Content With Tag “Tootsie”

  1. Week 49: Chips and Mayo

    Me sipping a cold Stella in a hot tub

    A week of welsh countryside, failing to exchange, birthday scones, a cute cat friend, perfecting some chips, and some sightseeing by car. Read Week 49: Chips and Mayo.

  2. Week 43: Caring

    A simple map of a fantasy town named Brightsage. It's a town at the meeting of two rivers and has a large east–west trade route going through it.

    A week of caring for Charlotte, being sad, being desperate to move house, drawing D&D maps, and binge-watching Bones and The Circle. Read Week 43: Caring.

  3. Week 42: Tootsie

    Tootsie laying on his back on his favourite blanket

    A week of moping around the house, crying, terrible phone calls, crying some more, and feeling a bit empty. Read Week 42: Tootsie.

  4. Week 39: Cold Wet Flannel

    Tootsie laying on the floor with a wet flannel draped over his body.

    A week of work rounders, new Rowans, melting cats, a mid-year review, and a fun stag do where I learned something I'm unexpectedly good at. Read Week 39: Cold Wet Flannel.

  5. Week 35: Deck Access

    Tootsie sat in his cat carrier peeking out at the park. We're sat on a checked blanked in the sun.

    A week of more mortgage hold-ups (sigh), giant bounties, lots of fun activities, obsessing over crosswords, and cats in parks. Read Week 35: Deck Access.

  6. Week 33: Fire Safety

    A screenshot of the "Responses" section of one of my blog posts, showing social interactions with the post and a form to submit your own mentions of the page.

    A week of house buying progress, new characters, sun and champagne with friends, and a lot of time spent learning how webmentions work. Read Week 33: Fire Safety.

  7. Week 27: Fish Cake

    A cake made of tuna and whole small fish, surrounded by a ring of dreamies, and topped with a candle. Tootsie is being held back from eating the cake while the candle is lit.

    A week of cute birthday boys, blogging again, many crosswords, and a 10-mile walk which my body wasn't prepared for. Read Week 27: Fish Cake.

  8. Week 23: Wild Garlic

    A wall of toilet roll

    A week of better sleep, better holiday, some very impressive show-jumping from Tootsie, and a wholesome harvest. Read Week 23: Wild Garlic.

  9. Week 22: Nine Hundred Grams

    Two boxes of champagne

    A week of being a more technical principal, celebrating with champagne, learning something new, and oversharing. Read Week 22: Nine Hundred Grams.

  10. Week 21: Cladding

    A week of boring mortgage calls, thai green curry, rum tasting with strangers, and a food-obsessed cat. Read Week 21: Cladding.

  11. Week 14: Lemon Meringue

    The lemon meringue pie that Charlotte baked for me, with a single lit candle.

    A week of being 33, eating a lot of pie, Lady Whistledown's society papers, and a very cuddly cat. Read Week 14: Lemon Meringue.

  12. Week 8: Cancelled

    Five emoji horses lined up in Slack, waiting to race. Their new more Christmas-themed names are Seasonal Gold, Frosty December, Bethlehem Miracle, Party Star, and Happy Vixen.

    A week of cancelled plans, breakfast champagne, excessive TV, and a warming cascade of green ticks. Read Week 8: Cancelled.

  13. Week 5: Aldovia

    Tootsie laying in his new favourite cardboard box. He's a black and white cat, with a very distinctive moustache. A discarded toy mouse is laying beside him

    A week of useful feedback, a new (and nearly finished) RSS reader, three research trips to Aldovia, and a box-obsessed cat. Read Week 5: Aldovia.

  14. Week 3: Production Issue

    A week of being more technical at work, fun treasure hunts across London, and opening a book for a change. Read Week 3: Production Issue.