Month March 2012

Roland had given himself a black eye. That was bad enough, but yesterday after lunch we found him with blood running down his face. It came from his missing eye, which is closed. Luckily it looked worse than it was,…

mar_28, a photo by ian_pullen on Flickr. We popped into Zafra this morning for some shopping in Carrefour and Lidl to get things that we can’t pick up locally and also had our eyes open for outdoor furniture. There are…

We’re paying someone to do some social networking for us over the next three months. This is a big step for us, but given we are much better at being antisocial then social, it made sense to outsource this part…

This is how I carry any asparagus I find when out on my bike – good job it’s not a good year for asparagus as I can’t fit much in my cycle bag anyway!

mar_24, a photo by ian_pullen on Flickr. This is Roland. It’s the first shot I’ve got of him as he’s been a bit nervous. Thankfully he’s susceptible to bribery, which comes in the form of fresh chicken breast, and has…

My family game is finished and online. It isn’t perfect, and I plan to redo the animations, however I wanted to get some feedback from my class before Easter as I plan to make some more games during the Easter…

This is the 800th post! Phewey – wonder when we’ll get to the 1000th. Roland continues to settle in well. He no longer skuttles under a unit when I come into my workshop. In fact, he is sat on the…

We’ve connected the sun terrace to our network so we can get a wifi signal up there now – here’s proof. This is a screenshot of Ian talking to me as he tested the connection. Roland is settling in, however…

This is Chico, and he will be coming to live with us soon. He has a sad story. He is about six months old, and was found in a bin, paralyzed from the neck down. He was obviously terrified.  He…

There is a large divide when it comes to intelligence in our household. At one end of the scale we have Pirata, who is highly intelligent and has us well trained to bid to his every whim. At the other…