Sunny Days, Sandy Bays, Funny Ways

Well its been a lovely summer again, and although not as spectacular or never ending as last year, its been nice enough to enjoy snorkelling in the ocean, dining al fresco and BBQs at friends.

Its also been quite eventful, with the loss of my bunny Wiggles, that was taken from us by an evil cat. I hate cats. I've never seen the point of them as pets. But then I guess my experience with them has never been good. They always seem to catch animals and tease them, like my poor Wiggles, who was just being a bunny.

Now Lolly, her sister is socially hopping with the two new bunnies that we introduced to her a few days ago. They all seem to be getting on really well and I am pleased that Lolly is no longer alone. But I will not forget the loss on her face when she was lying next to her dead sister. If the cat owner could have seen the loss and grief on my face and the pain that it caused I am sure they would have thought again about 'letting the cat out for the night'. And I don't see why I should double the security of the bunny enclosure to prevent such loss. Cats should wear bell collars by law. A number of times I have found cat shit in our garden, it stinks and is unsightly. If it were a dog you would get mad at the owner and demand they clean it up but for some unknown reason its OK for a cat to shit wherever it likes.



So the cat downstairs where our lodger lives shits in a litter tray, which you might think is more logical. Except the stink in the house is unbearable. In fact there are now more reasons for us to part with our beloved lodger than for her to stay. I feel a little guilty to be kicking her out on the street, but she has a good deal here and I feel like she is taking the piss now. 45 minute showers, using the washing machine 10 times a week, putting all her stuff in the kitchen that she nevers uses, and complete lack of any social interaction. I don't even know what her daughter is called, so it tells you how much I really know about her. Not much.

Last night we asked her if she was able to move out earlier, and her reaction was interesting. She told us she'd already been looking but 'didn't want to share with 5 other people'. Shows you how good she has it. And then suddenly her bed mysteriously broke. Simon told me that one of the screws had been literally yanked out. Mmmm.

So now we are looking forward to not having a lodger until we can decide on someone a little more interesting, clean and pet free. My big hope is to find a vegetarian lodger that has a great social life, is a clean freak and goes out a lot. Mmm probably asking too much then.

Its a sunny morning today, I decided to stay in late and do some work from home. Its a lovely day almost a shame that we have to go to work :-(