A cat burglar and a rhino reprise – first published 12 October 2013

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When I heard someone moving about the house in the middle of the night in October 2013 it was one of two things. Either the cat burglar was back, or there was a real burglar in the house. Of course CJ could have suddenly developed insomnia. Whatever it was I couldn’t just go back to sleep and, as Commando was at work, I had to get up and find out… Continue reading A cat burglar and a rhino reprise – first published 12 October 2013

Interview mk II

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5 October 2013

Monday was wet. Very wet. Streets running with water, can’t see out the window wet. Any plans I might have had for a morning walk went by the wayside and I spent my time putting things into my suitcase and taking them back out again. It’s one thing packing for a nice beach holiday where the main requirements are swim suits, sun glasses and things to cover my pale skin to stop it burning. Packing for New York and Toronto in mid October is a whole different ball game. The weather forecast didn’t help, it was changeable to say the least. Never has packing seemed like such hard work. Continue reading Interview mk II