Nigella …

It’s still cold here at Jannie and I’m still sleeping in with those Mummies. I sometimes sleep on M Sooz’s bed and sometimes on M Kaz’s – just depends on how l’m feeling, how cold it is and who’s taking up the most room – because I really do like to spread out while I sleep.

Aunty M came over the other evening and they were all a bit sad because they were watching the last episode of the Madame Blane Mysteries-for the moment anyway. There is talk of another season but as production hasn’t yet started, it’s going to be a while before it comes out. So, they’ve had to find a new series they can all watch together – and they have. They’re watching ‘Derry Girls’ and even though it’s set in Ireland during ‘The Troubles’, it is very funny. They have watched the first three episodes already – and I can’t wait for them to watch some more.

Well, I think I’m winning. She still doesn’t want me up with the television and, of course, since that’s the very spot she doesn’t want me to be, that’s exactly where I do want to be. Yes, she still had the spray bottle but it still isn’t working that well (heh heh) – and no, there’s no sign of a new spray bottle – or a water pistol or Super Soaker. (Don’t you take any notice of that M Kaz!)

M Kaz is pretending she is decluttering her office but I can’t see any evidence of that at all. And she still hasn’t put those other cube shelves together either. I think someone other than her needs to start supervising her to-do list and activities.

What on earth is that smell the Mummies brought home with them this evening?  There was pizza in there, and some milk drinks (yech) and something else.  I couldn’t quite work out what it was and then M Sooz told me it was Syl and An’s furry ones – Tilly and Blue.  They’d gone to dinner at their place and then watched a movie.  That explains why they weren’t home until after 10 – that and they stopped at Maccas on the way home to get something cold – and then they went down to the Broadwater to have it.  I suspect it was also so I didn’t insist that they give me some – which I often do if they have something yummy – although does Maccas fit that description?  M Kaz really wanted to go because Maccas is having a promotion – as a tie-in with the launch of the ‘Despicable Me 4’ movie, where Banana Shakes are available.  Did she like it – she wasn’t sure enough to commit to having another one.  And M Sooz is sure she still doesn’t like their chocolate shakes.  Just as well M Kaz had a can of something else in the car for her as they sat and watched the lights change over at the Marina Mirage.

It was the shortest day of the year and M Kaz was down at the Broadwater taking photographs atdawn (again).  She has to thank me for getting her up so early – but she never does.

Brrrr. It’s colder than it has been and I am defintely cuddling up with those Mummies to sleep. And that works well for all of us – until I wake up just after 5am and want the Mummies to get up too so they can feed me or play a game with me. I’m sure this is why M Kaz locked me out of the bedroom the other morning – although, to be fair, it may have been a bit earlier than that.

Of course, my naughtiness doesn’t end there. I don’t know why but I feel strangely attracted to scratching the television at the moment. I just can’t help getting up there and then having a scratch. I don’t think those Mothers are that keen on me doing that though because M Kaz has found the red spray bottle – and she’s not afraid to use it. It would be scarier if it worked all the time – but it doesn’t and I don’t want to have to be the one to point out that she needs to buy a better bottle if she wants it to be an effective deterrent. Otherwise, I’m just going to keep getting up there – and she’s just going to have to keep getting off the couch to reach me. Hmmmm … if she was really clever, she’d invest in a water pistol – no, no, not a supersoaker. She’ll never think of that though – I hope.

Otherwise nothing much has been happening here – which is why I haven’t been posting all that much. It could be because M Kaz’s fingers have been a bit frozen, which does make it a bit harder for her to type up my blog for me. She and M Sooz have actually been spending some time in the mornings Outback with me – because it is so much warmer there than in the house. It is nice having breakfast or morning tea with them out there – especially when they’re having those Parle-G biscuits that I love. Uncle Wayne loves them too – he likes his dipped in milk.

I keep looking but I haven’t seen any snakes in the yard since the plumber was here. M Kaz has said there have been sightings around the area – she’s seen people talking about it on the local FaceBook group. She’s taking it seriously – she’s made a note of the contact details for the local snake catcher.

Happy Birthday M Sooz! At least M Kaz let you sleep in before she took you out to brekkie with friends – and brought you home so you could look at all your FB messages before you went out to lunch.

Well, Uncle Wayne has finished his jobs at Jannie and has gone back to Toowoomba – where I think he’ll last just a couple of days in their cold before he packs up his caravan and heads north to the warmth. He was telling M Sooz the other day that 27 degrees is his “happy place”. I can understand that because he and M Kaz are sun-seekers like me. M Sooz is not.