A few months ago, I was sitting in our conservatory writing, when I saw a new black cat in our garden. We have a black cat, (a rescue named Buffy), and at […]
Saving Fatface
50 things I have learned from my Cats
I was having a very stressful day earlier this week. The work I was doing was slow, monotonous and dull. I felt drained, empty and tired. At this point, Dennis my Burmese, […]
Homelessness: Don’t Close Your Eyes.
Walking through town this morning and bracing myself against the cold (apparently the coldest day of the year today, and snow coming later this afternoon), I couldn’t help but notice how many […]
Get Motivated For Change
“Only I can change my life, no one can do it for me.” – Carol Burnett Like everyone, there have been times in my life when I have felt unfulfilled or discontented, […]
Animals – The Best Therapy.
I was reading an article in The New York Times the other day about cats as therapists. Not cats with clipboards asking about our relationships with our mothers you understand, but […]
Leaving Cats for holidays
I was going to call this piece ‘Cats & Holidays’ but that would suggest I am going on a cat holiday. I’m not. I wish I were. Apparently there is a ‘cat […]
Buffy’s story
In late July 2014, we got a call from Andy’s son living in London saying he was worried about a cat that had recently been seen in and around their student house. “Hog-ribs” […]
