Hoover!

Ha ha! Hoover is one of my favorite words, I don't know why, I just love it - it actually sounds like sucking, doesn't it? Well, after Tiddles' application form disaster yesterday, I got him hoovering. We are all on a tight budget here at Chateau Kitten, and have to pull our weight! Do any of you remember hoovers like these? my mum had one, and I was scared of it, as I thought it looked like a space ship! ( I was an odd child!) Anyway, we look very spick and span now, with mucho hoovering and polishing - I'll have to tell the cats to wipe their paws!

Oh no, Tiddles!

Oh dear, that wasn't exactly what I was expecting Tiddles! I doubt this will get me short-listed, although it is very sweet! ( In my world, the application form has been completed and is just going to the post) I'll still get Tiddles a treat, just because he's small and orange!

Get to Work, Tiddles!

Right, this Tiger needs to earn his keep! I have asked Tiddles to fill in my application to the Health Board - I've told him that if I get this job, he can have a new jumper (his old mouse one is getting rather worn out). OK, well let's see what happens, so far he has drawn a rabbit! I'm not sure that will get me short-listed! I have to go up to Glasgow Airport now, so hopefully when I get back, I will have a nice completed application form, Tiddles style!

Digging for, er, worms!

Actually, I haven't been doing any digging today, as I'm rather sore and stiff from splitting loads and loads of logs on Saturday. I've never split logs before, and it was very strenuous indeed! We now have a huge pile of them in the garage, but I'm a little worse for wear! I have filled in one of three application forms today - is it just me, or does anyone else find this sort of thing mind-numbingly boring? I know you have to 'sell yourself', but it's just one of those jobs I absolutely hate. I know! I'll get Tiddles to do the next one!

More Volkwagens for dribbling over!

I go to a little VW show every year at Biggar (near Edinburgh), called Volksfling. It's not as big and full-on as the shows in England, but it's a chilled out, fun weekend and a great chance to do a bit of Bus Spotting! Here are two beautiful split screens from last year; Can't wait for this years show - I think I'll take my canvas tent!

Before, and After

After all this rooting around for weird old things, I was strangely compelled to show you some pictures of my VW Camper (the one before the blue one!) I currently have none, but if I get one of these fancy nancy jobs, and have to sell my soul, then I'm getting another before you say 'chug'! And believe me, chug, they do! This orange one took us all the way to Italy with two kitties in the back! I felt I had to give her a spruce up before she left, so that's why the first pic is kind of grey (it was sooo cold!) then, I painted her outside our house in Italy - hence the lovely blue sky!

Random Weird Things which are Nice

On the subject of odd-ness and curious things, here are a couple of photo's from my wanderings in Umbria last year. The Italians seem to have a bit of thing for Gnomes in their gardens. Of course, being Italian, their Gnomes are rather stunning, and seem to somehow manage to look 'right'. The cat was in a shop in Venice, and I think you could buy it, but it was squillions of euros.....