A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
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 … Continue reading Happy birthday to Victoria, open again, and a successful competition
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 … Continue reading Back pain, rhubarb crumble, and spring dinners in the backyard before the snow comes again
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 … Continue reading Shopping by bike and cat photos
You never know these days when there’ll be another lockdown and all the hair salons will close. With this in mind I decided to take drastic measures and have several … Continue reading New hairdos
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 … Continue reading Not a kitten any more, cycling lessons, and in the paper
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 … Continue reading Her Majesty’s butler
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 … Continue reading Glasgow in autumn
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 … Continue reading Storm Alex, cycling, and cat-shaming
We took the cold-blooded killer with us on our holiday to Aviemore last weekend. It’s the first time she’s been away with us so we were a little concerned about … Continue reading The cold-blooded killer
The top I started crocheting a couple of weeks ago I had to abandon because I ran out of yellow yarn and couldn’t find any in the same colour anywhere. … Continue reading Crochet, cat, and toasters
Victoria fell in the toilet the other day. We heard a splash and she emerged from the bathroom licking wet paws. She’s very interested in the toilet for some reason. … Continue reading Cat photos
I’ve spent most of my Sunday crocheting. I didn’t get to the allotment this weekend which means it’s going to be full of weeds next weekend. I find it hard … Continue reading Crochet, cat, courses, and hair cuts
Cats are so easy. They come fully toilet-trained, don’t need to be taken for walks, don’t bark, and don’t require entertaining. It has been a long time since I had … Continue reading Pets and toilet training
We got a kitten. Her name is Victoria and she’s 11 weeks old. She came from a village in Aberdeenshire after her mother had an affair with the neighbourhood tom. … Continue reading Meet Victoria
