Insomnia?!

When Felix was a kitten

Facebook posts have been a bit thin on the ground recently and I thought I’d have nothing to blog today then this …

By way of explanation…

Felixcat now 18 years old and becoming senile, he has developed the loudest unearthly yowl which he quite often produces in the wee small hours when he wants to be in somewhere.  Because Teddy is such a bastard and has taken possession of our bed Felix now tries to sleep with Thunderthighs.

On Wednesdays Thunderthighs has an early shift at Hextol so is out of the house before 7.30 which is when my alarm goes off.

Half an hour ago I was sitting her scrolling through the Facebook archives and finding nothing useful when my mobile’s text alert went off.

From Thunderthighs

All Felix has done all night is anything BUT settle.   

He rests somewhere for 10 minutes and then either adjusts himself or moves somewhere else; rinse and repeat for the rest of the night.

Loving mother’s reply

We know.

From Thunderthighs

FURTHERMORE, Ferretfingers was CONSTANTLY going to the toilet until 1 o’clock in the morning!  I was lying in bed having trouble sleeping like “You had a shit a quarter of an hour ago, WHY ARE GOING FOR ANOTHER ONE, YOU INCONTINENT TOILET PERVERT?!  JUST WAIT UNTIL MORNING!”

Before I could respond the mobile chimed again

And on top of all that, the sun wouldn’t set until fucking midnight for some reason.

 So like the home-life etc.

And with that the smoke alarms (one on each floor, linked to each other) have gone off again because Fester forgets and fails to turn on the extraction fan in the kitchen when he’s immolating bacon or burning toast.

 

Teeth Blockage

From Facebook Archives

8 June 2022 at 08.08

Busy day yesterday, with a lot of walking around slowly in the open air at Ouseburn, so I was shattered last night.

But at least I good a relatively good night's sleep.

Another busy day ahead: Ferretfingers to/from Rising Sun and in between accompanying Thunderthighs to the Molieux Dental Centre to have his first treatment under gas and air.  I think it's fillings and I'm really not looking forward to it.

Later   

It wasn't treatment, it was yet another dentist having a look, explaining what would happen and filling and signing of forms.  But he is the dentist that is going to do the work!  

Which starts on Wednesday 17 August.

Miss Doozer  You make it sound like roadworks 

'Work commencing 17th August, expect disruption and leave extra time for your journey...'

8 June 2025 at 10.21

Thundery rain yesterday and the downcomer feeding the waterbutt was blocked, water cascading out of the hopper above the bay windows and nothing into the waterbutt.

So out I went with the drain snake (blessing the memory of my father-in-law Tom), shoved it through the connecting pipe, got all but the last six inches in, pulled it back and WHOOSH the head of water had pushed through whatever I'd loosened and it came pouring in.

I'd tried the same thing a couple of times recently because the butt wasn't filling, but never when it was raining so it obviously needed a bit of pressure from above to dislodge it.

Came back in damp but satisfied.

Henlady  Hurrah!

 

An Upstanding Member Of The Community!?

From Facebook Archives

7 June at 2025 at 09.56

At Knit'n'natter yesterday...

One of our ladies has broken her ankle and was in a moonboot and using a stick so couldn't sit in her usual place at the far end of the table.  

She needed the seat nearest the door; which meant everybody who usually sits on that side of the table had to move, including me.  

It was quite interesting really.

I ended up sitting on the other side of the table next to fellow volunteer and board member May.   She trained as a nurse but left nursing to look after her disabled child.   

Her son wants to volunteer for St John's Ambulance so, as he is a minor, she has to volunteer with him.   

A while ago, having no recent employment referee, she asked me to be one of her character referees.   

Yesterday she said "You could sign people's passport photos you know."  

 EH?  

 "Well by dint of being Chair here you're considered an upstanding member of the community."

The ladies were quite startled at how loudly and long I laughed at that.

 

Letter Kwikfit Birthday Tea

From Facebook Archives

6 June 2009 at 09:57

I've just found and read a letter from Mum dated 7 May 1993.

Ms Exlibris  I bet that was an emotional moment..

Bentonbag  It was, especially as it was written before Alzheimer's got its teeth into her.  But it was strangely comforting as well because for a moment she was back with me as she really was when she had all her faculties.

6 June 2011 at 16:28

My car's been lying to me again.  

Brake pads worn warning light, bleeper 

"contact garage" message.

Off to Kwik Fit.  

Nothing wrong with them.  

Loose wire taped up.  

No charge.  

Good lads.

6 June 2017 at 15.22

We're back and, when we've finished Fester's birthday tea, I shall be making an album of the latest Scottish trip photos.  

He's 65 today and was worried about celebrating because of what happened when he turned 60 (his brother Stephen died). But so far so good ...

Mrs Poet  welcome back!

Mr Monkshood  Wish him happy birthday from me please Ben.

Sheffield Cousin  Wish him a happy birthday from us in Sheffield. Didn't realise it was today; my Mam (his Aunt Gladys) would have been 100 today.

Mrs Banjoman  Wish him a happy birthday from my husband and me as well please.

Mrs Leftfoot  Happy Birthday, Fester.  Hope you've all had a good day. X

Burney  Please say happy birthday from me and give him a big cuddle. Say hullo to the boys as well from me.

The Late  Happy birthday Fester

6 June 2018 at 16:05

It's Fester's birthday today. 

Being Wednesday Thunderthighs is at college this afternoon so we did the Tesco/big shop after dropping Ferretfingers off at Norham first thing this morning. 

When we got home Thunderthighs  suggested he come home early so he could "help with birthday tea". 

We said no and he had to stay until 4. 

His reply "If college had a motto it would be 'We'll keep you here until rush hour!'"