This was the first time I had flown by myself, the hubby flew a week or so before for work, and I joined him later in Johannesburg. Hubby stayed in Limpopo, saw monkeys, impalas, and giraffes. He was there for research and managed to see quite a bit. I didn't manage to get much sleep on [...]
Vets called earlier this week saying they needed to do more tests on Merlin to verify he didn't have any underlying issues. Urine sample needed to see if he is just thirsty or has cushings disease. Then a blood sample to determine whether having blood taken from him stressed him out or if he has [...]
Our little boy had two things removed recently: a small lump on his neck and a tooth. The little lump has been around for a bit, but we noticed it had gotten larger so took Merlin to the vets, and the procedure was booked for the next day. The tooth extraction wasn't planned, it was [...]
Raw. Cold and raw. That's how I felt after finishing this installment of the trilogy. I devoured it, listening at every moment I could on Scribd. So much change. So much distress. So much pain in this book. Yet it is so powerful, I would gladly read / listen to it again - though maybe after [...]
Two thirds of the household is getting steroids now, in one way or another. My dog is on steroids. And I now need a cream that contains steroids. Merlin was very poorly a few weeks ago, vomiting like clockwork at 4am almost every morning. We figured out that he's allergic to salmon, so stopped the [...]
Just finished reading Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. This is the first book I've read in a long time where I felt I needed to read the next one straight away. And that's what happened: I'm onto Mockingjay already. I finally upgraded my old Nokia and now have a smart phone, more on that later, [...]
So I went on a job for work where I had to stay away, and tried the local cuisine: pub food. I was greedy and ordered nachos to start, with a beefy main. Waitress came out with the food, which was great 'cause I was hungry. But the kitchen staff made a sharing nachos starter - [...]
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