Update for Christmas and the New Year

[lexin]

Christmas went well, I had a guest, aunty_marion and we ate various comestibles all either from packets or from frozen. I don’t believe in cooking if I can avoid it. Aunty Bessie does roast potatoes much better than me. aunty_marion doesn’t like things like raisins or sultanas so I had all the Christmas pud, which made me very happy. Having a guest for Christmas was lovely, and Aunty Marion is welcome any time.

My two cats are still not on speaking terms, though Pixel (the new cat) almost put a foot out of the bedroom yesterday. So minor progress there. Smokey and she hiss when they encounter each other, though judicious use of treats as a reward for quiet is reducing the incidence of this.

I’m considering how Pixel might be brought into the living room without World War III breaking out. Any advice gladly received.

In other news, I have had a cold over Christmas and New Year, much coughing was coughed, and it is threatening to return. I can so live without that, and so can the cats. No sooner has a cat settled on me (either Smokey in the living room or Pixel in the bedroom) than I start to cough and the poor cat leaves in a huff. It’s not much fun for me, either.

Comments

[aunty_marion]

Thank you! It was indeed a nice Christmas, though I still worry about that poor stuffed chicken. (For the record, and for those who haven't seen one: it was a pre-stuffed roast-in-the-bag chicken, and the stuffing was ... slightly obscene. Though it tasted nice!)

I got more propolis on Wednesday, and have again been mainlining the Fisherman's Friends, and I *think* (I hope!) the cough is abating.

[lexin]

Hope the cough clears up. Mine is slowly receding, but only slowly. Sigh.

[hunningham]

Two cats! You are now a two cats person? I think I wasn't paying attention somewhere down the timeline because I had missed this (very important) event.

Also I am sorry you had a cold, horrible things.

[lexin]

Yes, in the middle of November I acquired a new kitty called Pixel. She is a little darling, smaller than Smokey.

Currently she's still sticking to the bedroom, but I hope she joins us in the living room soon.