I had another driving lesson after a four-week break, which meant I was super nervous and made stupid little mistakes – I know I shouldn’t have left it for so long. I stalled three times and managed to go into 5th instead of 3rd gear several times. I should practise outside my lessons but rather [...]
Mar
18
Hurrah
I finally finished reading Vicky Halls’ “The Complete Cat”. You can read my review here: http://www.bookpleasures.com/websitepublisher/articles/493/1/Review-The-Complete-Cat–Everything-you-need-to-know-about-looking-after-your-cat/Page1.html Vicky Halls, for those who haven’t heard of her yet, is Britain’s leading cat counsellor and The Complete Cat is her fourth book. I have reviewed her past three books, which focus on cat behavioural problems and had [...]
Mar
13
Websites for cat lovers
As someone who adores cats I occasionally trawl the net for interesting or funny cat websites. And there are tons out there. One of my favourite You-Tube clips is the Mean Kitty Song; it’s actually the first part of a whole series by the cat’s owner. The song’s lyrics will make you chuckle and Sparta [...]
Mar
12
Don’t choose a cat by its colour
The other day I received a press release from Cats Protection containing statistics of cats taken in by their four largest adoption centres. Black and white cats topped the list with 1355, closely followed by Tabbies with 1201 and black cats with 841. The reason for this is simple: black, black-and-white and tabby cats are [...]
Mar
10
Is it a crime to walk your cat?
This is a serious question. My husband has been stopped three times within the space of four months when he was innocently walking our mog. They just couldn’t believe their eyes. The last time he was actually offering them to show his ID and explained why he walks the cat, because they couldn’t believe why [...]
Mar
08
Why I hate diets
One of the many things I want to achieve this year is to lose weight (by May actually). Since arriving in the UK in 2002 I have gradually put on weight, I suspect at least 5 kilos (I don’t dar going on my scales right now) and I simply don’t like what I see. [...]
Mar
07
Keeping up with the challenge
I have finished Nick Hornby’s novel “Slam” and loved it. I am a fan of his work anyway and find it hard to decide which one of his novels is my favourite. It might be “A long way down” about a group of four strangers who find themselves on a roof contemplating suicide and the [...]
Helen's Paws for Thought
- Bobby in a box September 6, 2010Our cat is incredibly nosey and likes small boxes – she even sleeps in them. I thought I share a few photos of her which we took a couple of weeks ago. […]helen
- New layout for my blog September 6, 2010I decided it’s time to change the blog’s theme and layout and I hope you like it. I always wanted to incorporate Bobby’s paw into my blog’s header and thanks to this new theme I found I was able to. I am still working on my new website -hence the lack of blog entries lately. […]helen
- Ukuleles August 2, 2010I am not normally a trendy person, but in March I ordered an Ohana Ukulele from Music Is Life http://www.musicislife.co.uk/ (also called the Southern Ukulele Store on Ebay) which finally arrived a few weeks ago. Ukuleles are very popular at the moment – even the Guardian has dedicated an article to a Ukulele teacher in […]helen