Time out?

So when you say "sit down!" …...

….. it's not exactly easy!
I might do myself a disservice!

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Austin here. Guess what?  I got some stuff!  Those triff and brill guys over at My Three Moggies and their mum (I say "mum" cos they are like, English and everything!) sent me some nip mousies and some chewy chickeny stick things. It's because I entered Henry's birthday cake competition. Here I am inspecting the loot showing my appreciation:

This mousie looks TOO real!!

So, what you got in your hand?

Upsy daisy!

Mmmm! Yummy!
(are his eyes crossed?!)

Right! Let's get down to business!

Thank you very much Three Moggies :)

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Also over at Lily Pad Quilting, there is a giveaway of scratchers to a shelter of your choice if you live in the USA. Just leave a comment and you will be entered into the draw!

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suffrage, suffer-rage - when a person puts up with a lot of shouting from someone else.

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PS I am so sorry I am behind with my visits and commenting, but The Staff Person is out of control and really should try and get her priorities sorted!  I will start shouting very loud and cause her suffrage until she gets into line again! xx

The Chase!

What's the rush?

Austin is making ground fast!

But Tigger manages to keep in front!

Oooh! Is it showdown time?

Tigger takes cover!

Austin circles his target!
There is a prolonged discussion!

What's going to happen?

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Will it be war?

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Will it be smacky paws?

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Zzzzzz zzzzzz!

No, it was just the age old argument about who sleeps on which side!

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listless, list-less - what you are when you go shopping and forget the list

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Brushing up!

Do my eyes deceive me, or is the bottle brush plant (Callistemon) producing an unusual flower this year?

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axiomatic - an ax that works on its own

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Just a rushed blog post to show that we are still here!

…… and to also share about the fact that The Staff was the successful bidder for the cat mirror in the auction to help Leo.  It was Texas and his mom who very kindly donated that.  But when it arrived there was also some stuff for me too! After all, Texas knows that cats do not need a mirror to tell them they look divine! It is only humans who have such doubts - and rightly so!

 It's every bit as dinky in real life as it is in a photo!

Texas also sent me some toys to mutilate play with cos I had a birthday recently!
And a book of poems about cats for The Staff to read to me.

He is very kind :)

 Here I am subduing my nip-sausage-with-a-fluffy-tail…..

…..and now putting the lovin on it!

Thank you Texas

And if you go over to Savannah's you can see that Leo is loads better now :)

Now I have to explain that the silly human has been ignoring me big time lately! Her interest in blogging and visiting has been sporadic, which to me sounds like a eastern European language and a lame excuse. Do you speak Sporadic? Nah, I'm from Prague! Anyway, she's been gallivanting, she says, which is a bit like hyperventilating I think! *sigh*

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universe, uni-verse - a single verse

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Going to collage!

Just been playing around with Ribbet! It has got some quite nifty aspects, especially as "premium" is free at the moment! Hope you like the selection of Austinalia; all taken from previous posts!!

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aspect, expect, respect,  - all different forms of spect

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Missing 'tocks found?

Do you remember Austin's missing 'tock dilemma the other day?

Well!!!! It seems there has been a sighting in the crocosmia! 

We are hoping that Austin will be able to make a positive ID this afternoon and his little split personality will be reunited once more!

PS It appears that my rant about light bulbs has tapped a rich seam among readers. So Austin and I are in discussions about introducing a regular rant feature on the blog.  He seems to think it's better for me than prozac! 

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ecstatic - no longer static

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Seeing the light?

The Staff here with the rant of the week.

It all started in the B&Q lighting department as I selected a new desk lamp:

Assist: You want a small Edison screw with that?
Me: I dunno! Do I?
Assist: Yes. You will need an SES E14

Me: Oh?
Assist.: It lasts 10 years.
Me: That long?
Assist: Well if you prefer we can do you a box of 3 x 2 years for the same price?
Me: Ok! 

I had no idea what that was all about?

Ever since we as a country have been sucked into that money pit monolith called the European Union we have suddenly found that a lot of the things that we used to take for granted are no longer available to us, or now take on a different form.

For instance, let's talk about light bulbs! At one time you went into a shop and you bought pearl or clear; either 40, 60 or 100 watts. All the same fitting. Simples.  They were incandescent.

 Now I am incandescent…….

….. because then they introduced eco friendly energy saving bulbs. Now I'm all for saving the planet - I was first in line to cuddle a tree with Prince Charles - but why do I have to spend good money on something that takes ages to warm up, gives off a horrible smell and then actually makes the room darker, for goodness sake? They are rather grotesquely shaped like a squashed small intestine, don't fit the shade and then you discover that these wretched things, which are supposed to last 10 years, actually blow up after three days AND have mercury in them which means that you'll be picking bits of glass and silver blobs out of your hair for weeks and then end up with some kind of blood poisoning.

However, all is not lost. Nowadays we do have options. Since the original EU ruling, some 'bright sparks' have invented a plethora of different bulbs. On the market these days, there are some rather poetically named and funny shaped bulbs - light-emitting diode, halogen, tungsten, fluorescent, compact fluorescent, high intensity discharge (don't go there!), low pressure sodium (much better for you), large bayonet, small bayonet (for little soldiers?), large clip, small clip, large screw, small screw….. We're all screwed!  

I haven't even tried to interpret the wattage options! Like 7 is the equivalent of 40 and 10 = 60. I will need Austin to devise one of his algorithms.

But it doesn't stop there. We have to also choose between traditional, spiral, candle, downlight, spotlight, globe, stick, golf. Golf??? How did that get there? Edison must be flickering in his grave!

I just want a bulb that I can stick in and turn on. Is that too much to ask? 

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On to less contentious things!

❤Austin here (the voice of sanity). Just wanted to share this picture of my sweet Sassy cuddling the nip heart and snuggling the padded mat I sent her. If you remember, she is solely responsible for my newly developed silvervine addiction!  I wanted to thank her! You can read about her excitement at receiving  the news of my undying love and devotion gift  here. ❤

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wattage - inquiry as to how old one is?

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