Mr Kennedy the vet (the good vet) has just called regarding the results of Francis's blood tests. What a lovely Christmas present :-D Francis, although his blood readings are still high, they are considerably reduced from the levels taken by the PITA vet who said that Francis needed to be...

I've just come in from the garden where I was pruning a buddliea. Francis reverted to kittenhood as he was pouncing on the clippings. With a particularly long bit, I ran about the garden (not an elegant sight) dragging the long cutting behind me and Francis was running after it, swiping at an...

Francis took the opportunity today to make use of the warming effect of a black weed-suppressant membrane I've got over a small area destined to be a veg plot. I love his 'pillow' ;-) http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e236/wafflycat/Francis002170409.jpg

Mr Oven Glove Why? Well, now the weather is turning colder, I've taken to lighting a coal/wood fire in the hearth. It's quite lovely of an evening. Vernon & sit there, have a glass of wine.. watch a film... talk... the cats curl up nearby. So I'm sat there, in front of a roaring fire, sipping...

It's dusk here in my bit of heaven on earth. Every night, by now, the laydeez have made their way up into their henhouse from the run and settled themselves down into the straw for the night. All that remains for me to do is close the pophole from the henhouse to the run and then lock all doors,...

Tonight Nathan & I did the usual giving Francis his pill routine; Nathan holds Francis whilst I put the pill in Francis's mouth. Job done, Francis went off & took out his anger on the nearest 'nip mousie. Quote from Nathan, "Gosh Francis, you pop your pill and then raid your stash. What...

A quickie... Francis is LOLcatted.. http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=941290

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Francis has been doing his usual adoration of hens today. I've been out mowing a very overgrown lawn. In the process, I've taken to tops off several anthills. Cue henny clucking of excitment as they attack the ants, goggling them up and any ants' eggs that have been exposed. Poor Francis, he...

Francis making sure he keeps Paw in the correct position to receive the full effect of the mind-control ray being beamed into Paw's brain direct from the Mothership... http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e236/wafflycat/?action=view&current=FrancisPawonPawsPurrday.jpg

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My downstairs loo is in the process of being redecorated by Vernon. The wallpaper has been stripped and the walls prepared for a new covering of wallpaper. For once, Vernon has read the instructions (gasp!) and the wallpaper instructions say the wallpaper, once pasted, needs to be left for 5 mins...

I did a good long bike ride of 60+ miles today. Frosty start. Cold, headwind, rain, sleety rain, more headwind, more cold, more rain... My thighs ache. A lot. Francis has decided to massage my thighs. Problme is, I do not appreciate the feline acupuncture he also insists on adminstering to my...

The other day a couple from the cycling club I belong to called round, in their car, to drop off some paperwork which I was going to pass along to a third party. I saw them pull-up outside the house, so I opened my front door. I was followed by Francis. One of my firends got out of her car -...

Took Francis to see Mr Kennedy, the good vet, today. He's very, very pleased with Francis's progress. Gave Francis another steroid injection and renewed the prescription for the beta-blockers. Will go back in another month and have a follow-up blood test done on Francis's kidney function. He noted...

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.... is not acting like a cat at death's door. he is *himself*. He is a bit thinner than he used to be, but he is eating, he is playing, his eyes are bright, he loves being out in the garden... he is *himself*. The steroid injection, the beta-blocker and the renal food seem to be doing the trick,...

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