Victory for the ape decendents

Posted on Mon 28 March 2011 in general • Tagged with cats, rats

A number of weeks ago our feline owner bought a live rodent into the house. As we attempted to stop the cat playing with it's food it managed to make it's escape into the bowels of our kitchen seemingly disappearing into the skirting behind our sink. After a fruitless hour …


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Back with a bump

Posted on Tue 16 November 2010 in general • Tagged with cats, manchester

We went up to Manchester last weekend to complete Fliss' much delayed hen night. The ladies reported having much fun partaking in a combination of tea and gambling.

I took the opportunity to go on a short tour of some of Manchester's many fine ale houses. It was nice to …


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Another day, another eviscerated corpse

Posted on Wed 06 October 2010 in general • Tagged with cats

The cats have been on quite a murderous campaign of rodent eradication since we returned from our honeymoon. One particularly memorable night found me unable to sleep as Andy was making an interesting set of crunching and slurping noises at the foot of the bed. When I turned the light …


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Managing Mammals

Posted on Mon 12 July 2010 in general • Tagged with cats, countryside, dogs, hedgehogs, home, nature, wildlife

I'm writing this post the Sunday house break-in attempt. However much as I'd like to vent and praise I thought I'd stick with some positive commentary on the weekend and save the rest for another post.

This weekend has involved a variety of mammals and their interactions with their human …


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