Astray, again

15th February 2024 "Oi! That's my bathwater you're splashing about!" . "Stop it I said!" "You there! Tell your pal to stop!" . "Spike, you're making rather a mess." "We are visitors after all." . "There. Happy?" "No! You used up half my water! " "Beastly sticky-beak!" . "Furthermore you put dirty feet in it." … Continue reading Astray, again

Fireworks!

"That was all about anger," said Grant this morning, referring to last night's fireworks which were louder and more numerous by far than any we have previously heard here. I agreed. I had exactly the same thought. They were not "fun fireworks". They were set off in quick succession, a fast series of loud bangs … Continue reading Fireworks!

Little drinkers

A crack of dawn appointment this morning rather disrupted things. We got home in time to feed the crowd, then we grabbed our own lunches and left the kitchen "for later". Quite a bit later, I finally went to have a look at what seemed a bit of a disaster area and I saw poor … Continue reading Little drinkers