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Hallo everybody! I wish I could dictate my question today because there was a little misunderstanding beween my darling little Katy (ex-feral) and myself. She is now trying to get onto my lap and purring but both my hands are still bleeding, throbbing and I'm typing, while balancing plastic...

Good morning everybody! Looking out onto my terrace, I see an assortment of garden flowers and wild flowers, commonly called weeds. At least here in Germany we are being educated about the added value of wild flowers, particularly with regards to the declining number of insects and birds...

Good morning and happy Sunday! It's another very hot morning here in Germany. Earlier today, I sat on the terrace with a pot of tea and magazine until the sun drove me back indoors. Wild birds are still hopping about and don't seem to notice how hot the flagstones are. Their water must be...

:grouphug: Good Morning! It's going to be another hot, sunny day so I've slipped into a sundress and will take myself outside to do some more weeding before reading a book or knitting in the shade. Grass mites will not appear for another few weeks so I'm going to try to improve my skin colour...

Good morning to you all on this beautiful Whitsunday morning! Perhaps a rather serious question today, but I'm only looking for spontaneous, gut answers! Today is Abolition Day, when the Carribean Island of St Martin celebrates the abolition of slavery on the islands. You can find out more...

Good Morning! It's a fairly bright, but cold morning here in Germany, and I'm wondering how to make the most of the next 15 hours before going back to bed. This afternoon should get warmer so I'll sit or work outside. Evidently today is: World Meditation Day So let's think - about...

Happy Mother's Day to all Petmothers! 💐 Regardless of your sex or age, everyone responsible for a pet is a "mother" so enjoy your day! Let your babies spoil you! Well, that's easier said than done. My cats are far more interested in their own comfort than mine. But stretching the imagination...

Hallo Everybody! Are you still awake? It's not yet midnight here but for some of you it's already Monday! Sorry for the late posting but I've had visitors - a nephew and niece of my late partner. I won't go into details but it wasn't easy, as, although they were friendly, they were both...

Emily has been with me now for almost 9 years. She was rescued from the streets with her 4 kittens and was always "special". Her kittens were allöwed to be friendly but Emily kept herself well away from anyone who entered her room - usually sitting up on the highest shelf. By the time her...

Sorry to keep you waiting! Good Evening Everybody! I got off to a bad start this morning - felt as if the world was coming to an end. Depressing news about today's wars, the environment and increasing number of modern crimes, violent "entertainment" on TV last night, a sick cat and personal...

Good morning on St George's Day - a very English National Day, celebrating the death of St George in the year 303! "Legend has it that St. George visited a town in Libya called Silene, where a dragon guarded the only well. When he realised the people’s access to fresh water was heavily limited...

Yesterday I lost the love of my life (LomL). He died in hospital, but I had been fortunate to be able to spend the last 48 hours of his life with him in his hospital room. Life hadn’t always been easy living with LomL – 15 happy, busy years followed by 10 years in which he refused to leave the...

Good afternoon to all of you on this rainy April day here in Germany. Sorry, I'm so late. Yesterday was warm and sunny, although first thing in the morning I had to scrape ice off the car before I could see through the windscreen. But, it's April, and anything goes. According to the Internet...

Wishing you all a happy Sunday and special Easter greetings to those of you celebrating today - either as a religious festival or as a holiday with chocolate eggs, pesents, and whatever else makes for a happy holiday in your part of the world! This morning, I gave my cats an Easter box of...

Good morning to you all on this dull, wet, cold Sunday! I'm feeling frustrated - the rain has left the daffodils, narcissi and hyacinths with their overweight heads lying on the wet grass or in mud. I rescued some to put in vases until - horror of horrors - big black slugs came creeping out to...

Wishing you all a very "Good morning!" on this cold, dark, wet and windy day. Our clocks have just been put forward, so having lost an hour's sleep, the only positive indication of better things to come are the daffodils - planted more than 40 years ago - which, although reduced in number, still...

Good morning everybody, I hope you are enjoying your Sunday - a day of rest (?)! At least all my 4 cats have gone back to sleep so I could start my chores, but I'm lacking in inclination. I get out of bed and, assuming I don't have to leave the house, I am determined to get things done. But my...

Good Morning! On this cold, wet, blustery morning I have just watched a man striding across the field with his dog. Both of them look as though they can't wait to get home. But, spring will come, eventually. I'm tired of this humid climate, when cooking and other smells in the house linger on...

Good Morning to all Cat Lovers! Last night I read a short book "The Year of the Cat", written by a young woman in London during lockdown. It described her thoughts on many topics including PTDS, fear of becoming or never becoming pregnant, mothers, lockdown, disability, violence at the hands of...

The sun is shining, the snowdrops are out, it's bitterly cold and two months of 2023 have almost disappeared into the never-to-be-seen-again past! Let's try to make the most of the remaining 10 months, starting today! So, good morning everyone! Having spilt a tin of drawing pins on the...