Blackberry crumble

Wild blackberries are ripe for the picking all over the place right now. Locally they're known as brambles. Ben went for a walk yesterday along the river and came home with several cups of them. I turned them into blackberry crumble. This crumble was particularly delicious because I did something different. Crumble is just fruit… Continue reading Blackberry crumble

Cat pics, Delta variant, and fast fashion

After my post about Victoria scratching my face last week I was worried people might think we have a psychotic cat and although she's prone to occasional acts of violence, she's mostly a very lovable cat. She just likes affection on her terms. Here's proof. She's not very fond of being held unless she's in… Continue reading Cat pics, Delta variant, and fast fashion

Happy birthday to Victoria, open again, and a successful competition

It's Victoria's 1st birthday today. At least we think it is. She was born on or around the 26th April 2020. Here's a little video of her having her fur brushed which she loves. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vTnQV3BgbU It has been more than a week since I posted anything which is unusual for me. Things are looking up… Continue reading Happy birthday to Victoria, open again, and a successful competition

Back pain, rhubarb crumble, and spring dinners in the backyard before the snow comes again

I put my back out on Thursday lifting a box of groceries from outside the front door. It wasn't a big box but it had squash, potatoes, sweet potatoes and lots of other heavy things in it. On Friday I was hobbling around like an old woman which was very poor timing because I had… Continue reading Back pain, rhubarb crumble, and spring dinners in the backyard before the snow comes again

Shopping by bike and cat photos

Last weekend I cycled to Nature's Larder to get some supplies. It's a wonderful whole foods shop on Holburn Street. What I love about cycling is I can park right outside just a couple of metres from the door. You can't do this with a car as there's no on-street parking in this part of… Continue reading Shopping by bike and cat photos

Not a kitten any more, cycling lessons, and in the paper

Victoria sleeps in our bed most nights now and I mean literally in our bed. She buries herself under the covers head and all. I don't know how she can stand it. It must get terribly hot. I think she probably alternates and spends some of the time on the bed and some of the… Continue reading Not a kitten any more, cycling lessons, and in the paper

Her Majesty’s butler

Last week Victoria began showing interest in wanting to go outside. Being the softy that I am I conceded and now she wants to go outside everyday. This would be fine except that I have become the butler to Her Majesty as she constantly wants to come in and out all day long. She begs… Continue reading Her Majesty’s butler

Glasgow in autumn

We've come to Glasgow for the weekend to submit biometric data (fingerprints) for our permanent residency application. We've been waiting to do this since March when everything closed down. The centres began opening again in June and we've been waiting patiently for Aberdeen to reopen but as of this writing it still hasn't. Every month… Continue reading Glasgow in autumn

Storm Alex, cycling, and cat-shaming

This weekend we're getting the tail end of storm Alex which has brought a deluge to France and Italy and caused severe flooding. Yesterday we had heavy rain non-stop all day here. Elizabeth had highland dance in the afternoon and so I cycled her there in my cargo bike, Hoss. One of the nice things… Continue reading Storm Alex, cycling, and cat-shaming