The axis of evil…
Otis, I notice
Likes a good laugh
And acts like a kitten
When I’m in the bath
She crouches in secret
Awaiting her prey
And takes swipes at me
When I’m turned away Continue reading
The Otis Files. Otis, I Notice 5
Tag Archives: Ravings on New Zealand (Middle Earth)
The Otis Files. Otis, I Notice 4
I really want to touch you but you’re icky and sticky…
Otis, I notice
Is quite into bugs
She’ll chase after wetas
And follow the slugs
She’ll poke at their feelers
With tentative paws
And sniff at the slime trails
Crossing the floors
The wetas will poke back
With big spiny legs
And cling to her fur
Like ugly clothes pegs Continue reading
The Otis Files. Otis, I Notice 3
She watched as he slunk by, her eyes growing round…
Otis, I noticed
Was washing her paw
When Burma sneaked over
(The cat from next door)
She watched as he slunk by
Her eyes growing round
Her fur rose in hackles
She leapt to the ground Continue reading
The Otis Files. Tribute to an Old Friend – Otis, I Notice 1
And she also has stripes on one leg at the back… Otis, Queen of the house – apparently.
Otis was a friend that I lived with for 16 years. We moved many times, from the forest to beside the highways and many places in between, and she was always there, somewhere in the background, usually no more than 12 feet away from me. She wasn’t a lap cat, nor a smoochy cat, but we had a very special friendship and I miss her very much. I truly hope I see her again some day. This is the first installment of my 8-part tribute to her. Continue reading
New Zealand – Wizards, Politicians and Birds We’ve Nicked from Other Countries
New Zealand is a unique little country, sitting in an unassuming manner at the very bottom of the world. Or in my opinion, at the top of the world, if other countries would only face reality and turn their atlases up the right way. We’re one of the first countries in the world to see the break of dawn, after all. Our national colour is black, our national flower is a fern and our national bird couldn’t fly if you threw it off a cliff.
I can’t fly – please don’t throw me off that cliff…
23thorns – In Answer to Your Questions on Tiny House Living
There’s a great blog on the WordPress site written by a guy called 23thorns, full of witty descriptions on South African wildlife, parenting ups and downs, and all manner of other ravings. I had a nosy at his blog, he popped into mine and read one of my ravings on Tiny House Living, and he wrote a post of his own that posed a few questions about the lifestyle to which I am largely now accustomed.
The answer to why I went (back) into Tiny House Living is in my blog here
My point of view about some of the Pros and Cons of Tiny House Living is here
And the raving that 23thorns read about Tiny House Living is here
And now to his questions. Continue reading
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