August

Read:

• Peckover House by Tessa Wild [NT guidebook]
• Neverness by David Zindel [re-read]
  

Battled:

• Red mites (chickens')
  
• Fleas (cat's)
  

Buried:

• Mr Big

Celebrated:

• In-laws' Golden wedding anniversary
  

Kitties

So, yes, although I feel less than enthusiastic about new cats, we have them: Ozzie and Socks. They're currently quarantined in the back bedroom with Little wandering around puzzled outside. (She's suffering from the shock of seeing the cat carriers come out of the cupboard, followed by the reappearance of cat carriers and spiriting of strangers into the house.)

Looby Loo is delighted.

Ozzy is settling in fine: he's spent the afternoon curled up in a cat bed on LL's desk, overlooking the garden, with a loyal new owner brushing his very plush tabby fur.

Socks is in hiding.