this space

I can't really fill this space at the moment. Apart from with cats.

London at Easter

when I occasionally remember/have the time to log in to my livejournal I read what I used to write and I cringe to the very depths of me. My head screams No - how awful -can't believe I wrote that. That's not who I am now. I am so much older, different, wiser. I have shame. Whereas now as I scroll through these pages I like to look at the photographs and I feel okay about it. And that's because I feel okay about me. 

Spring forwards, fall back

champagne, cat tongue chocolates and the plant nursery where I bought some lilies, got home, realised they were fatal for pussycats then had to dig back up and return. Sigh.

Lovely things Part deux

Frankly Mr Shankly

we always kill this tree when my mother goes away but we always manage to somehow bring it back to life as well

a floral sofa is just delightful

we mirthed much at the 'special charger' that comes with this dubious hair threader machine my mother obtained from  abroad

vintage cars at the vintage fair

lovey things

we ate take away himalayan food off that very dinner set the previous night. i love it when your things become vintage just by way of never throwing anything away

very sweet. she liked it.

i wasn't allowed to buy this cat. they said it was ugly. £15 TK Maxx, 

What with World Book Day, International Women's Day, Mother's Day, AND snow; this week has been so busy I haven't managed to finish reading Mister Pip. I am going to do that now. 

Lovely things

I love this print from The Fox and The Teacup on etsy. I think it is supposed to be for a child's room and I don't have a child but I really really want it for myself. It's called 'Wherever the March wind blows' and it would make a lovely present. For yourself.

March winds.

The End of A Season

...also known as The End of a February.

and The end of the way it's always been.

It has now been two months since we found a new home for our dog. I believe people call it re-homing.  I don't really like that phrase. There was (is) a long list of reasons why this had to happen and without question the decision was based on her happiness. That was the most important thing. But she was with us for over four years and when you have a dog that dog is very much a huge presence in your day... not like cats who spend most of the summer outside. Now she isn't here any more. And I keep on forgetting that she ever was. I have to remind myself sometimes. The dog has gone. She's gone. I don't know if I am a terrible heartless person or if I am just good at adapting to change. I really don't know.

But since she left... our garden has become a meeting place for the village cats. At night gangs of cats gather to hold court. I am literally seeing a different cat every night. Usually there will be two or three just waiting at the door. They try and sneak in. They are fearless. My cats seem a bit terrified.

And now they have started sleeping in my cat houses! They have basically moved in.

No more animals. 

Orly gel FX Joy

I think what is important here is to appreciate the beauty.. The glistening ravishing indisputable beauty of Orly Gel FX Shade #30651 Plum Noir. Because life doesn't get much better than this for me right now. Each time I catch a glimpse of my nails I feel an incredible joy. Am I shallow? Possibly. Or do I just have an appreciation of beauty? Yes!

But perfection does not come cheap. Even at my local salon it's £20 a go and £25 if you want the last shade removing. Because it isn't easy to remove. But you can do it. There are plenty of tutorials on YouTube or you can buy the removal stuff from Ebay. You can even buy the Orly Gel FX kits yourself on Ebay if you fancy the investment. I am seriously considering it. I am not sure I can afford to spend £50 a month on my nails (Orly say they last between 1-4 weeks) but I am also not sure I can afford to live without them.

They are just the perfect solution for the hard working (!) cleaning, cooking, washing, scraping, shelving girl like me who wants her nails to look good with the added benefits of vitamins A and E and pro-vitamin B5.

Go here and swoon at the shades.