“Baby it’s cold outside……”

I guess I’m in the perfect place for writing about cats……in bed with no less than 5 warm, snoring kitties snuggled up on top of me! For now that’s fine…..the problem comes when I try to get up! 🙂 It’s a cold wintry morning here at Damascus. The only ones who seem totally unphased are…


“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ― Rumi

I just love Rumi…….unbelievable that he lived so very long ago. He had a totally unique approach to life…..beautiful…..I’m sure he was an animal lover 🙂 It’s been a while since last I wrote – I do apologise. I’ve been waging war against mutant, alien, super atomic flu (honest! I just couldn’t get rid of…


Our youngest family member

Already made himself at home – Scraps has really settled in…


ANTS! ANTS! ANTS!

Whether you look after animals or not, I am sure you will agree that an ant problem can drive one over the edge and around the bend all at the same time. We’ve had a pretty bad ant problem for more than a year now and it has driven me totally batty……having so many animals…