Category: life stuff (Page 21 of 28)

Letting go

22/12/2009 / Ellie

Anyone who’s ever owned – or been owned by – a pet has to face these decisions sooner or later. This is the fourth time for me, and believe me it doesn’t get any easier with practice.

Knowing it’s the right thing to do helps a bit, but not nearly enough. Gutted doesn’t even come close to how I feel.

I know, I know, it’s only a cat, but damn it, she was my friend.

Cleo, 15 Nov 1992 – 22 Dec 2009

Invasion!

20/11/2009 / Ellie

Cooper Towers is under attack.

The enemy has taken control of the shed, and advance scouts have been making daring daylight raids across the patio for several days. They wear no uniform, operating in plain-clothes, the better to blend in with the civilian population. Modern defensive strategy is useless against this new insurgency.

Day 1: Elite operatives spotted setting up observation posts at high points around the garden. Utilising local cover, the enemy scaled the feeder pole and dropped onto the seed tray. After approximately 28 minutes, he base-jumped into the choisya bush and made good his escape. Enemy tentatively identified as apodemus sylvaticus. Continue reading