Busy January

              January seems to have flown by so far. I am back in clearing out mode. And have more stuff listed on ebay and a few bits in a local auction. I still have quite a lot to get rid of so I thought I'd better start now!
      Anyone who knows me knows how much I love black cats. I have a large collection of black cat stuff that I've been collecting since I was a teenager.
I thought I would collect them until I was an old lady. But I've decided that the collection has to go! I have about 90% of my collection set aside and ready to go up for sale in the next couple of months. I have items from 1929 to the present day.
      But who needs all that stuff when I have the two best black cats in the world!

Stuff, Stuff, Stuff!

                Just when I thought I was winning my battle against stuff, more pops up! I was hoping to have finished clearing out by the end of this year but that's not going to happen. Yet more stuff went off to auction last week and more ebay items posted this week.
          I have made a big dent in the amount of stuff I have but I am getting so fed up with it now. But at least there are two furry things who love it when all this is going on...

                    Violet loves to watch the action from the top of the door.

     Hmm...   This looks interesting.

         But I am really motivated to finish clearing out. We are aiming to be settled in England by August 2014 and I can't wait. I am hoping to have only eight boxes of stuff belonging to me on the removal van... we'll see how that goes!

Happy Easter

                             Wishing you all a very Happy Easter.
                               Let the chocolate scoffing begin.

Oh Sweetie!

         I am loving the pastel trend that's around right now. It makes you look like a giant sweetie (which is a good thing in my book!).

    Limited edition pastel beaded coil bracelet £12.00.

Rare lace cap sleeve skater dress in pastel pink £49.00

Both available from ASOS.

Glimmer glitter pointed shoes £58.00

Online exclusive MOTO lime Jamie jeans £40.00

Nails in Parma Violet £5.00

All from Topshop

Lip gloss in Pastel Pink £4.49

Dazzle dust in Candy £4.59

Both available from Barry M.

I like sweeties locket £18.00

by Zena & Me

Tatty Devine pink and white leather "plastic bag"

Available from Ebay for £40.00.

Violet's Surgery

As I mentioned in a previous post, my little Violet had to go to the Vet's on Monday for surgery.
   I had been very worried because about four weeks ago, we found a lump on her side. After a few vet visits it was decided that she should have it removed, although we still didn't know what it was.
       Dreading the results, we were shocked but relieved to hear what it was. The Vet said it was, "An odd one". I don't think any of them have ever seen anything like it before and I couldn't find anything on the internet either.
       The lump was hair under her skin which was growing from the muscle. And to make it even stranger, the hair was white! The vet said that it might be congenital. And it may or may not come back. We have our fingers crossed!
        Violet has been so brave and happy throughout and she is recovering well. She is doing so well that she should be able to enjoy Christmas properly.

Another Late Night Shopping Trip

We went into town again last night for late night shopping. Just to get a few little bits for Christmas and it was much busier than I expected.

    My first stop was Lush. I am running very low on Lush products and I wanted to make sure I have something nice for my Christmas bath (I must say not my only bath of the year!). So far I hadn't purchased any products from the Christmas range. It seems to me one minute it was October and now it's December, so I am not quite as organised as I usually am.
       These four items came home with me...

Abombinaball is a new bath ballistic for this Christmas which has a mix of peppermint, vanilla and orange.

Also a new introduction for this year is The Melting Snowman bath melt which has a deep marzipan fragrance.

Cinders, which I have used many times before, has a spicy and fruity scent.

I fell for this cute and quirky Santa knot wrap. Which they had used as bunting in the shop which was a great idea.

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My next stop was Past Times. I bought a cute little catnip tree for my lovely little kittens. I also bought a very girlie catnip mouse, especially for Violet. I bought it to cheer her up after her surgery next week (I will go into detail about that later).

     Next stop was Waterstone's. Having had a bee in my bonnet about brushing up on my French grammar and verbs for a while, I decided to see what they had to offer. A very helpful man pointed me in the right direction of the French books and showed me some of the options. This is the one I settled on...

     Next the sweet shop. I got some of my favourite Rhubarb & Custard sweets. I also purchased some Beeches Violet Creams. I wanted something to enjoy while poring over my new book (they are also nice because they remind me of my little Violet).

Halloween Fun

I hope everyone had a fangtastic Halloween. Although my plans had to be significantly downsized at the last minute (garden party cancelled), we still managed to have a great time.
     Nobody was left out, even my little kittens got presents. These included a bat dangler toy, Halloween bubbles and matching pumpkin collars.

                                                                Ruby sporting her new collar.

Violet enjoys relaxing beside the gifts.

                                                   My little pumpkin meets a pumpkin.

Ruby gets into the spirit by donning her witches hat.

Ruby enjoys climbing over the pumpkin hurdle

Boris the bat joins the festivities.

These are just some of my photos from Halloween, I will post more soon.

Kitten Mischief

Just thought I would share a few pictures of my two beautiful kittens.

Violet is a very beautiful girl. This little basket is one of her favourite places. Although she is struggling to fit in it, the more she grows. But that doesn't stop her trying!

Ruby is much smaller and skinnier than her sister but she has a big appetite for most "human" foods. In the second picture, she has just finished sticking her head in my almost empty yogurt pot. But she still managed to get herself in a fine mess.

They are half Siamese, I think you can see it quite a lot in this photo. They remind me of the two cats in Lady And The Tramp. Everything about Ruby is very Siamese, her face, her build, even her habits. The only thing she doesn't have is the voice. Unfortunately she rarely speaks.
      On the other hand Violet is much more vocal but doesn't have as many as the physical characteristics of a Siamese. But she does look Siamese some of the time.