tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16683694052995369882024-02-21T08:49:24.552+00:00KitcaboodlesLive, Learn, ShareAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-53430686915427111282014-09-20T23:54:00.000+01:002014-09-20T23:54:15.321+01:00What's in the box??Just a quick reminder that my blog has moved to <a href="http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/</a> so if you still want to follow us please hop across and say hello!<br />
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Although my new blog is more about food and fitness, Mr D and Sookie have made sure they are included too! (Who could resist those big blue eyes?)<br />
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To find out what Mr Darcy is up to here, go to my latest post at <a href="http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/thursday-is-new-christmas.html" target="_blank">http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/thursday-is-new-christmas.html</a><br />
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Love from Laura, Mr Darcy and SookieAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-4795906337092526612014-09-06T21:46:00.002+01:002014-09-06T21:48:24.468+01:00We have moved!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi everyone, sorry that it's been so quiet, but I've been working on a new blog which is now (for the most part) up and running!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So from now on I shall be posting under <span style="color: blue;"><b><a href="http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mr Darcy and Sookie are still causing mischief and mayhem on a daily basis and have decided to feature on the new blog from time to time too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So if you have a moment, please come over and say hi! Oh and you can see Mr Darcy in his first post here: <b><a href="http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/finding-ultra-and-garden-fresh-cocktails.html" target="_blank">http://fitfoodfun81.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/finding-ultra-and-garden-fresh-cocktails.html</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love and purrs from Kitcaboodles, Mr Darcy and Sookie x</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-11232134595094578842014-05-26T09:48:00.002+01:002014-05-26T09:48:29.163+01:00Guess who's back...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-25954896715972739902012-04-15T09:56:00.000+01:002012-04-15T09:56:50.518+01:00So dear friends....<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...have you missed us???</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've been busy being... well... not so busy actually! I've been working lots during the week so it's nice to come home and just chill out with the kitties and the husband. I've also rediscovered reading. I hadn't read a book in such a long time but got a Kindle for my birthday. Since then I've read 8 or 9 books on the trot, usually with bookend cats at either side of me on the sofa!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As for the raggies:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mr Darcy has been working hard on his 'blue steel' pose for his model portfolio</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3_wPcTNgMEeydPHH4BIB1rijCEyTeU_L6MD9PszZLZXJrtrMSfxtc_tMsA7_2DwJAvXNyLdrO3l9Zh5gFWJOGx2noDPzwgIVjkYHkyPSchYAg4_uRjEZH2rQEtdC1BfKsZ4gWl9GryY/s1600/P1040405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3_wPcTNgMEeydPHH4BIB1rijCEyTeU_L6MD9PszZLZXJrtrMSfxtc_tMsA7_2DwJAvXNyLdrO3l9Zh5gFWJOGx2noDPzwgIVjkYHkyPSchYAg4_uRjEZH2rQEtdC1BfKsZ4gWl9GryY/s640/P1040405.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...Sookie has joined Neighbourhood Watch<br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Looking forward to catching up with what you have all been up to too!<br />
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Oh and thanks to <i><b><a href="http://spittyspeaks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/sunday-with-cousins.html">Spitty the Kitty</a></b></i> for giving me regular nudges that I haven't posted in a while - I needed it!! :)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Love from Kitcaboodles </i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">=^..^=</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-80622264922294515032012-02-05T14:01:00.001+00:002012-02-15T21:56:14.107+00:00Kitties First Snow!!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi everyone, we're so sorry that we haven't been around much lately and miss you all. My new job has started which is keeping me busy, so I've had to take the decision that when I'm at home I'll spend less time on the laptop and more time with the kitties atop my lap!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...but I can never stay away for long!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So what's being going on in the world of Kitcaboodles? Oh nothing too much really, other than:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- I'M AN AUNTIE!! On the 22nd January my sister finally gave birth to a healthy bouncing baby boy, Harry. They live in Liverpool which is about 4 hours away, so I'm excited as I will finally get to meet him next weekend.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- MY NEW JOB HAS STARTED!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- WE'RE MOVING! My husband and I both commute to work and have decided it's all getting a bit much so we're going to move closer to the city. The estate agents have been around and now it's just a case of finding some time to sell our house and buy another - it sounds so easy when you say it fast!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What's that? You'd rather hear about Mr D and Sookie? Of course you would! Well they've got news too... it's finally SNOWED!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The week before my husband and I married in February 2009 we had some of the heaviest snowfall that I could ever remember. Britain is not good at dealing with snow and it grinds everything to a halt, so we were pretty worried that there would be no one at the wedding. Luckilly it cleared for the big day!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A year later we brought home Mr Darcy, our first anniversary present to each other and it snowed pretty much exactly the same time as the year before. Of course he wasn't allowed out into the garden at that stage, so he just watched it from the safety of the doorway.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night, we had heavy snow for the first time in a few years. I had wondered if it would happen because our anniversary is nearly here again. Mr Darcy and Sookie were beside themselves, they've never seen so much white and kept putting a few paws out the cat flap and then retreating back inside. At regular intervals in the night they also woke me up, I think this was to let me know that they were waiting to go out. So this morning I pulled on my wellies, opened the doors wide and let them have an adventure!</span><br />
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I'm going to investigate."</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7s09b0fqiQS02hQOR3hRRE3pfgdsEqYZnKMXKnFapqOyGw3APo5e3Ii3AMARfTsGsypK7ldG9G07jTEGBD4sn8xG7GWOaN7CuFinvmbmBuCHLnuVFZ3ZKRLh-Rvgwbuhl4rqkcDstfU/s1600/Snow3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7s09b0fqiQS02hQOR3hRRE3pfgdsEqYZnKMXKnFapqOyGw3APo5e3Ii3AMARfTsGsypK7ldG9G07jTEGBD4sn8xG7GWOaN7CuFinvmbmBuCHLnuVFZ3ZKRLh-Rvgwbuhl4rqkcDstfU/s640/Snow3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sookie: "Oooh my paws keep sinking..."</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g3DCrw4q4vs/Ty6F9xccBQI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/CHkhqiOB7DU/s1600/Snow4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g3DCrw4q4vs/Ty6F9xccBQI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/CHkhqiOB7DU/s640/Snow4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sookie: "...but it's fun, c'mon Mr Darcy get out here!!"</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyWthnZ2jh-ABtFANdc7DlTL6ryOt06jdj__x9_Ygv6cOYdodfN_spD2Fel6Hl1_FEwHIzqH7doZdh0_cd4PlpXcFQd_Z7ya1udu6v59IyrP1AIRkAfOY0gYWf3v5-GjWB_OzT8E3Jkw/s1600/Snow5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyWthnZ2jh-ABtFANdc7DlTL6ryOt06jdj__x9_Ygv6cOYdodfN_spD2Fel6Hl1_FEwHIzqH7doZdh0_cd4PlpXcFQd_Z7ya1udu6v59IyrP1AIRkAfOY0gYWf3v5-GjWB_OzT8E3Jkw/s640/Snow5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Mr Darcy: "Okay okay I'm out. I'm staying here though, this is weird."</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0zFj_Lu_xWw/Ty6Fy-UAoWI/AAAAAAAAA2A/oMACwxWFbdg/s1600/Snow6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0zFj_Lu_xWw/Ty6Fy-UAoWI/AAAAAAAAA2A/oMACwxWFbdg/s640/Snow6.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sookie: "Nah follow me Mr D it's fine..."</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--9ZAdFaBS9I/Ty6Ftcs_uEI/AAAAAAAAA14/XPC6i3vnPRI/s1600/Snow7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--9ZAdFaBS9I/Ty6Ftcs_uEI/AAAAAAAAA14/XPC6i3vnPRI/s640/Snow7.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sookie: "...and the snow tastes good too!"</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vzXyoppN1DE/Ty6FoAz-pRI/AAAAAAAAA1w/2KAodlkyj5c/s1600/Snow8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vzXyoppN1DE/Ty6FoAz-pRI/AAAAAAAAA1w/2KAodlkyj5c/s640/Snow8.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Mr Darcy: "Geez you're so pushy Sookie!!"</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Sookie: "The word you're looking for is motivational!"</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJJ0fJfTNRg/Ty6Fi-uAT-I/AAAAAAAAA1o/rzotpzoc6rI/s1600/Snow9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="387" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fJJ0fJfTNRg/Ty6Fi-uAT-I/AAAAAAAAA1o/rzotpzoc6rI/s640/Snow9.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-9183289502297864872012-01-23T05:00:00.002+00:002012-01-23T20:23:23.308+00:00Happy 2nd Gotcha Day Mr Darcy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyHfb-quFd0GkD_Xx-N3NF7NBrs_ZGDJC75VlgFxr7FWiAra4CPugfb9_1ybMHMVrmX4uk65aDEc_tYFVO_SwKI2rUXgyps48icj4nD6sDr2QfX90Mqm23CDsBOZtlehH0Z02Mzw6qqA/s1600/DarcyGotcha2012+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyHfb-quFd0GkD_Xx-N3NF7NBrs_ZGDJC75VlgFxr7FWiAra4CPugfb9_1ybMHMVrmX4uk65aDEc_tYFVO_SwKI2rUXgyps48icj4nD6sDr2QfX90Mqm23CDsBOZtlehH0Z02Mzw6qqA/s640/DarcyGotcha2012+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was January 2009 and our 1st wedding anniversary was fast approaching. We decided it was time to take the next step to commemorate the occassion... a pet of our very own! I had my heart set on a dog for a long time and had no experience of cats whatsoever as I'd always shown signs of allergies around them. But then one day as I was watching an advert on tv I saw THE</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> most beautiful cat - I had never seen that breed before and didn't even know what it was called! I rushed to my laptop and began searching google. It must have been fate that I saw the advert because I soon came across the Ragdoll breed of cats... often described as the 'cat that thinks it's a dog'!</span></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">"If a dog is "man's best friend," then it must also be said that Ragdoll cats are "man's best companion."</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">My husband was not so sure at first... he had found the breed of Bengals and was intrigued by them. I argued that they probably weren't a good match for us and that we should check out the ragdoll breed first. I got my way!!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a search, we found an advert for a breeder looking to rehome a 5 month old. We went to visit the next night. I expected some kind of pen or cordoned off area, but instead she said "you can go straight through, he's dozing on the couch!". And that was when we first met Mr D. He was a bright white bundle of fluff with dark brown on his nose, eyes, ears, paws and tail and as we walked in he lazilly opened one dazzling blue eye to peek at us. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was love at first sight for all 3 of us! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">The breeder let us brush him and he just lay there and gazed up at me (little did I know then that this was the one and only time he would tolerate being groomed without a fuss!) then she picked him up and plopped him in my arms like a baby - I wasn't even sure that this was acceptable behaviour for a cat and human, but he seemed perfectly content, so that was that!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><b> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></b></div><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">We couldn't work out what to call him. All the names we'd thought of beforehand didn't seem right somehow. He was so beautiful, so debonair, he looked 'classy'. The breeder mused that she liked the name Darcy, but that was a girl's name so wouldn't work. "That's it!" I said. "He's MR Darcy from one of my favourite books Pride and Prejudice!" </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">(Of course now half the time we do just call him Darcy anyway!).</span></b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><b>Mr Darcy has now been with us for 2 whole years. With a swish of his tail and a blink of those big blue eyes he was in our hearts and I don't think he'll ever leave. It's fair to say that our entire outlook on life and priorities have changed. I used to get bored sat at home... now I rush home at the end of the day! I used to shop for nice shoes and handbags, now I'm most excited when I see a cool toy that I KNOW the cats would like! I sometimes catch my hubby talking gooey to the cats (and them talking back) when he doesn't know I'm there, which never fails to make me smile.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><b><br />
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</b></div><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Thanks Mr D, we love you lots xoxo</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-12187215764360032942012-01-04T04:00:00.001+00:002012-01-04T04:00:06.893+00:00Wordless Wednesday - The Blue Box of Peril<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q2h1WraU6vU/TwN0o03FfiI/AAAAAAAAA0M/MdsbPY17Yiw/s1600/P1040077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q2h1WraU6vU/TwN0o03FfiI/AAAAAAAAA0M/MdsbPY17Yiw/s640/P1040077.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">=^..^=</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-81617960130494266452012-01-02T12:47:00.000+00:002012-01-02T12:47:38.636+00:00Tank Wars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WjOLFtMDn4s/TwGbf5CsMDI/AAAAAAAAA0A/UWl40ZFYpXM/s1600/MW0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WjOLFtMDn4s/TwGbf5CsMDI/AAAAAAAAA0A/UWl40ZFYpXM/s640/MW0.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sookie: "A few little adjustments to make and then my dastardly plan for world domination shall be complete!"</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DmB8N9dj3Gc/TwGaixsPVpI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/jzBdcfXw8Mc/s1600/MW2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DmB8N9dj3Gc/TwGaixsPVpI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/jzBdcfXw8Mc/s640/MW2.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sookie: "I'll just move the canon to the right a smidgen... excellent! Now all I have to do is wait..."</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-742K_qWQlhQ/TwGamyK2NbI/AAAAAAAAAzY/UxAXi_SOIkY/s1600/MW3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-742K_qWQlhQ/TwGamyK2NbI/AAAAAAAAAzY/UxAXi_SOIkY/s640/MW3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr Darcy: "Ooh The Tank... let's see what whiffies it has for me today!" *sniff sniff*</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kp4dIP__zpI/TwGaz8zlOwI/AAAAAAAAAzw/xoL6JHCXJWs/s1600/MW3_8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kp4dIP__zpI/TwGaz8zlOwI/AAAAAAAAAzw/xoL6JHCXJWs/s640/MW3_8.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sookie: "My plan is working! Time to load in the cat nip mices and get ready to fire!"</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4htEGBweLKk/TwGartvcc_I/AAAAAAAAAzg/edNFJ1RaOJ4/s1600/MW4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4htEGBweLKk/TwGartvcc_I/AAAAAAAAAzg/edNFJ1RaOJ4/s640/MW4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr Darcy: "Wait a minute... "</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3IENtK6WArs/TwGav13FogI/AAAAAAAAAzo/87k6HnT4kCQ/s1600/MW3_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3IENtK6WArs/TwGav13FogI/AAAAAAAAAzo/87k6HnT4kCQ/s640/MW3_5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "Sookie! Is this another one of your foolish attempts at world domination?"</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sookie: "Err...."</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "That's it, to the battlefield: I challenge thee to a duel!" </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sookie: "Oh drat!"</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbtNzPlctXU/TwGa7y_TpOI/AAAAAAAAAz4/P6iQPvEmE8A/s1600/MW5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cbtNzPlctXU/TwGa7y_TpOI/AAAAAAAAAz4/P6iQPvEmE8A/s640/MW5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "Prepare to meet your maker!"</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sookie: "Haha that tickles Mr Darcy!"</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr Darcy: "Haha... okay now chase me!!!"</span></span></i></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It may be a new year, but old habits die hard. We were woken by a thunderous crash this morning... upon investigation it transpired that a hearty game of chase had resulted in our dressing room mirror being knocked over. Both cats are now well over 4kg so they really do sound like a 'thundering herds of elephants' as they bolt up and down the stairs and around the house!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The cats are loving their new toy the cardboard tank. I think they are supposed to get in it, but I doubt either would easilly fit (don't tell them I said that!). However they are enjoying clambering over it, chewing the edges and stalking one another around it, so I'd call it a success!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope that everyone has had a lovely Christmas and New Year break - we have enjoyed lots of down time just chilling out at home with the kitties, it's been so relaxing. Unfortunately it's time to go back to work tomorrow to do *gasp* four whole days in a row - what a shock to the system that will be! Next month I start my new job which means more responsibility and most likely much longer hours, so I'm not sure how often I'm going to be able to blog - but I'm having too much fun as part of the Cat Blogosphere to quit now so maybe I'll just need to post a little less often... we shall have to see how things go.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Plus there is so much to look forward to in the UK this year - for a start it's the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June marking her 60 year reign and then in July we are hosting the Olympic games! On a more personal note, Mr Darcy will be celebrating his 2nd Gotcha Day at the end of January and Sookie will be 2 in March. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So get ready to join in the celebrations my friends, it's going to be a great year!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w-8aX4mqrIg/TvxCwAnHJ_I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/jFSkOqAaQG0/s1600/P1040159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w-8aX4mqrIg/TvxCwAnHJ_I/AAAAAAAAAxQ/jFSkOqAaQG0/s640/P1040159.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">We snoopervised all the unwrapping</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YKQeVQjHHAc/TvxCiZCgh-I/AAAAAAAAAxI/3yB-GNGCo30/s1600/P1040157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YKQeVQjHHAc/TvxCiZCgh-I/AAAAAAAAAxI/3yB-GNGCo30/s640/P1040157.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Mum and Dad got presents and we got the packaging to play with</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hsuHk_mlG9w/TvxCUrixn0I/AAAAAAAAAxA/BBk68u2zWeA/s1600/P1040141.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hsuHk_mlG9w/TvxCUrixn0I/AAAAAAAAAxA/BBk68u2zWeA/s640/P1040141.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Tissue paper is the bestest thing ever!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLeU4EIj6gc/TvxC2TVGwJI/AAAAAAAAAxY/7frYFRkc-ZQ/s1600/P1040172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLeU4EIj6gc/TvxC2TVGwJI/AAAAAAAAAxY/7frYFRkc-ZQ/s640/P1040172.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "Gee thanks for that mum!!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CZeAQ7YwIY8/TvxEg_ocvUI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/szLRIMCj5p4/s1600/P1040271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">"<img border="0" height="379" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CZeAQ7YwIY8/TvxEg_ocvUI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/szLRIMCj5p4/s640/P1040271.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Sookie: "I'll help with this one!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WF--Z6tZ2-4/TvxDFYx-ZUI/AAAAAAAAAxg/U_h1j4EcveI/s1600/P1040175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WF--Z6tZ2-4/TvxDFYx-ZUI/AAAAAAAAAxg/U_h1j4EcveI/s640/P1040175.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "Me too!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U0by4_QtVXA/TvxDUF4YGMI/AAAAAAAAAxo/UHduK2aFSWI/s1600/P1040194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-U0by4_QtVXA/TvxDUF4YGMI/AAAAAAAAAxo/UHduK2aFSWI/s640/P1040194.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Daddy got Star Wars on Blu Ray so Mr Darcy showed off his best Chewbacca impression</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ao5S6jA2qkg/TvxDh4Lt6RI/AAAAAAAAAxw/X95jyQdHTFY/s1600/P1040209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ao5S6jA2qkg/TvxDh4Lt6RI/AAAAAAAAAxw/X95jyQdHTFY/s640/P1040209.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr D got a birdy!....</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GBA3Y8swWWo/TvxE03QgshI/AAAAAAAAAyg/PnQHtm6cYaY/s1600/P1040287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GBA3Y8swWWo/TvxE03QgshI/AAAAAAAAAyg/PnQHtm6cYaY/s640/P1040287.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">...to stop him from eating the birdies on the tree!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUDJMcTKqAs/TvxDwsiVKgI/AAAAAAAAAx4/JyIrAdIE868/s1600/P1040226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xUDJMcTKqAs/TvxDwsiVKgI/AAAAAAAAAx4/JyIrAdIE868/s640/P1040226.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">We hung out under the tree a lot playing with our new catnip mousies</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0A1x6z2RPs0/TvxECx6cAkI/AAAAAAAAAyA/Vigfcl-gLmo/s1600/P1040236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0A1x6z2RPs0/TvxECx6cAkI/AAAAAAAAAyA/Vigfcl-gLmo/s640/P1040236.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Oh and Mr D commandeered a tank</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-evFg0l4WaS8/TvxER5YuQII/AAAAAAAAAyI/ILiRqw4lN3g/s1600/P1040261.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-evFg0l4WaS8/TvxER5YuQII/AAAAAAAAAyI/ILiRqw4lN3g/s640/P1040261.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mr Darcy: "That's it Sookie, just a little bit closer!"</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmw6HdzlItM/TvxEnpBQIFI/AAAAAAAAAyY/WRUxRVixk-c/s1600/P1040278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jmw6HdzlItM/TvxEnpBQIFI/AAAAAAAAAyY/WRUxRVixk-c/s640/P1040278.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "I love my tank!"</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mummy says that whilst we were taking a break our friends <b><i><a href="http://urbanhounds-tubby5dog.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">UrbanHounds</a></i></b>, <br />
<b><i><a href="http://manxmnews.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">ManxMNews</a></i></b> and <b><i><a href="http://gorogoronikoniko.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">Gorogoro and Nikoniko</a></i></b> all gave us the Liebster Blog Award!!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bod6Yv-Ya8/TvxW6c6CAoI/AAAAAAAAAys/5vZExGOENb8/s1600/Liebster-Blog-Award+Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--bod6Yv-Ya8/TvxW6c6CAoI/AAAAAAAAAys/5vZExGOENb8/s1600/Liebster-Blog-Award+Small.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Liebster" means dear,dearest, favorite or beloved in German and so we are very grateful to have received it - thank you all so much and congrats on receiving the awards yourselves - all very well deserved :) </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And in the true spirit of Christmas we have received a gift and we will now pass it on to 5 blogs that we love:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><i><b><a href="http://jacquelinescathouse.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">Jacqueline's Cat House</a><span style="color: blue;">:</span></b></i></u> These girls (and Daddy Cat!) are always picture perfect and bring a smile to my face whenever I visit</div><u style="color: blue;"><i><b><a href="http://gooeylounge.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lucy's Lounge</a></b></i></u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u style="color: blue;"><i><b>:</b></i></u> I first discovered this blog after reading Annie's story on another link. She was very ill at the time but has made a great recovery since with the love and support of her new family and all her friends around the world. I always love to stop by and catch up on what the gang are up to!</span><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><b><i><a href="http://cattywumpuscats.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">Cattywumpus</a><span style="color: blue;">:</span></i></b></u> This is a fairly new blog featuring the illustrations of the very talented Ann Boyajian, telling the story of her cats Skootch and Lucifee. (I am also slightly biased as whenever I see the drawings of Skootch it reminds me of my own Mr Darcy!)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b style="color: blue;"><i><u><a href="http://keas-fur-family.blogspot.com/">Fuzzy Tails</a>:</u></i></b> featuring the adorable and also very funny Nicky and Derry - a great combination!</div><b><u><i><a href="http://www.brianshomeblog.com/" style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Brian's Home</a></i></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><u><i><span style="color: blue;">:</span></i></u></b> A very handsome mancat with some beautiful sisters - if you aren't following Brian's version of the Twelve Days of Christmas already you should check it out!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-2988170899467118192011-12-23T17:04:00.000+00:002011-12-23T17:04:57.408+00:00Christmas Cuddles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jOOqakTDZaM/TvSw-ImjKPI/AAAAAAAAAwM/eS-aiwm0GD0/s1600/Christmas+hugs+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jOOqakTDZaM/TvSw-ImjKPI/AAAAAAAAAwM/eS-aiwm0GD0/s640/Christmas+hugs+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Sookie "Oh hai, you may wonder why I look so chilled. Well..."</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0mZreSxuy4/TvSxDJ6_uzI/AAAAAAAAAwU/hF4gTN5eGkQ/s1600/Christmas+hugs+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W0mZreSxuy4/TvSxDJ6_uzI/AAAAAAAAAwU/hF4gTN5eGkQ/s640/Christmas+hugs+2.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sookie: "I love the Christmas holidays because it means..."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lRHywdejN08/TvSxH1LPb6I/AAAAAAAAAwc/vH8ubJKrfjg/s1600/Christmas+hugs+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lRHywdejN08/TvSxH1LPb6I/AAAAAAAAAwc/vH8ubJKrfjg/s640/Christmas+hugs+3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Sookie: "...cosy cuddles with my daddy!!"</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vbf_OE_qSVY/TvSxMNLNKzI/AAAAAAAAAwk/57WQwGM3JTQ/s1600/Christmas+hugs+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vbf_OE_qSVY/TvSxMNLNKzI/AAAAAAAAAwk/57WQwGM3JTQ/s640/Christmas+hugs+4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "...and she's not the only one!"</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3D2BlMmErI0/TvSxP0JbpEI/AAAAAAAAAws/XEyvIsaFgPs/s1600/Christmas+hugs+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3D2BlMmErI0/TvSxP0JbpEI/AAAAAAAAAws/XEyvIsaFgPs/s640/Christmas+hugs+5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">*smooch smooch kiss kiss* Mr Darcy: "Tehee he hee"</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y_twXq7-rno/TvSxUve5o0I/AAAAAAAAAw0/fdK9-SygxGc/s1600/Christmas+hugs+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y_twXq7-rno/TvSxUve5o0I/AAAAAAAAAw0/fdK9-SygxGc/s640/Christmas+hugs+6.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Mr Darcy: "Oh... you all saw that." *blush*</span></b></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Merry Christmas everyone! Love from Mr Darcy, Sookie and their faithful servants Laura and Neil! xoxo</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">=^..^=</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></i></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-2728035540231949972011-12-21T20:35:00.000+00:002011-12-21T20:35:43.025+00:00Wordless Wednesday - I haz a cosy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-92ZOQByTyoc/TvJCd9q2eiI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/INxXzzirvpM/s1600/P1040002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-92ZOQByTyoc/TvJCd9q2eiI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/INxXzzirvpM/s640/P1040002.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbl2A4xchizleAQ8GE9KFpCcqn55qbD80f9SUeqL_I8iqlpBbboR5m-qLrQzFjPUB7ace1ZbYv_ZRUpFRSBnI9GbXAgBGKkIYYhF1dyA5Qv2gUV-KqnLfh-MzjYQal40aZZEHQ6lMkVA/s1600/P1040007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbl2A4xchizleAQ8GE9KFpCcqn55qbD80f9SUeqL_I8iqlpBbboR5m-qLrQzFjPUB7ace1ZbYv_ZRUpFRSBnI9GbXAgBGKkIYYhF1dyA5Qv2gUV-KqnLfh-MzjYQal40aZZEHQ6lMkVA/s640/P1040007.JPG" width="505" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-53060836404324473652011-12-19T05:00:00.000+00:002011-12-19T05:00:00.646+00:00Food glorious food!<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I may have mentioned that Mr D loves food... especially Sookie's food! When we put her bowl on the floor next to Darcy (where she prefers to eat) this happens:</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Pb0NW4AkHE/TupK1JhsGYI/AAAAAAAAAt4/5AnGUVdGMkw/s1600/P1030950.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Pb0NW4AkHE/TupK1JhsGYI/AAAAAAAAAt4/5AnGUVdGMkw/s640/P1030950.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_iC0WmlqkWc/TupLCHd_KoI/AAAAAAAAAuA/IkBrXGXc9NU/s1600/P1030951.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">:</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_iC0WmlqkWc/TupLCHd_KoI/AAAAAAAAAuA/IkBrXGXc9NU/s640/P1030951.JPG" width="505" /></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mr Darcy will then stick his head straight into her bowl at which point Sookie will run off, leaving him double portions of the stinky goodness. I therefore used to have to stand guard and act as referee at dinner time.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have resolved this problem by putting Sookie's food on the kitchen table which is out of Mr Darcy's reach. This doesn't stop him from trying though! Excuse the dark grainy shot but this is what my husband sent me from his mobile the other day!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's been quite exhausting but Sookie was on hand to remind me when I really should take a break. Let's just say subtlety isn't her strong point...</div><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(She really did disable my internet as well... it took me an hour to work out how to get it back - she'd make a brilliant computer programmer!!)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-66752352224795055562011-12-09T05:00:00.001+00:002011-12-09T05:00:04.099+00:00Friday Flashback - Last Christmas<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last Christmas was our first with the cats. I know that not everyone understands it, but for my hubby and I Darcy and Sookie are our children and the best thing on Christmas day was of course giving them their present! We had found a toy called 'Panic Mouse', which is battery powered - you turn it on by twisting the mouse's nose and the fishing rod starts flicking about randomly. We wrapped it up and let them sniff it and do the usual 'head rub and chew' investigation, before opening and setting it up for them.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OZ_J7DBpFmM/TuEf18XoV-I/AAAAAAAAAsQ/66t68XAsj4A/s1600/Xmas+2010+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OZ_J7DBpFmM/TuEf18XoV-I/AAAAAAAAAsQ/66t68XAsj4A/s640/Xmas+2010+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As you can see Mr Darcy and Sookie fell in love with this toy immediately and set to work trying to catch that fidgety bobble at the end of the stick!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In fact they went properly nutso over this toy and were leaping, rolling, stalking and diving in equal measure!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40NkxkCfewrFvXAx0IIA4dEe7ANKaV22qPkwoUhd5MnZ_c84rNrmyAXNlshS3ekwwyvnymxWXOaMpYhl85v8BDq-dfzM4adVoQd2TA-zl3atTLpKUPZVDYZqluBnTj0Zr7Ita2hZkkEY/s1600/Xmas+2010+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40NkxkCfewrFvXAx0IIA4dEe7ANKaV22qPkwoUhd5MnZ_c84rNrmyAXNlshS3ekwwyvnymxWXOaMpYhl85v8BDq-dfzM4adVoQd2TA-zl3atTLpKUPZVDYZqluBnTj0Zr7Ita2hZkkEY/s640/Xmas+2010+2.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b>"Must... catch.. the bobbly thing!!"</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWgqcVPBPrlksUi_9mXEq90Im6YhtJTIA5AVATQNZudjEeTcvSDDJfn27ldCNLc5XhI3vnoRXqaXZh36KuxUslF1W2IZdsp349wk2JqaHqyS6CZCAIG8eouhhz2asjcmeWcM438XkmIY/s1600/Xmas+2010+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyWgqcVPBPrlksUi_9mXEq90Im6YhtJTIA5AVATQNZudjEeTcvSDDJfn27ldCNLc5XhI3vnoRXqaXZh36KuxUslF1W2IZdsp349wk2JqaHqyS6CZCAIG8eouhhz2asjcmeWcM438XkmIY/s640/Xmas+2010+3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><i>"Gah almost had it, swat faster Sookie!!"</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hOUHHN8Hq0U/TuEgNwclI4I/AAAAAAAAAsw/MmA7C-3WJS0/s1600/Xmas+2010+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hOUHHN8Hq0U/TuEgNwclI4I/AAAAAAAAAsw/MmA7C-3WJS0/s640/Xmas+2010+4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"1...2...3..."</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2MnN3jq3sayL8I1hkChGBtcknR5W7AHcFfnsAiNpW4ofzCf2gwhLEIFxXpB-L1cLfxux9wnJjGQpWFQ3fTfvl682EUasj2vnhdsxmfr0p_n2DcjIslBmDZkt0ezT2lhVLODm8zAZoAU/s1600/Xmas+2010+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2MnN3jq3sayL8I1hkChGBtcknR5W7AHcFfnsAiNpW4ofzCf2gwhLEIFxXpB-L1cLfxux9wnJjGQpWFQ3fTfvl682EUasj2vnhdsxmfr0p_n2DcjIslBmDZkt0ezT2lhVLODm8zAZoAU/s640/Xmas+2010+5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"...Swat!"</span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTECWt-kk9RzWI8eO5AMVXeY9dWZRaq8THClGMxmYUzEeas-VBVY7E44fx0YjE28Uazpx_bjN2G1ZH9-bQCF0DFdpomxE-teFUgdfDB5vQ8ZjhPO34mTjSnw0BuGfITMESgn5jGKJQVZk/s1600/Xmas+2010+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTECWt-kk9RzWI8eO5AMVXeY9dWZRaq8THClGMxmYUzEeas-VBVY7E44fx0YjE28Uazpx_bjN2G1ZH9-bQCF0DFdpomxE-teFUgdfDB5vQ8ZjhPO34mTjSnw0BuGfITMESgn5jGKJQVZk/s640/Xmas+2010+6.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The above photo is one of my personal favourites of Sookie even though it's not in focus or anything - it just makes me laugh every time I see it!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vEGFifGNZ-I/TuEgZWCztgI/AAAAAAAAAtA/60CR1VNbFUk/s1600/Xmas+2010+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vEGFifGNZ-I/TuEgZWCztgI/AAAAAAAAAtA/60CR1VNbFUk/s640/Xmas+2010+7.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Best toy ever!"</span></i></b></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...of course by Boxing Day, Mr D and Sookie decided that it was just as fun to simply lie down and watch the toy flick back and forth and made no further effort to actually play with it ever again! Eventually it was relegated to the back of the cupboard. But for one day it was their favourite toy in the world!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have already sorted out a couple of presents for this year's cat stockings...but you'll just have to wait until Christmas along with Sookie and Darcy to find out what they get! :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-82245259804285447462011-12-07T05:00:00.001+00:002011-12-07T05:00:00.464+00:00Almost Wordless Wednesday - Feather<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nq3Csjfxzgw/Tt6DdtAfdzI/AAAAAAAAArw/gIByjWDHh0w/s1600/Darcy+Feathers+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nq3Csjfxzgw/Tt6DdtAfdzI/AAAAAAAAArw/gIByjWDHh0w/s640/Darcy+Feathers+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mum = Climate Control = Chief Blind Upper/Downer Controller</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-68715310745009738562011-12-02T20:55:00.000+00:002011-12-02T20:55:55.667+00:00Vitamin E - Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j8eGdrpAmGQ/Ttknw0aoCjI/AAAAAAAAAqo/eJpsWd6L8o8/s1600/Sookie+sun+puddle+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j8eGdrpAmGQ/Ttknw0aoCjI/AAAAAAAAAqo/eJpsWd6L8o8/s640/Sookie+sun+puddle+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cvh13yBBaRI/TtknsDuDUMI/AAAAAAAAAqg/Qn1vutYToWc/s1600/Sookie+sun+puddle+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="423" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cvh13yBBaRI/TtknsDuDUMI/AAAAAAAAAqg/Qn1vutYToWc/s640/Sookie+sun+puddle+2.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYFfJJdsuh035KBF1F_HgihxPqb6olP8NSRHpxXZiAqWBZ1luojWVFn6-BUV9xZJtvFTUNu9HTkVOo1cySheEaQo7SiAyivDK57ucrTY-OPWw_KQjQFXwQlWfOfdAbbgUski1IXdTE1w/s1600/Sookie+sun+puddle+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYFfJJdsuh035KBF1F_HgihxPqb6olP8NSRHpxXZiAqWBZ1luojWVFn6-BUV9xZJtvFTUNu9HTkVOo1cySheEaQo7SiAyivDK57ucrTY-OPWw_KQjQFXwQlWfOfdAbbgUski1IXdTE1w/s640/Sookie+sun+puddle+3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LHLbpDdB4YU/Ttkn4uNGxnI/AAAAAAAAAq4/gaU5k2YYI3I/s1600/Sookie+sun+puddle+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LHLbpDdB4YU/Ttkn4uNGxnI/AAAAAAAAAq4/gaU5k2YYI3I/s640/Sookie+sun+puddle+4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_qcrRccNlkQ/Ttkn9JZDXKI/AAAAAAAAArA/rTtWOtP_NPI/s1600/Sookie+sun+puddle+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_qcrRccNlkQ/Ttkn9JZDXKI/AAAAAAAAArA/rTtWOtP_NPI/s640/Sookie+sun+puddle+5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE-_hp-qThpN5m_vxSUnubq0diKaeR192p42FIksYh1wZ3lb9sSFgBVMao94dZ1kTVSBwIJnH2IxqB4G4O4IhLGjC0vdfHvmfreBTzF4YO2_B90VzM-zwtxiWf0WGrP1IuSYDl5CXdnU/s1600/Sookie+sun+puddle+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIE-_hp-qThpN5m_vxSUnubq0diKaeR192p42FIksYh1wZ3lb9sSFgBVMao94dZ1kTVSBwIJnH2IxqB4G4O4IhLGjC0vdfHvmfreBTzF4YO2_B90VzM-zwtxiWf0WGrP1IuSYDl5CXdnU/s640/Sookie+sun+puddle+6.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sookie has been in a particularly mischievous mood this week. My hubby is a bit of a film and tv geek and has a collection of figures from Star Wars and Transformers. Sookie is obsessed with them and keeps climbing onto our shelving unit to play with them. It's quite funny to see my 30 something hubby shout to a cat to <i>"get off Optimus Prime, he's not a toy!!!"</i></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span> <br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sookie also had her yearly check up and booster jabs this week. All went well and she's a healthy weight. She gets quite upset at car journeys though and meows constantly. This time though I decided to try putting on a cd and would you know it, she settled down in her carrier and took a nap - I've never really thought about animals and music before but I think she might have found it soothing... do your cats show any interest in music??</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You might also have noticed from the photos that Sookie is following in Darcy's footsteps and floofing out for winter - her mane seems to have sprouted from nowhere!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy weekend everyone!! :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-52869503848179265422011-11-27T19:30:00.000+00:002011-11-27T19:30:01.500+00:00We are not amused<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh hai, Darcy and Sookie here. We're not impressed at mummy. These are our unimpressed faces:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SEbxnK11deY/TtKKplBjaQI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/rpjFcpK8JTs/s1600/P1030947.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SEbxnK11deY/TtKKplBjaQI/AAAAAAAAAqQ/rpjFcpK8JTs/s640/P1030947.JPG" width="505" /></a></div></div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li>She has been A.W.O.L. <b>all week</b> and left us with our daddy - something about her sister being pregnant and them having one last girly week together before the baby comes blah blah blah. We don't like to wake up daddy, we save it for mummy only. Plus daddy never wakes up when we bug him at 4am so we don't get our tap water. We've been soooo dehydrated<i>.</i><i> (okay so we have a water fountain downstairs and a water bowl upstairs too, but that's not the point!)</i></li>
<li>She didn't do her usual blog visits and comments. Again something about not having internet access apart from her phone and the battery running out blah blah blah.</li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When she walked in we were tempted to roll on our backs and ask for belly rubs but punishment was required, so we had to look away.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444;"><b>Talk to the tail, cos the face ain't listening!</b></i> </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-78dC9pSWX3M/TtKK6bXRCnI/AAAAAAAAAqY/Al-yNwN6lvw/s1600/P1030945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-78dC9pSWX3M/TtKK6bXRCnI/AAAAAAAAAqY/Al-yNwN6lvw/s640/P1030945.JPG" width="505" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well... we managed this for about 30 seconds, then we couldn't hold it in any longer and had to run up to her and purr and meow and request a weeks worth of cuddles. She's still trying to catch up... we're very demanding!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oh and we woke her up at 4am this morning bang on time - normal service has resumed!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">=^..^=</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-10756329455222883472011-11-23T05:00:00.002+00:002011-11-23T05:00:06.592+00:00Wordless Wednesday - Copycats<div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Take 1...</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5FDJL161j0-L8Hm8WdeB-RfOSdHoxmgpnrIAe9BhzDjhtV5xWggvEwuLt4YdMNEMGdBoXnTd2xfaB0klrfZl1xkoKnR4n2scqdcksxtydJ7UTpiBfgO_YS1EBqS21-kjyxM0y8wnVys/s1600/Copycat1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5FDJL161j0-L8Hm8WdeB-RfOSdHoxmgpnrIAe9BhzDjhtV5xWggvEwuLt4YdMNEMGdBoXnTd2xfaB0klrfZl1xkoKnR4n2scqdcksxtydJ7UTpiBfgO_YS1EBqS21-kjyxM0y8wnVys/s640/Copycat1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6I1upf3Ajk8/TslJOTUe3_I/AAAAAAAAAp4/bQAIdKhgqfU/s1600/Copycat2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6I1upf3Ajk8/TslJOTUe3_I/AAAAAAAAAp4/bQAIdKhgqfU/s640/Copycat2.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Take 2...</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K5XYI5QOAh4/TslJTOd3hAI/AAAAAAAAAqA/QDTXNZK90vo/s1600/Copycat3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K5XYI5QOAh4/TslJTOd3hAI/AAAAAAAAAqA/QDTXNZK90vo/s640/Copycat3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aPxBDwPutGg/TslJYLEF3nI/AAAAAAAAAqI/FAiN2mOROt0/s1600/Copycat4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="379" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aPxBDwPutGg/TslJYLEF3nI/AAAAAAAAAqI/FAiN2mOROt0/s640/Copycat4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-63573194335991793712011-11-21T05:00:00.000+00:002011-11-21T05:00:06.536+00:00Meet Some Friends Monday<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Firstly an update on the dreaded Furminator! I really wish I could show you 'before and after' photos of Mr Darcy, but the truth is that he still hates being groomed and does his very best to avoid it... even with the new Furminator. I am perservering and getting about 4 handfuls of fluff out everyday but I think it will be a slow and constant process over winter to keep his coat matt free. On the other hand Sookie loves it, which is ironic because her coat really doesn't need so much upkeep!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And so on to today's post. I was delighted to be contacted by Gayle, who lives with her mum in a small village called Kenmay in Aberdeenshire in Scotland and owns two gorgeous Ragdolls. Better yet, she sent me some photos to share with you all!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So without further ado I introduce to you:</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rosie and Charlie</span> </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ooCBVyoIOVE/TskxCT8pmAI/AAAAAAAAAo4/7rkSCotfHDs/s1600/Rosie+and+Charlie+Sofa.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ooCBVyoIOVE/TskxCT8pmAI/AAAAAAAAAo4/7rkSCotfHDs/s640/Rosie+and+Charlie+Sofa.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"Rosie is our little lady..."</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTs-G1_DvAJejcHbrwEhS7_QOJgwpdav8T8yn7c7ylDU-cZPleTxJm2Vr7dFisqvl5McZ0EVVoKVVMvB5KS65wZG539Cr0RM65HvNCTsaQhKdnoSsTi7cYXWgmyIb0k_klMnGEMrtshU/s1600/Rosie.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTs-G1_DvAJejcHbrwEhS7_QOJgwpdav8T8yn7c7ylDU-cZPleTxJm2Vr7dFisqvl5McZ0EVVoKVVMvB5KS65wZG539Cr0RM65HvNCTsaQhKdnoSsTi7cYXWgmyIb0k_klMnGEMrtshU/s640/Rosie.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"...Charlie thinks he's a big man but he loves his scarf in the winter!"</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> </i></b></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLGDr4q8Nnc/Tskxl5pPRtI/AAAAAAAAApg/3ldLxViDPPo/s1600/Charlie+Scarf+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="668" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qLGDr4q8Nnc/Tskxl5pPRtI/AAAAAAAAApg/3ldLxViDPPo/s640/Charlie+Scarf+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
When Gayle sent me these photos I noticed that Rosie was wearing a leash. I may have mentioned previously that I have tried to train Sookie so that I can take her and Darcy for walks but that she gets very upset every time I put the harness on her, so I asked Gayle if she could share her experience: </div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>Gayle:</i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i>"We live on a busy street and unfortunately have lost two cats in the past to the busy road so we decided to buy each of them a leash. It was very entertaining the first time they got their leash on as they collapsed on the ground like a ragdoll does, however, by the third attempt they were sitting by the doorway waiting!</i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They both walk around the garden quite the thing now and have gotten into a little routine. They go out for a walk in the morning, afternoon and after tea." </i></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...so maybe there is hope for Sookie yet??!!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7BW0nydQsEU/TskxaN9wRGI/AAAAAAAAApQ/v8OZklRRdUI/s1600/Rosie+Flowers.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="388" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7BW0nydQsEU/TskxaN9wRGI/AAAAAAAAApQ/v8OZklRRdUI/s640/Rosie+Flowers.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Rosie observing the birds from a mini wheel barrow...</i></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V5XK0fN34vWP84gkKeBaiNLGNpkcLkffLi92t3h1zYY0sPQ6AFAAtrBIzb9I5UnzM-fTXtOG4QJavzGSPScYycfL-KBojsEdLIkGuUSUSSEsr6YWpaHXJpzZWSC0CIgp5LHWm84SWLo/s1600/Rosie+Flowerpot.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V5XK0fN34vWP84gkKeBaiNLGNpkcLkffLi92t3h1zYY0sPQ6AFAAtrBIzb9I5UnzM-fTXtOG4QJavzGSPScYycfL-KBojsEdLIkGuUSUSSEsr6YWpaHXJpzZWSC0CIgp5LHWm84SWLo/s640/Rosie+Flowerpot.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>...and enjoying a stroll</i></b></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--ZBSKnoSAxo/TskxqUJUj1I/AAAAAAAAApo/taF5R8xfWow/s1600/Rosie+Leash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="668" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--ZBSKnoSAxo/TskxqUJUj1I/AAAAAAAAApo/taF5R8xfWow/s640/Rosie+Leash.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Charlie finds a quiet spot on the cabinet, tired after one of his walks outdoors...</i></b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b38wk_CrYMVYXdMdd5Ws8idQD04GEL5pchOJ_3dV9Gzdh6qHN3V8Jr1LDBqLZQP5aA6dl3VB7FIatFgW_A2sYtWBpqevVlG10DVTJiV5oQAmq9W3s2iHaXMO2xu7XBZ87C4I1fvO1vY/s1600/Charlie+Asleep.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b38wk_CrYMVYXdMdd5Ws8idQD04GEL5pchOJ_3dV9Gzdh6qHN3V8Jr1LDBqLZQP5aA6dl3VB7FIatFgW_A2sYtWBpqevVlG10DVTJiV5oQAmq9W3s2iHaXMO2xu7XBZ87C4I1fvO1vY/s640/Charlie+Asleep.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks to Gayle for introducing me to her lovely raggies, I hope you all enjoyed meeting them too!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">=^..^=</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-40658119782734744552011-11-16T05:00:00.004+00:002011-11-16T05:00:06.268+00:00Wordless Wednesday - Furminator Shmurminator - I'm keeping my floof!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cTD9jY3_J6k/TsLb3uUHZqI/AAAAAAAAAos/3nMQDWHfk_o/s1600/P1030802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="369" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cTD9jY3_J6k/TsLb3uUHZqI/AAAAAAAAAos/3nMQDWHfk_o/s640/P1030802.JPG" width="505" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-21992811395021257372011-11-14T06:00:00.001+00:002011-11-14T06:00:04.507+00:00Inspector Darcy at your service!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOjcdf2qQ_TjrhvSs_7r4NP94IPAaL_9MT-7sY7ACwVrlcfobq2xrBlXj6BeTuFfEEl9T0wQ0xBzXVULbtCuJINStNz7IGVHEnJQVwG0firYKdc5Y-Y0AvaprNOKaHaGN-BOry6KQcIo/s1600/Sookie+stairs+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOjcdf2qQ_TjrhvSs_7r4NP94IPAaL_9MT-7sY7ACwVrlcfobq2xrBlXj6BeTuFfEEl9T0wQ0xBzXVULbtCuJINStNz7IGVHEnJQVwG0firYKdc5Y-Y0AvaprNOKaHaGN-BOry6KQcIo/s640/Sookie+stairs+1.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FkY39HFgE1I/TsAf0k8jc8I/AAAAAAAAAn8/PmbUOzEEjI0/s1600/Sookie+Stairs+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="374" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FkY39HFgE1I/TsAf0k8jc8I/AAAAAAAAAn8/PmbUOzEEjI0/s640/Sookie+Stairs+2.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G5P48h0DEHU/TsAf9ZITg6I/AAAAAAAAAoM/N8NqfBBunH0/s1600/Sookie+stairs+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="421" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G5P48h0DEHU/TsAf9ZITg6I/AAAAAAAAAoM/N8NqfBBunH0/s640/Sookie+stairs+4.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KPMfqETA-X3jDMZL2-I0VUYdPZ7dHPtwLr3E1SG9-0chYDt7B5tO0odTGSg_fKZSiGrlQBXKeVmDOivEMdfYUdmqoKcYlamtDNHHbcEGzK7iRy68f3sRwLU3nsQesskcdH-jpOYzaxU/s1600/Sookie+stairs+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KPMfqETA-X3jDMZL2-I0VUYdPZ7dHPtwLr3E1SG9-0chYDt7B5tO0odTGSg_fKZSiGrlQBXKeVmDOivEMdfYUdmqoKcYlamtDNHHbcEGzK7iRy68f3sRwLU3nsQesskcdH-jpOYzaxU/s640/Sookie+stairs+3.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R2MlhgyhzQw/TsAgCopH7QI/AAAAAAAAAoU/P30-qqYL_OI/s1600/Sookie+stairs+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="421" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-R2MlhgyhzQw/TsAgCopH7QI/AAAAAAAAAoU/P30-qqYL_OI/s640/Sookie+stairs+5.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-808TVG9BE-c/TsAgIW69-tI/AAAAAAAAAoc/q6g3JmqvfM8/s1600/Sookie+stairs+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-808TVG9BE-c/TsAgIW69-tI/AAAAAAAAAoc/q6g3JmqvfM8/s640/Sookie+stairs+6.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7weWVM4GZVY/TsAgeF_BkNI/AAAAAAAAAok/Psclpkf9GZ8/s1600/Sookie+stairs+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7weWVM4GZVY/TsAgeF_BkNI/AAAAAAAAAok/Psclpkf9GZ8/s640/Sookie+stairs+7.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Oops... I only went out for a library book and came back with two new pairs of shoes. In my defence they are for work, my other pair are looking rather shoddy... and they were beeeauuuutiful!</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thanks for backing me up Mr D :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-41632501448707037922011-11-10T20:51:00.000+00:002011-11-10T20:51:43.973+00:00Sookie the bed bug<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>*waiting*</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Duvet monster attack!</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Om nom nom nom</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Ha - Got it!!</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>C'mon mummy, time for round 2!</i></b></span></td></tr>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sookie loves to play the game 'duvet monster'. It's very simple: I wiggle my toes under the covers and she pounces and lunges and swats and bites. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But ha Sookie! My toes are faster than you! </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...well most of the time...</div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">=^..^=</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12230103899439232377noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1668369405299536988.post-4591528656633023622011-11-08T21:49:00.000+00:002011-11-08T21:49:46.525+00:00New toy vs Old toy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qv2t4HXycgQ/TrmelR7NIuI/AAAAAAAAAmU/Sr6JhFmLl9c/s1600/Darcy+Toy+1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="433" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qv2t4HXycgQ/TrmelR7NIuI/AAAAAAAAAmU/Sr6JhFmLl9c/s640/Darcy+Toy+1+copy.jpg" width="505" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Note to self: </b> It doesn't matter the cost or quality of any new toy bought - no enthusiasm will be shown for new toys... in fact the mere introduction of this will result in cat deciding that an old toy he never liked before is his new favourite. </i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Recipe for success:</b> Put said new toy in cupboard or leave lying on the floor for a couple of weeks. One day you'll find cat playing with it... on his terms! </i></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hi everyone, we're back!!! Thanks to all for the good wishes... I dearly wish I had been on holiday, but I've been on a mammoth study cram session over the weekend which I'm happy to say is over now! It's nice to be back in the blogosphere again and I'm looking forward to catching up on all the goings on tomorrow.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For now though, it's been another long day at work and the kitties want cuddles, so I suppose I'd better get onto that.</span>..<br />
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