Must try harder!

WinterWarrior

Haha, that sounds about right. We have a big tabby visitor who comes in fits and starts. We’ll have him every day for a fortnight and then not see him for months. I suspect his favourite person works offshore and he comes to us when he’s sulking because his dad is away. He comes from over the field and I think I know where he lives. Mine are all house cats, but he sits on the windowsills (in winter he follows the room lights, he’s not daft) and demands the choicest pouches be placed on the step. He hates people though and will wind around ankles, but if you get too close with your arms or face he’ll pulverise you 🤣 I have no idea why I feed him, it’s like paying the mafia protection money! Once he’s eaten a pouch or two he comes back to the windowsill and won’t leave until Dreamies are produced (at the risk of losing a finger). 

WinterWarrior

@IzzyBee I could post you one? 😬

Kakiste

Hiya @WinterWarrior just caught up with your diary. Skipping back a bit but I'd also recommend premium bonds- I found it really helpful that I can't 'see' the money in my bank account so never think of it as money I can use. I've just emptied mine except for £25 to repay relatives but I'm hopefully going to start building it up again next year. (Keeping £25 bond to keep it open until then, on the hilariously small chance that I win one of the £50,000 prizes and solve all my problems!)

WinterWarrior

Hi @Kakiste, I hope that £25 is really lucky (just like mine will be 😁). I agree, out of sight is much better and I hope to build on mine regularly ⭐️

MissRikkiC

I’ve just caught up with your diary and love the general chat about cats, chocolate, neighbours etc and here to appreciate and enjoy both that and your journey x

WinterWarrior

@MissRikkiC thank you so much. Everyone is welcome, please do join in...no topic too odd or unusual, we embrace them all 🤣 

Sun_Addict

My cat is fussy too, drives me nuts. She seems to prefer dog food 🙄

Onebrokelady

CRANKY40 said:

Onebrokelady said:

I can reverse on a horse 😂😂

I've just nearly choked on my supper reading that 🤣 I once fell off a horse that was standing still....

😂😂😂 I know I shouldn't laugh at someone else's misfortune but that's so funny 

Onebrokelady

Naomim said:

Cue all the horse stories 😂.

 I ended up in plaster trying to get on a horse! Tore the tendons and ligaments in my thumb.

I thought you were going to say you broke your leg or something 😂

Onebrokelady

WinterWarrior said:

🤣 oh my...I can trek badly on a horse, but I don’t have the leg muscles or rhythm to do the proper canter thing, I just do the uncoordinated bouncing about thing 😁 I can honestly say I never tried to reverse one 🤣
Horses are expensive and dangerous (for falling off), so I’ve not spent too much time with them, but I can understand the appeal. I wouldn’t say no to a Canadian mounty 😁

My big dream is to own my own horse again one day ( it's never going to happen but I can dream right ) in the meantime I usually go riding once a week at my local stables, I haven't been for a year though due to Covid and life in general. I will be going back ASAP though 
I have a half brother who used to be a Canadian Mounty, he isn't anymore he runs a motel now 😀