Halloween is fast approaching and I couldn’t be less excited. I live in Australia and grew up with the knowledge that Halloween was a holiday celebrated elsewhere, experienced by Australians only through (generally American) movies, TV shows and cartoons. We didn’t have trick-or-treaters, we didn’t have Halloween parties, we didn’t dress up – frankly nobody [...]
Excuse me for a moment while I bounce in excitement! Long-time readers might remember back in December 2008 I got a car stereo from Phill for my birthday. He sneakily boxed me in on the morning of my birthday which meant I had to take his car to work, enabling him and his friends to [...]
I find that Puddy isn’t very easy to photograph because, well, she’s just all the one colour. There’s not much depth to her fur and she’s not very floofy, if you know what I mean. But there are times when she’s completely relaxed and lounging around that her fur looks almost chocolate and very very [...]
The wedding I played the piano for was on Saturday. We arrived about 45 minutes before the ceremony began and I immediately went inside to suss out the piano situation and I was, err, thrilled to see that the piano was right up the front of the room, next to the table where the bride [...]
I’ve already discussed how to bathe your cat without losing an eye and while it’s important to know how to do this, there is one essential step to the whole process, a step you simply can’t avoid and it’s rewarding your cat. It’s so important to give her positive reinforcement with treats and of course, [...]
