If you are not a fan of I Can Has Cheezburger, then you might not get the joke here. Basically, the site has evolved the concept of an enlightened higher being known as Ceiling Cat, who is always a white cat and his evil counterpart, Basement Cat who is nearly always portrayed as a jet [...]
Basil the Brave
Last week we had our new boiler installed as you know. Well Basil (Lord High Imperator of this Realm, etc, etc) was not impressed with having his peace so rudely shattered, yet he couldn’t just abandon his territory to these wrench-wielding marauders, but had to keep a sharp eye on proceedings to make sure they [...]
Good News!
Derrick is home from hospital! He is still having some issues breathing, but the expert opinion is that it is not too serious, but is a combination of his general health problems, plus anxiety. The other good news is that we have a toasty warm house again! Just in time too as there is a [...]
Back on the merry-go-round
Following on from what I was saying in the last post – Derrick was admitted to hospital this afternoon! Hopefully it’s just a short stay – his tests are all checking out fine, but the shortness of breath continues to be a mystery to the medical staff. Some of it is probably exacerbated by anxiety, [...]
Wonderful Break
Well I’m back! Did ya miss me? Adrian and I took a few days off and went over to visit my Nanna in Carlisle. She had a fall a couple of weeks ago and had to call for help because she couldn’t get up. She seemed a lot older than she did just a couple [...]
Fixated on Chocolate
That’s chocolate the colour, not the cocoa bean. (I’ve lost well over 1 stone now, not going to let anything spoil that!) At today’s open day, I was once again completely obsessed with the Elusive Images signature colour scheme of chocolate and blues. Isn’t that little bird punch cute! I put a piece of glittered [...]
Retreat sold out
Thank you to everyone who has booked – the November Paradise Weekend Retreat is now completely sold out. Don’t worry, we have another one planned for April next year – we don’t have the final date yet, but it’s looking like the weekend of the 9th or 16th of April 2010. You can register your [...]




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