This morning we woke to a winter wonderland. Cheers Storm Larisa.
The weather station was a bit under the weather
but by afternoon it had mostly melted. The staff at Alley Cats Cafe Bar and Music Emporium had managed to keep their cat snow sculpture intact in an impressive act of maintenance while all around everything was dripping.
Admin1 is reading Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell.
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Miaow
Haven’t seen anything interesting lately so here are our cats keeping the bed warm.
Admin1 is reading Righteous Prey by John Sandford (reliably entertaining). Admin2 is reading Bewilderment by Richard Powers which was much better than I anticipated after the snorefest that was The Overstory: a steal from Flowers for Algernon, which he quite rightly referenced, with lots of environmentalism and a serving of schmaltz but a good dollop of skiffy sensibility too.
Too Hot!
The temperature topped out at 39.2 °C today; our hottest day ever recorded. It was too much even for the heat-hardy admin2 who came over all faint after walking the kids back from school at peak celsius.
Admini is rereading A Song from Dead Lips by William Shaw. Admin2 is rereading Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford.
Silver Paper
At our family dinner tonight (stroggers and blood orange drizzle cake) Gez was drawing on a silver sweet wrapper with a toothpick. We did not see it, but here is a photo of a cat rendered to look like silver paper.
Admin1 is reading Black Summer and Admin2 is reading The Puppet Show, both by MW Craven.
We scored 11.5 on the GSQ.
Best Friends for Five Minutes
Our cats in an uncharacteristic affectionate pose. They spend most of the day annoying each other and half the night charging up and down stairs playing a crazy game of hide-and-seek.
Admin1 is reading Cover Your Tracks by Clare Askew. Admin2 is reading Nightshade by ES Thomson.
We scored 10 on the GSQ.
Some Cats and Many Colours
Owing to roadworks, Admin2 took a different route today and spotted this charming arrangement on some steps.
Admin1 is reading The Other Mother by Michel Bussi. Admin2 is rereading Big Sky by Kate Atkinson.
Egyptian (Virtual) Holiday
Admin1 has been playing Assassin’s Creed Origins, a vast open-world game set in Egypt, circa 57BC. Some effort has gone into making it accurate, with consultant historians and linguists, and it’s undeniably impressive.
Here’s an eagle’s-eye view of Alexandria at sunset, taking in the Hippodrome, the museum, the famous library, the theatre, docks and ending up at the Ancient Wonder Pharos lighthouse, rediscovered in 1968.
There are also pyramids and the Sphinx…
…and, of course, cats:
Meanwhile, Admin1 is reading The Chalk Circle Man by Fred Vargas and Admin2 is reading The Other Mother by Michel Bussi.
The Many Colours of a Black Cat
Admin1 is rereading Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler. Admin2 is reading The Ghost Riders of Ordebec by Fred Vargas.
We scored 10 on the GWQ, thanks to knowing the answers to some of the questions. And we completely forgot it was Pie Day.
Sleeping with the Fishes
The cat is tired out after a hard day, just like us.
Admin1 is reading Cold Christmas by Alastair Gunn (daft plot, borderline readable). Admin2 is rereading, after many years, Satan Wants Me by Robert Irwin, and was transported back to a world of great music, drugs and crazy ideas.
Reflections
The cat with many bells sitting on a random car.
Admin1 is reading The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton and Admin2 is reading The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry.
Cats’ Cradle
Say fleas!
Admin1 is reading Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell.
And we scored FOURTEEN AGAIN on the GWQ!
Ginger Snap
This is the neighbour cat who has singalongs and standoffs with our nice cats. And sneaks inside and eats their food, as is obvious.
Admin1 is rereading Mortal Causes by Ian Rankin.
Coffee of the day: Ethiopia Rocko Mountain Reserve Natural Process: citrussy with curranty overtones and absolutely delicious.
Creature of the Night
Who says black cats don’t look good in photos?
Admin1 is rereading Strip Jack by Ian Rankin and watching Stranger Things.
We scored FOURTEEN on the GWQ!
Manspreading Cat
Ew! Admin1 is rereading Black&Blue by Ian Rankin. Admin2 is rereading Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. We scored 8.33 on the GWQ.
Cat Looking Cute
Check out its asymmetrical eyes.
We scored 10.5 on the GWQ.
Autumn Leaves with Colour-coordinated Cat
Admin1 is rereading When the Devil Drives by Chris Brookmyre. Admin2 is reading A Spy’s Life by Henry Porter.
Belling the Cat
This random neighbourhood cat has more bells than you can shake a stick at.
Admin2 has been reading How to Be Both by Ali Smith.
RIP Titan
We called him Titan because we thought he was going to be big but he was tiny and died of gut trouble before he was two years old. We will miss his calm nature, friendliness and lovely soft fur xxx
Ginger Snap
Titan and Ganymede being friendly for once…
Admin2 is reading The Disappeared by Ali Harper, distinguished by the protagonist having the same name as Admin2 and the action being centred on the street where she once lived.
Impasta
A spaghetti and meatballs (actually biscuit, truffles, jam and nuts) cake in honour of His Noodly Majesty the Flying Spaghetti Monster, bless his noodly appendages. It fooled the cat.
We had our sunniest April day ever (10.83kWh) and scored 10 on the GWQ.
Feed Me Now
The very hungry cat-er-pillock.
Admin2 is reading Bombproof by Michael Robotham.
Cats on the Table
Admin1 is reading Insidious Intent by Val McDermid and Admin2 is reading Speak by Louisa Hall; a clever novel about artificial intelligence, love and loss.
We scored 9.5 on the GWQ, close to our average score in 2018, which was 9.347692308…, continuing our year-on-year improvement.
The Joy of Cat
JOY is written in the fur, on one side only. The other side reads YOB.
Admin2 is reading Middle England by Jonathan Coe, a funny and disturbing book about brexit.
We scored er um 6 on the GWQ. Things can only get better.
So Tired
Admin2 is rereading Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan: the spy who loved reading novels. Admin1 was reading The Lies We Tell by Kristina Ohlsson, but gave up because it was rubbish.
Raindrops on Roses and Whiskers on Kittens
Typical summer weather at last; cold and wet and windy.
Admin1 is reading Golden Prey by John Sandford. Admin2 is reading The Birdwatcher by William Shaw.
Coffee of the day: Brazil Ipanema, tall and tanned and young and lovely.
We scored 7.5 on the GWQ.