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I apologise i seem to be moaning a lot at the moment.
You don’t need to apologise, just make sure you look after yourself.
biggs682
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- Northamptonshire
Had my first go of making my own chocochino earlier using a pod machine.
An afternoon cuppa went down well whilst watching the GP highlights.
Still raining
An afternoon cuppa went down well whilst watching the GP highlights.
Still raining
Andy in Germany
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- Rottenburg am Neckar
Of course the day after I sent this order my jacket zipper expired in a terminal manner, so I had to place another order for a replacement this morning...
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
It's been a grey, cool and drizzly day here chez Casa Reynard, with a brisk northwesterly blowing.
Managed seven hours sleep last night, albeit that was after a nearly 20-hour day. But I treated myself to an extra two hour nap after a brief foray to the kitchen for a
Had an interesting day at the cat show yesterday. My judge and I started off smoothly. Until we got to the fifth cat in her book - an entire male Bengal. He was sat in his bed in his pen, so I just lifted him out of the pen, bed and all, and popped him on the trolley for my judge to assess. While she was checking to see if his teeth align correctly, he just flipped. I have *never* seen a cat go from zero to apesh*t so quickly. And I've absolutely *no* idea how the judge managed to get him back into his pen. Unfortunately, she got bitten quite badly in the process - I was holding his rear end, so was out of the line of fire.
I've been stewarding on and off since 2008, and I've never had to deal with a biting certificate before. It's the steward's job to do the paperwork for that, and yes, it comes in triplicate... You need to get the show manager to withdraw the cat from competition, the duty vet to check the cat over, and countersign the forms. My judge was sent home via A & E - she's got the wound cleaned and dressed, and been given a tetanus shot and antibiotics.
I ended up swapping to a different judge for the rest of the day. This chap is an all-breed judge and had overall Best in Show as well, so I was pretty busy trotting around the show hall. I still can't feel my feet! Of course, the other judge's book was redistributed, and as luck would have it, my new judge ended up having to re-judge that Best of Breed class with the entire Bengals. Of the other two cats in the class, the female (who was in the pen next to the cat that went ape) was having none of it - she went for both of us when we tried to handle her, so the Show Manager withdrew her from competition as well to avoid anyone else getting bitten. And the other entire male, who was actually quite a friendly soul, then failed a vet assessment because his teeth were badly misaligned.
But I handled three breeds I'd never handled before - Russian White, Toyger and Lykoi. The Lykoi (a blue roan) was a real treat, as they are incredibly rare. Not everyone's on the looks front, but they have such lovely temperaments. And then I got to meet a second Lykoi who was on exhibition - a tortie roan. Ye gods, she was lovely... 
Doing BIS was lovely too. I shared with another steward, and presented three of the six cats to the judge - a blue & white Persian, a red spotted tabby British and a chocolate Burmese. The British made the final cut of three, and the Persian went on to be the overall best.
Madam Boo was pleased to see me when I got home, and she spent a fair while sniffing my white coat and my assorted gubbins. I just chilled in the company of the cat whilst demolishing a pot of tea and a large quantity of cheese & biscuits.
Today I have done very little. I still have to top up the firewood in the house, scoop the litter tray and sort out a little bit of paperwork for tomorrow. But other than that, I plan on having a quiet evening.
Managed seven hours sleep last night, albeit that was after a nearly 20-hour day. But I treated myself to an extra two hour nap after a brief foray to the kitchen for a
Had an interesting day at the cat show yesterday. My judge and I started off smoothly. Until we got to the fifth cat in her book - an entire male Bengal. He was sat in his bed in his pen, so I just lifted him out of the pen, bed and all, and popped him on the trolley for my judge to assess. While she was checking to see if his teeth align correctly, he just flipped. I have *never* seen a cat go from zero to apesh*t so quickly. And I've absolutely *no* idea how the judge managed to get him back into his pen. Unfortunately, she got bitten quite badly in the process - I was holding his rear end, so was out of the line of fire.
I've been stewarding on and off since 2008, and I've never had to deal with a biting certificate before. It's the steward's job to do the paperwork for that, and yes, it comes in triplicate... You need to get the show manager to withdraw the cat from competition, the duty vet to check the cat over, and countersign the forms. My judge was sent home via A & E - she's got the wound cleaned and dressed, and been given a tetanus shot and antibiotics.
I ended up swapping to a different judge for the rest of the day. This chap is an all-breed judge and had overall Best in Show as well, so I was pretty busy trotting around the show hall. I still can't feel my feet! Of course, the other judge's book was redistributed, and as luck would have it, my new judge ended up having to re-judge that Best of Breed class with the entire Bengals. Of the other two cats in the class, the female (who was in the pen next to the cat that went ape) was having none of it - she went for both of us when we tried to handle her, so the Show Manager withdrew her from competition as well to avoid anyone else getting bitten. And the other entire male, who was actually quite a friendly soul, then failed a vet assessment because his teeth were badly misaligned.
But I handled three breeds I'd never handled before - Russian White, Toyger and Lykoi. The Lykoi (a blue roan) was a real treat, as they are incredibly rare. Not everyone's
on the looks front, but they have such lovely temperaments. And then I got to meet a second Lykoi who was on exhibition - a tortie roan. Ye gods, she was lovely... Doing BIS was lovely too. I shared with another steward, and presented three of the six cats to the judge - a blue & white Persian, a red spotted tabby British and a chocolate Burmese. The British made the final cut of three, and the Persian went on to be the overall best.
Madam Boo was pleased to see me when I got home, and she spent a fair while sniffing my white coat and my assorted gubbins. I just chilled in the company of the cat whilst demolishing a pot of tea and a large quantity of cheese & biscuits.
Today I have done very little. I still have to top up the firewood in the house, scoop the litter tray and sort out a little bit of paperwork for tomorrow. But other than that, I plan on having a quiet evening.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Went to Lidl earlier today. Needed tomatoes among the other stuff. Went around the veggie isle twice. No tomatoes. None. Like zero. Not just zero but big fat zero. Not even a lonely tomato ghost.When I asked staff said "supply issues". Apparently it was the same yesterday already.
Went to small Tesco. A few packs of small vine tomatoes left. Woohoo, mission accomplished.
I can't live without tomatoes - they are like bread to me.
There was a distinct lack of tomatoes in Tesco when I went on Thursday. Did manage to get a punnet of cherry tomatoes though.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yesterday while I was busy tidying the garage, the postman was delivering some mail. Yes, so mundane I know. He nearly always wears shorts. Even more mundane.
Yesterday he was wearing trousers, and before I could think about it, I said, "I didn't recognise you in trousers".
Fortunately he saw the funny side, and said I had "made his day" and he would tell his wife what I said.
I'm sitting here giggling and Madam Boo is looking at me rather strangely. The postie here also wears shorts whatever the weather. His concession to the season / weather is in his choice of hat LOL
It's been a grey, cool and drizzly day here chez Casa Reynard, with a brisk northwesterly blowing.
Managed seven hours sleep last night, albeit that was after a nearly 20-hour day. But I treated myself to an extra two hour nap after a brief foray to the kitchen for a
Had an interesting day at the cat show yesterday. My judge and I started off smoothly. Until we got to the fifth cat in her book - an entire male Bengal. He was sat in his bed in his pen, so I just lifted him out of the pen, bed and all, and popped him on the trolley for my judge to assess. While she was checking to see if his teeth align correctly, he just flipped. I have *never* seen a cat go from zero to apesh*t so quickly. And I've absolutely *no* idea how the judge managed to get him back into his pen. Unfortunately, she got bitten quite badly in the process - I was holding his rear end, so was out of the line of fire.
I've been stewarding on and off since 2008, and I've never had to deal with a biting certificate before. It's the steward's job to do the paperwork for that, and yes, it comes in triplicate... You need to get the show manager to withdraw the cat from competition, the duty vet to check the cat over, and countersign the forms. My judge was sent home via A & E - she's got the wound cleaned and dressed, and been given a tetanus shot and antibiotics.
I ended up swapping to a different judge for the rest of the day. This chap is an all-breed judge and had overall Best in Show as well, so I was pretty busy trotting around the show hall. I still can't feel my feet! Of course, the other judge's book was redistributed, and as luck would have it, my new judge ended up having to re-judge that Best of Breed class with the entire Bengals. Of the other two cats in the class, the female (who was in the pen next to the cat that went ape) was having none of it - she went for both of us when we tried to handle her, so the Show Manager withdrew her from competition as well to avoid anyone else getting bitten. And the other entire male, who was actually quite a friendly soul, then failed a vet assessment because his teeth were badly misaligned.
But I handled three breeds I'd never handled before - Russian White, Toyger and Lykoi. The Lykoi (a blue roan) was a real treat, as they are incredibly rare. Not everyone's
Doing BIS was lovely too. I shared with another steward, and presented three of the six cats to the judge - a blue & white Persian, a red spotted tabby British and a chocolate Burmese. The British made the final cut of three, and the Persian went on to be the overall best.
Madam Boo was pleased to see me when I got home, and she spent a fair while sniffing my white coat and my assorted gubbins. I just chilled in the company of the cat whilst demolishing a pot of tea and a large quantity of cheese & biscuits.
Today I have done very little. I still have to top up the firewood in the house, scoop the litter tray and sort out a little bit of paperwork for tomorrow. But other than that, I plan on having a quiet evening.
I don't have that problem judging flower classes and show gardens. Though some of the exhibitors have been known to kick off.
Is Madame Boo's surname 'Radley' perchance? 😂
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Cat fancy exhibitors are no different tbh. You need a pretty thick skin at times whether you're showing or judging. At least plants don't bite, I guess.
Bengals are pretty well much the worst breed of cat when it comes to temperament (they're a wild-domestic hybrid), not because they're consistently nasty, but because they're unpredictable and easily frustrated. I can't speak for the other hybrid breeds like Chausie and Savannah because the GCCF doesn't recognise them and so I've no experience there. When I first started stewarding, a couple of the senior judges who took me under their wing wouldn't let me handle Bengals.
The temperaments have generally improved in recent years, but you will get shonky ones, especially with the entires. The neuters tend to be much more easy going. That said, you don't tend to see Bengals in the Household Pet section - which is primarily judged on temperament.
Problem with wind is if its too strong the turbines have to be locked to prevent them over spinning. 60mph winds about today.
Reynard
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- Cambridgeshire, UK
Cat has been fed, litter tray scooped and firewood topped up. Time to kick back and chill for the remainder of the evening.