Watching

Mums watching the Voice, I'm watching the neighbours.

Slim Pops

I wonders if you have noticed that I have been looking a bit slimmer lately?  Mum has had me on  Da Bird diet.  That means I can eat all of my usual foods, but I has to play with da bird for a while every day or every second day.  That way I jump and roll around, then need to fall over and sleep on the rug for a while.  Then I have to go to bed and sleep for another four hours to recover.  Mum thinks the diet is working though, as I am looking less chubbiesh.

We Have a Sad Today

Aww, we feels real sad today to hear about sweet Squashies.  RIP sweet girl, we are glad that you are no longer in pain, even though our hearts now hurt.  Smooches to your lovely family.

Thoughtful Tuesday

Top of the news here in New Zealand is the US election.  The whole world is talking about it, and we all are wondering what will happen.  It is an election of soo many issues, and we can understand why people are confused over who to vote for.

Me, I'm voting for the warm weather to come back.  Our heater has had to be on too much this week and it has been super chilly at night.  So cold I even crawled back between my mums knees last night and pinned her to her side of the bed.

Fort Monday

Check me out in my fort. I'm hiding out this Monday as it is Guy Fawkes (Fireworks) night.  I know, I should be inside, and in fact I am actually sitting on my mums bed trying to keep warm as it is grey and chilly again here.

Mum is busy making some beefy ragu to make a big lasagne for the rest of the weeks dinners. Then she is going to chop up a fresh pineapple and divide it up for work lunches.  She got me some fancy feasts, as I don't do the people food.

Hope the beginning of your weeks is going well.  Is it bad to say we are hanging out til Friday?

Kitchenitis

This was our kitchen last week, when we had to get the oven fixed.  Mum was trying to cook some chops one night, she kept checking them and then figured out that the oven wasn't working, as the chops were still raw after an hour.  Mr Electrician had to replace the element, as it had corroded through.

Mum had lost a lot of her kitchen mojo for a while.  She didn't feel like cooking and was doing easy things for dinner, like beans on toast or just some icecream or yogurt.  Since having the oven fixed, mum has felt a little more like doing stuff in the kitchen.  She made lemon rissotto for dinner last nigh and cooked a caramel and choc slice.  She did start of some no knead bread, but the yeast was old, so that went in the bin.  Tonight she made corn fritters with a big salad for dinner is going to make some carrot and corriander soup for the weeks lunches.

Mum thinks the kitchenitis is over finally - we'll have to wait and see.

Caturday

It is a rainy day here in the land of Q.  Mums plan of getting up early to go to the market went out the window.  She snoozed with me until 9am instead.  She went off with a bestie for a touch of cafe lunching and craft market browsing.

Then she went off to the other market where she stood hypnotized by the Orla Kiely cake tins - ohh laa laa.  So it is 4pm and us girls are ready for a snooze.  Then mum has plans to eat lemon  rissotto on the couch and watch the Antiques Roadshow  and Downton Abbey.  We call that a great Caturday plan.

Couch Curl Up

I don't normally sleep on this couch.  Last night mum had some visitors, so I runned outside and hid under the house.  When the visitors left, I came out and sniffed the couch and sat here, cos mums friend left his nice smells on the cushion.   When mum got home, I was curled up here, and I have gone back to bed here.  Mum is enjoying having my company, as she normally misses me as I am usually curled up in a bedroom, while she is in the lounge.

Herrow November

Herrow November - you arrived quickly and it looks like it is going to be a fun month.  Look - it started with  my  da bird toy and bubble wrap.   Awesome!

Wordless Wednesday - Happy Halloween

Sunbeams

The sunbeams have finally come back.  On the day mum had to go back to work of course.  Still we can't complain, as she has been watching the news and that superstorm looks scary.  We hope everybuddy is safe in their houses.

Weeds

What an exciting mumsday we had.  I helped her pull out weeds and tidy up  the garden a bit.  Now she has two chickens in the oven!!  They were cheaper than buying one, so mum put them both in the hot box and will cook up some cabbage and broccoli as well.  That way, she will have lots of veg and chicken for all week, and chicken bones to make some stock.  The sad thing is - I don't eat the peoples food, so no chicken for me!!

We hope all of our friends are safe if they are waiting for the stormageddon to arrive in the States.  We hope all of you and your families are safe and sound.

C.S.I

Mum wonders who might have left those prints in the shower tray?  In fact she is just relieved that they were left in the shower and not all over the quilts.

Caturday

It is the end of Caturday here in NZ.  It has been another quiet one at chez Q.  Mum and I had a little sleep in, then I had to hide outside while the electrician came round to fix our stove.  Mum went and gotted a big lot of fruit and vegetables.  Then she didn't eat any of them, as she went out for tasty dinner with her friends.  

Hope you have some nice plans for Caturday.

Birthday Boxes

Dear Fambly,

Fank yoo for sending me this smelly box and comfy bubble wrap bed for my mums birthday.

Luf
Poppy Q xxx

Happy Birthday Mum

Today was my mums birthday.  She got very spoilt with lots of lovely presents and we had a relaxing day together.  She gets to go out for dinner on Saturday night, and tonight she scoffed lots of yummy food for dinner tonight.  Me - I got some bubble wrap and temptations. So we are all happy!!

Wordless Wednesday - Little Me

Grumpity

I am a bit grumpity today.  Mum chased me with the zoom groom and pinned me down to brush my furs.  She really wanted to do my trouser pants - but I'm not having that.

Seasonal

 This morning, it was sunshine out on the deck.

By this afternoon, we needed the heater on, and mum had to pull the jumper out and put it on to keep warm.

It is a public holiday here in NZ - our Labour Day or as it is usually known, big garden clean out holiday or take your caravan to the beach holiday.  Our day was spent relaxing and having a big sleep in.

Sleepy Sunday

Today was a good day for snoozing.  Mum went out to visit friends for a lovely beachside lunch at their house.  It was good for her to get out, more time for me to sleep.  Then she came home and we had a four hours nap!!!  Now we are taking it easy, preparing for a big night of sleeps.