I don’t know what the neighbourhood is coming to. Last night I came out for a cookie snack and Kaz had started to tell me something when Sooz walked in to the kitchen and Kaz went quiet. Well that really piqued my interest. But when Kaz finally agreed to finish what she’d been saying, I wished I’d run from the room screaming … before she told us. Kaz is fairly certain she saw a snake outside the kitchen window. A snake! I’ll say that again slowly…a snake! She wouldn’t let Kaz or I go out to check so we’re hoping it’s made its way out of the yard by now.
Chances are it has moved on because tonight after they came home from Trivia, Sooz was in the bedroom and she called out to Kaz to “come look”. By the time Kaz got there the black cat Sooz had seen on the back deck was out of sight. If it had still been on the back deck (and chances are it wouldn’t have been there at all had the snake still been around) it would have high-tailed it out of there as soon as Kaz “snuck” into the ensuite – stepping onto the scales and into the rubbish bin. It made a huge racket! While she was doing that I was zooming up and down the house looking out all the windows trying to catch a glimpse of the interloper. The cheek of it! Everyone in the area knows this is Nigey’s house! But what if it’s lost or has nowhere to live? How would we know? I wonder how long it will be before it comes back.
Nigella ... 