Busy, busy, busy...

...that's the way my life has been for the past fortnight and so I'm sorry, I haven't had time to just sit and write about my road trip yet. But I will get around to it eventually. Tomorrow I head south again for an overnight stay about an hours drive from home, with a group of girlfriends. Then I just want to hibernate at home for a week and catch up with my GKB :)

So without further ado here is my little collection of miscellany

 for Five on Friday over at Amy's blog.

1) The top two pictures are gifts I received from 

my girls for Mother's Day. Loved them.

2) It must be winter, I have started this jigsaw, 

all shades of pink and peach :)

3) Last Saturday evening Sis took Little Mother, my daughter and me to the ballet. She was the only one who had ever attended before, but we all enjoyed it. I have to admit though that I kept waiting for them to burst into song - I'm a fan of musicals. The ballet was The Wizard of Oz.

4) Feijoas - there is an abundant crop on the tree and even just picking up the windfalls we are getting a medium 

sized bowlful daily. I have been giving them away 

as well as eating them, I haven't had the time to cook

 any in any way but hope to be able to at least stew 

some next week. The tree belongs to the neighbour

 and overhangs our driveway. In the summer it is full 

of waxeyes darting about looking for insects.

5) And finally Leo. Leo is my friends' cat who I've written 

a couple of posts about in the past. Leo walked over 

the rainbow bridge yesterday afternoon and will be sadly

 missed by everyone who met him. He was a real character. 

RIP my little ewok.

Leo

Do you remember Leo, my friends cat? I transported him to and from

 the cattery while she was in hospital. 

Well I thought I would  give you a little update on him.

He has had a hair cut!

Yes this is the same boy.

You can see he looks quite different with short hair.

But still has the ruff and cute face.

He will feel so much better during the heat of the summer.

These were taken the day after he came home from the vet 

 and I think he was still a little dozy from the anaesthetic. 

I laugh a little when  see him, I can't help it, to me he looks like a 

character out of the Star Wars movies.

(I just can't remember what the little creatures were called).

Have a good week,

Diana

Some nonsense

Today I took my friend and her cat up to the cattery. I did bring the friend home again, it's only Leo the pussycat going on holiday for a few days. I took a photo or two so here they are with Leo's commentary.

 A letter to Mum from Leo

Well Mum, I came running when you whistled, after all you also had my box of biscuits and I thought it was early tea.

It was, but little did I know it was also the 'last supper'.

I know you told me I was going on holiday 

but that was days ago and I'd forgotten.

I sat patiently while you locked all the doors,

I should have realized then that something was up.

 I thought I would escape but your friend cut me off at the pass. 

Some friend, I'm not sure about that one, 

at least the other one is nice and feeds me. 

Then you put me in that horrible little wire cage thing. 

You know I hate it, it usually means I'm going to see the man in the white coat who does unmentionable things to me!

I didn't mind the ride in the car but then we pulled up here!

Puleeze. This is the wop wops! 

Where are the houses, the people, the cars?

Where is civilisation? 

Worse was to come, Mum.

You took me out of the car, cage and all, 

and took me inside where we were met by a very nice lady.

She told me what a beautiful boy I am 

and was really buttering me up.

But then she put me in a room, all by myself. 

I've got two beds all to myself and some very nice furniture 

with an outside area all of my own.

But where is the television, the computer?

Who's going to cuddle me tonight?

You left me here. Here! Alone!

This is me giving you the cold shoulder 

and just in case you can't tell, 

my tail is swishing madly from side to side. 

I hope this is not a permanent arrangement, Mum.

I expect to see you back here at your earliest convenience to take me home again.

love (I think),

 from Leo

your devoted companion.

Smooch smooch

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I hope you've enjoyed this little bit of nonsense.

Leo is only on holiday for about a week while his mother takes a trip to the hospital.

Have a great week,

Diana