• Animals / pets

    RIP Lily

    Returning from my Everest Base Camp trip late last night to be told my lovely cat Lily was hit by a car and killed pretty much made my already dwindling mood worsen somewhat. A tribute to Lily Bop, who battled…

  • Animals / pets

    Meet the new dog….Monty!

    Well, as my ‘about me‘ stated, I am working on getting a 2nd dog….well work no more, meet Monty! He’s an 11 week old black labrador, offered to us from a close friend, he’s very laid back generally and has…

  • Animals / pets

    Meet the Cats!

    I’ve already introduced you to the mad Poppy, now let me introduce you to my 4 cats.. The oldest is Marley, he’s a long-haired tabby and 9 years old, he’s incredibly vocal and very dribbly when having some fuss.  He…

  • Animals / pets

    Meet the Popster!

    This is my lovely but ever so crazy dog Poppy, she’s 2 years old and a Golden Labrador, she;ll no doubt feature heavily in this blog as she’s always getting up to some mischief! Needless to say, she’s amazing with…