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One of the benefits of having reasonably small feet is that there are quite often really good shoe bargains to be found. I found some Dr Marten sandals on a German website which were an absolute bargain. They were a…

Larry was extraordinarily grumpy yesterday. Ian was ruing the decision to have Larry on the wall above him, as he was getting showered with water, bits of sunflower seeds and other parrot derived debris as Larry was throwing a tantrum…

We moved Larry in from the bathroom to the living room – above Ian’s chair. This went remarkably smoothly. I was expecting Rosie to get over excited, however after a couple of minutes she was bored of pointing and little…

Here’s the latest addition to the household. His name is (currently) Larry, the Loro (parrot). While we have said we’d never get a caged bird, Larry qualifies as he was unwanted by his previous owner (one of my teenage students)…

We had to go to the solicitor on Wednesday to finalize some paperwork on the house. When we got to the solicitor’s office we were greeted with a kiss on both cheeks. Perhaps it’s just me, however I think a…

We’ve had some really stormy weather the last couple of days. There were very high winds and lots of rain. We anticipated lots of damage, however when we went to Pepes yesterday lunch time, he had the news on and…

Both Bob and Herbie have been at the vets this week. Herbie had a chesty cough before Christmas, we took him to get it checked and they x-rayed him and found he had an enlarged heart. So he had some…

I have been aware of an evil smell just recently, and worryingly, it appears to be following me around. A closer investigation revealed that it was Pixie. I have a horrible feeling that she gets weeed on by the other…

This is Year of the Snake. We’ve had a quiet Christmas and New Year. In fact it was surprisingly quiet last night. It rained, so I think that may have put a damper on fireworks and some of the celebrations.…