A fond farewell

Birsay Farmers, Tesco and Lidl kept us busy and our minds occupied and we treated ourselves to lunch at Helgi’s in order not to have to cook as well as put shopping away when we got home

Mid-week panicking

Here it is, Wednesday already and I still have no knitting done. The chances of completing Denali this week and moving on to Warriston next week are slim at best. Where has my time gone? Dosing the cat seems to take an inordinate amount of time, plus watching him eat. The only way to be …

Paying the price

We have been a bit lax about the 5:2 of late. We took time out to celebrate, and then it seemed that it was easy to lose the habit. Then of course we have been comfort eating of late. All told, I have added back almost a full kilo, which will now take me two …

Oh, for the quiet life

I don’t know where to begin today. So much seems to have happened; I feel as though I have been bulldozed. Treacle is home. The vet rang yesterday morning to say that he seemed a little improved. They had done a quick x-ray, this time without anaesthesia. She could see that he has a large mass …

There and back again

Poor wee Treacle

Law of Sod in full operation

We are socialising tonight. It does not happen often. I was busy in the kitchen this morning, trying to eliminate the egg glut by making mayo as a base for a few dips to delve into later. Mr L felt it incumbent upon himself to wield the Dyson. Now, me, I know this house. When …