Londinium

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Sorry for the very evitable delay, but yesterday kind of exploded on me. True, a better prepared, better organised man would have written his blog well ahead of time. The trouble is, that’s not me, and that bloke’s blog is nowhere near as thrilling a read.

So, on with the show.

This week the most troublesome part of log writing, the onerous task of finding some potentially interesting factoids amid the humdrum footfalls of my not too exciting life. This is not one of those weeks, because, as some astute readers may have worked out, last week, the week of the missing blog post, Tina and I went to London.

Giddy Kipper

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As you can imagine - I like to make good on my promises, so here I am with your weekly muse on the Rankin 's super thrilling and exciting life, from the wife's perspective of course.

The Streets Of London

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Repetition.

Repetition, repetition, repetition.

It’s something I’ve been accused of, every now and then. But, when it comes to this week’s offering, I know the subject matter is one I’ve not written about in well over a year, possibly nearer to two.

‘Cos once again, it’s London time, baby.

In The Habit

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They say it’s the little things that count.

Of late, I’ve taken this old saw somewhat to heart, and, like a lot of things in life, it started with a book.

Maggie

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Sorry, mum, this one’s about cats again.

I say cats, but I actually mean cat. One cat. Singular. Individual.

And, although it might be difficult for all you Ailurophobics out there, my own sainted mother included, this week there isn’t much choice in it, either.

You see, last Friday, at just before 11pm, we said goodbye to Maggie for the last time.

Coming Home

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Well, that was a week.

I mean most weeks are, generally speaking. The standard seven day progression through the calendar, whether from Sunday to Sunday, Monday to Monday, or some arbitrary point to arbitrary point is pretty standard these days. A regular occurrence, one might say.

But it’s how you fill them that counts, and these last seven days have been filled to the brim with excitement, anticipation, and elation on multiple fronts.

So, shall we?

Scarcey Cat

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If man’s best friend is a dog, then I don’t know what a cat is meant to be.

A bloody nuisance would be my best bet at the moment.

Not that I have anything against cat’s as a whole you understand (sorry, mum, I don’t) but when it comes to specifics there’s one feline in particular who’s taking the whole ‘nine lives’ thing and testing it to destruction.

Let me explain.