My tiny hands are frozen

Hmmmm, turns out that the sunshine was just a cruel trick - it's freezing here today - I certainly didn't stay out there for too long!

On the plus side, I am allowed to sit indoors by the fire while the pesky gnomes are freezing their evil toes off outside:

It was an eventful weekend with relatives visiting from the UK - luckily the weather stayed nice for them, and  many tourist-type excursions were enjoyed. I stayed home to guard the house and, would you credit it, ANOTHER animal turned up. It's getting a bit like Dr Doolittle here - word has clearly got out to the animal community that there is free food available. I leapt on him from a great height and saw him off the premises - don't think he'll be back in a hurry!

All the banging and clattering from downstairs appears to have stopped - I think this means that the games room is finished now, but the humans are muttering about something called "painting the ceiling" I saw a very nice ceiling on the news last night actually - somewhere called the Sistine Chapel - wonder if it's going to look anything like that? I'll let you know..........

Monkey business

I have decided that I ought to start learning a bit of French - mostly so that I can chat to Ozzy (the cat) who seems like a fine fellow despite being completely bonkers. They do teach you some funny stuff in these lessons - I mean, when are you ever likely to say "le singe est dans l'arbre"?? Anyway, it was such a beautiful day that I thought I would continue my lessons in the garden where, much to my surprise............

....what are the chances of that happening.........??? (although if I was being picky, I would point out that technically, it's an orang-utan).

Next thing you know, I'll be stumbling across "la plume de ma tante" - funnily enough, my aunt did lose a pen last time she was in France - but it's hardly likely to turn up in the garden is it?

....no...... wait, what's this?

I'd better give her a call and tell her that I've found it before that pesky cat runs off with it.