Appointment!

Once upon a time if you needed to see a G.P. you would just turn up,  then came the days of making an appointment, that was no trouble because you normally got seen qquickly anyway. Along ca,e Covid and everything changed. There came the advent of the phone consultation, and quite a lot of my appointment over the last couple of years have been done this way. Fine to an extent, but OH needed to see the G.P. recently,. He went over to the surgery to see what was to be done and was told to ring up the next day before 8.30 which he did to be told they were all gone, did the same the next day to get the same result. Then he went to make one for a booked which was this morning Thursday ten days later!!!

Phoned this morning and had conversatin and was told to go over at mid-day. Just gone so we shall wait to see what happens now. Hoping for the best.

Jane went to get little Dipsy and bring her home in a lovely little box with a name plaque on top. Ipsy was sniffing it, wonder if she knew. 

Budget yesterday but as usual it doesn't really affect us except that prices are rising like mad and there are shortages of things like petrol though that isn't as bad at the moment.  Shortages on the shelves due apparently to a shortage of delivery driverss. They are blaming Brexit for that with delivery drivers returning home although the government have issued a lot of temporary visas to help with that. Beer and Proseco are cheaper but not by much, doesn't affect us anyway. Jessie is still getting her cat food, so she isn't worried.

 nOPE DOESN'T BOTHER ME!

Cats!!

All colours of the rainbow! Whatever cat you get is in the lap of the gods really, all of our cats have been different and I can name each and every one of them too. All of them rescue ones, the first one being Zoe who was a beautiful tortoisehell one of many colours. She was run over unfortunately and left outside our front door. I can still remember her yowl when I opened the door to find her there.  Then we got Lucy who was a tabby and had such a lovely nature. Used to sit in the window waiting for Vin to come home each afternoon when she would jump down and go to the door to greet him. Inky who was a black cat and very timid used to run at the sight of anything black like my boots or the black coal hod. Little Jemima who was ginger and tiny, i mean really tiny. was epileptic and Lucy would groom her after a fit.  We have a lovely picture of the three of them on the end of jane's carry cot until she cried and they all jumped off. Bobby a mostly white and grey patches who we got more or less at the same time as Rusty. If you have favourites she was mine. So sweet in nature, she would balance on my hip in the mornings in bed, light as a feather. Heartbroken when she eventually died.   Tootsie from the animal rescue who was lovely tabby but a wanderer and she too was run over unfortunately.

Quite a while before we got our latest who is Jessie, a black and white lady, Vin got her from an advert in the shop window people looking for a home for her. The little boy of the house had developed a severe allergy to cats and had forced a rehoming. Jessie was staying with a granny in the meantime and Vin went over to get her and she has proved to be certainly his cat. Tolerates me but it is Vin who she totally responds to and will sit on his knee only never ever on mine. Oh well some cats are like that I suppose. 

When our Jane bought her new house all she wanted was a cat and she got two quite young ones from the R.S.P.C.A. she absolutely fell n love with. Ipsy and Dipsy.Unfortunately little Dipsy was put to sleep in early October because she proved to have genetic problems that were too catastrophic to be remedied. She now just has Ipsy who was pining for her sister but is gradually coming around to being with jane thankfully. She seems to be getting to be a really lovely cat and great company, and she also waits in the window for jane coming home. Heartbreking for her that there is only one of them instead of two. Such a tagedy but not one that could have been forseen. 

We also hear news of our neighbours cats, she has two a boy and a girl, and the boy Jack is inclined to be a naughty boy. She was telling Vin yesterday that she had made  a large casserole to be portioned off into six trays. She'd left it on the counter to cool , then heard a crash only to find naughty jack had knocked it off the counter the large dish smashed on the floor and the glass shattered. Casserole everywhere. Big clean up needed. Poor lady

Funny, sweet, playful annoying everything, but we love them whatever they are. 

 Little Mr Innocent!

Our little Miss Innocent!

Signs of Autumn!

Looking out of the window this morning was seeing quite a lot of leaves dropping from the trees outside the front of our house. Haven't noticed anything much before now so surely a sign of Autumn approaching. Not really changing colour but definitely starting. Vin said he noticed on his way back from the shop  there were masses of leaves on the ground.  Nice day today too quite bright sunshine and a blue sky, be lovely in New England.

Just said on a programme that last year more babies were born and called Lucifer than Nigel! What an odd world!

Our Jane is missing her little Dipsy like mad but one good thing is that the other one is coming round a bit more and getting more affectionate towards her. that one is missing her sister too but seems to be settling a little bit from all accounts.

 The little igloo that Ipsy hides in which is t the moment in jane's wardrobe. She was going to donate it because none of them was using it, but she now loves it, and goes in there quite often. Spot the cat behind it. 

The End Of The Week!

Friday again so the weekend approaches once more.  Yet another week over another boring one without going anywhere at the moment. We seem to have got out of the habit of going to places like Dobbies, probably still because of the Covid which is still a putter offer really. Maybe one day soon we will ret

Poor Jane is still missing her lovely little cat Dipsy, she was such a sweet little thing and what happened to her was so unexpexcted and traumatic and horrible for her. really quick as well, all happened within  a week. Her little sister Ipsy is really missing her too and Jane says she looks for her. very difficult becuse they don't understand, and you can't tell them. 

Beautiful day here bright blue sky, and the sun is shining too.Not hot but not bad, and no breeze either. 

 Here I am!

No wonder she is missed!

Ipsy!

Poor little Ipsy having to learn to live her life without her sister Dipsy.  Jane says she is generally lookng round the house for her, trouble is that you can't tell little animals what is going on, like you can with people, so they wil not understand. They did everything as a paor so that will be hard for her to cope with.  One nice thing is that jane says she is becoming a lot more affectionate, She was the timid one of the two of them and would not let herself be touched and did notlike hands approaching her, but now will nuzzle up to Jane which is lovely. 

She went to the vets this morning to arrange Dipst's cremation, she had the option to have her done on her own or as a group but she wanted only Dipsy so that was arranged. 

Weather is a bit overcast this morning but doesn't look like rain yet anyway. maybe later. 

This computer is a pain! Whenever I press the return key to start another paragraph the font returns to small so I have to remember to alter it every time. Flipping technology, why do you never see people on television having tech trouble. 

Vin is downstairs putting the new green covers on his sofa, taking the chance while jessie is not in her basket! 

 Love this picture she is in her picky mood where she claws at things and pads with her paws.

Heartb reaking!

R.I.P. Little Dipsy. XX

Started on Sunday, when our Jane rang is to say that dipsy was under the weather and she was worried about her. She hadn't yet booked them in with a vets but on Monday she did register with a practice in Cheadle.  We said that she would probably pick up the next day and that all of our cats had had off days. True enough it did pick up a bit the next day but was still a bit subdued. However, over the next few days it became apparent to her that something wasn't right. so yesterday she booked an appointment in withthe vets to get her seen.  Dipsy was totally off her food and listless and not doing anything except sitting in one place The vet kept her in and gave her fluids and anti sickness medicine and jane brought her home last night. They also did an x-ray which showed that Dipsy had very small kidneys and also a hernis of the diaphragm involving the heart and lungs, but she was going to seek advice from a vetinary hospital and would let jane know. 

She rang us this morning t say that she had just taken dipsy back to the vets because poor little Dipsy was really suffering, she had tried to get to her water bowl but her legs gave way and she had collapsed.  The worst news followed that D

ipsy had to be put to sleep. Heartbreaking news, so quick only a week from her being under the weather to her passing away.  Dipsy was such a sweet little cat and would snuggle up to Jane in her bed to keep her company. So very sad.  So very unfair.

Dipsy on Jane's laptop!

Poorly Cat!

 Our jane went off to work last night leaving a very under the weather little Dipsy :( When she had woken up from her sleep she is on nights this week she found the cat had been sick and wasn't interested in her food at all. We said that she would probably sleep it off and be better in the morning when she got in from her night shift. However this morning she rang up to say she wasn't and that she is listless and not interested in her food at all, just looking at her.  What should she do? they aren't registered with a vet also she has just done four nights in a row so is understanably very tired. I said go to bed to get some sleep and  then see what she is like. Trouble is that Dipsy seems to be a chewer, Jane had got some foam balls and she tends to chew those. A bit worrying really. Think it is a wait and see job, hope she does get some sleep though or she will be wearing herself out. 

We are awaiting a delivery this morning of some of the yogurt that was ordered at the end of last week. Coming with Hermes via our local delivery driver who knows us anyway, so should come on time. that was a quick order.

Very wet and rainy yesterday but today it is nice and bright with blue skies and sunshine.Quite cool though and the nights are definitey drawing in so a touch of Autumn coming in. Lots of Christmas things in the shops Vin says and certainly the shopping channels have been showing Christmassy things for ages now well into last month anyway! Too early, not ready for it all yet. 

No Mark today he is due next week we think that would be three weeks so good progress there. Vin has just brought up the hanging basket he has done for the front door. it looks absolutely gorgeous all Autumny things like a cyclamen in the centre and berries round the edge and a trailing ivy. Well done V.T.

It's boring being a cat!

I think this is Dipsy asleep!