They still fit... just!

Enjoy Coco chattering at birds...

The danger in ousting populist authoritarian crooks is in thinking the battle is finally over. It's never over, and the battle begins again the very next day.

Feeling hard done by. Is my birthday and have been hit by D&V since yesterday. Was supposed to be going out for lunch to a fancy place, but have actually had toast and marmalade - and not sure that will stay in! Bloody hate my body sometimes.

Out for easter lunch. Glorious day!

Happy Easter everyone, and please enjoy a Kindle deal for the bank holiday! for today only Awakened is reduced (and when i checked is actually a little less than £1.99) so if you’ve been meaning to treat yourself now is the time 🐦‍⬛ link here: bit.ly/4dtWc6H

Just a sun puddlin' boy and his hippo havin' a #Caturday snooze

Started the week being ever so French with an email to local mairie citing our objections to be added to the consultation register to a proposal for an industrial piggery (1,200 pigs!) near the beautiful Lac de Vassivière. 🤞 it won't happen. www.francebleu.fr/emissions/l-...

It’s the Sunday morning hay snack with our donkeys, Kate & bananas

Who needs to see a dog living his best life on a steam train ❤️🇮🇲#isleofman

Waiting outside Maison des Associations as hubby at his first French class in the village. Am like an anxious mum on her little one's first day at school! Hope he's made friends, and hasn't been bullied for joining so late in the term, and that he's enjoyed it!

Aldo getting a double licking. He must be particularly dirty this morning!

Hubby: Are you up to mischief, bebbies? Coco and Teddy: What us? Never! Aldo: ignores hubby completely

Happy #Caturday! Hubby's first ever laptime with Cleo ❤️

Traitors!!

Van unpacked, though not in any way sorted at this end (just bunged in the office and barn!) Off to return van shortly then collapse under bebbies forever!

Aldo is a man on a mission. He has things to do and people's noses to lick

Mademoiselle Coco is having a bath, she is most fastidious in her ablutions

Teddy seems delighted we're home!

This one hasn't stopped purring, and has to be crow-barred off my lap since we got back!

After a most unwelcome detour within 45mins of home, that made it an hour and a half, we are now home! Bebbies seem pleased 😹

Managed to get bumped up onto an earlier train. French douanier stops us having stopped and checked the boots of cars in front. In french 'Where are you going? Do you live there? Have you anything to declare?' Answered all in French and added that hubby moving today. Waved us through with a grin!

Off to greasy spoon for a slap up brekkie, then commences the long drive home. Tonight we will be cuddling with bebbies!

Hanging by a thread, but slowly packing up last bits, then it will be time to get it all in the van. We're nearly there...

Dump run complete. Smiley lovely lads gave us a hand with the big stuff which was most welcome. Now to have a bath and go to lunch with my sister!

Last of the bits on freecycle been picked up. Van packed ready for dump first thing tomorrow, and I need a nap!

Bebbies all present and correct for dinner time after a nice play with Laura.

Cups of tea in bed, to fortify for the day ahead of taking things apart to load them into the van and take to the dump. Gee, what fun!

Aaanddd... back kn Blighty. Van pick up went smoothly, journey was tiring but relatively straightforward, and now collapsed and missing furry people. Still, nearly all done now!

Catsitter is also a photographer... she took these amazing pics of the bebbies ❤️

Woohoo! We have permission granted for catio and solar panels!!!

Selling out creative industries to big tech rather than protecting artists is a huge abdication of responsibility and leadership by Westminster. Our copyright isn’t theirs to give away, loan, diminish, or otherwise tinker with, and we should all be pushing back as hard as we can against this.

Easy like Sunday morning...

And home... to find a bat in the kitchen!! Not sure if I got him out, but he definitely has a headache. Why are they so stupid? Wide open doors & they wear themselves out flying roumd and round in circles. Bebbies seem to be in chaos mode, so pictures are tricky as they are permanently in motion!

Happy #Caturday folks. Back home to these naughty furbeans today. Can't wait for cuddles, so hope they forgive me quickly!

Just kitchen and bathroom to sort and pack (except essentials). Has all gone relatively smoothly so far which is good. Should get to have a day off tomorrow before I head back to France. Cleo got some strokes today!

Brita filter changed. Water tastes more like water again. Hurrah!

Catsitter's video today too long to share here, but they're all doing well and Cleo is moving down the stairs a little, so in 2 days time she'll probably be on Laura's lap!! Is so good to see them having fun with her, knowing they are ok.

Whoever dm'd me, I'm not ignoring you, just not got access to them while in UK xxx

Bebbies are having fun with catsitter

Water tastes weird.

On plague island. Missing bebbies already. Hoping barman at pub will recognise me and give me the keys so I can get in as hubby in London giving back his laptop etc!

2.5hrs of my life wasted when I could have been snuggling with bebbies. Another reason for me to never bother with a GP ever again. What a waste of time & effort. Want HRT. Need HRT. Am blatantly in menopause. Will they prescribe HRT? Not until I jump through a ton of hoops, & even then maybe not 🤬

At doctors. She is running 40minutes (at the moment) late. Bit frustrating as wanted to spend some time with bebbies before heading to the airport later, but looking like it will be a quick dash in, hug and rush out again!

Visit from Monsieur le maire and a couple of the local election candidates. Lovely chat, lots of terrible French from me, and compliments on how different it looks from his last visit (when the kitchen was a store room with broken windows etc!)

Catsitter been round to meet bebbies and go through routine. She is very lovely. Teddy was a complete tart, purring and fuffling around her. Aldo took a while to warm up to her, but was soon trying to get in her rucksack. Cleo and Coco were a bit wary, keeping the bannisters/curtains between them!

Happy #Caturday folks. Here's a sleeping Teddy with his emotional support tail

Hubby's last day at work. Van booked for the move. Starting to feel a bit real that he'll finally be here. And a Green win! It's a good day

Cheeky blighters have stolen my spot!

Spring is springing, even in Corrèze !