I was patting Puddy the other day while she was curled up on my lap and my fingers brushed something hard on her ear. I instantly thought “flea!” because it felt like that familiar little hard body they have. I learnt all about fleas when we first took Puddy in as a stray – she [...]
The days are getting shorter and the nights colder – by 5:30pm it’s dark and I’m in my track pants and ugh boots (attractive, I know). We pulled out our down doona about a month ago – it’s too cold for our usual blanket. Puddy has decided it’s too cold at night too, because she [...]
Not literally, because I think that would be borderline animal cruelty? Anyway, turns out enviro bags are just like boxes, because Puddy did this: I had left the bag next to the chair while I gathered up a few things to put in it. Turning around, I saw that the bag had been claimed by [...]
My favourite thing about birthdays is the cake. I love putting time and effort into making something that makes people go “WOW!” – even if it’s not fantastic, I think it still means so much because of that time and effort. You might remember the “boob cake” I made for Phill for his 21st in [...]
One of our latest obsessions is home-made pizza, usually a special treat towards the end of the week. We’ve been buying bases for a while and it’s starting to add up since they’re about $4.50 for two. They’re not the frozen ones, they’re fresh and found in the bread aisle – they’re really quite delicious [...]
