrowman-breaks-hearts-with-visit-to-iantos-shrine-13914288/"> story here . Nicer still to know that the shrine is still there, all these years later ( Read more... )

Such a full weekend and now it's Monday night and I feel as though I haven't had a break ( Read more... )

Jay and Jess came over last night and we watched a couple of cricket matches, the Big Bash limited-over games that only go for a couple of hours each. It's the second time we've done that recently and I'm getting sucked into it; of course I'm following Brisbane Heat but I don't mind the Perth Scorchers either. Having so few overs each, the batsmen ( Read more... )

I've been sitting here listening to this odd noise for a while, one of those that you can't quite place, and you're not entirely sure where it's coming from... finally I turned around and there's the cat sitting behind me and licking the carpet. No, I don't know either ( Read more... )

It was nine degrees here earlier tonight, which explains why I was so cold walking home from the pub after dinner. It's supposed to drop to 6 degrees overnight, being the coldest night so far this year. A three-cat night I think ( Read more... )

Have a look at this!


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Was going to call this post "One of these things" but then I noticed the book titles...hmmm... one seems sadly out of place! (Although somewhat topical, seeing as how a federal election has just been called).


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... with the motto ignoratio beatitudo est I'm worried about Harry. I know that his breed is predisposed to cardiomyopathy, and I know his breeder said that all her cats are tested, but he gets tired out so quickly, and sometimes when he's lying down his sides are heaving so quickly, much quicker than my other cats (and yes, I know their hearts ( Read more... )

I couldn't resist buying these today:


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Getting my hair cut is one of those chores that I put off for as long as possible - I hate having to decide on a style, and I'm never happy when I walk out of the hairdressers'. Until yesterday, that is. For the first time in forever I've actually walked out thinking "Hmmm, I could live with this!" It was nice to get some positive comments about it ( Read more... )