tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post695258644032958749..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: New faces / old hobbiesMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-19016063699278311002015-10-19T14:02:52.339+01:002015-10-19T14:02:52.339+01:00Well, they had a scrap of pheasant each last night...Well, they had a scrap of pheasant each last night - we had it for tea - and it's the first time I've seen Ziggy be wholeheartedly positive about anything! No suspicion, no hesitation, he just tucked right in. I think we'll have to bond with him via treats.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-88700593673875582402015-10-19T14:01:53.552+01:002015-10-19T14:01:53.552+01:00We're amazed at how much noise they can make f...We're amazed at how much noise they can make for two such tiny cats. They are adorable creatures, and every little breakthrough in socialisation feels like a MASSIVE achievement.<br /><br />They'd probably have been really tricky to rehome, so I'm glad we've been able to have them.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54374698825504857222015-10-19T01:02:19.787+01:002015-10-19T01:02:19.787+01:00I think most kittens seem to be more interested in...I think most kittens seem to be more interested in each other at first than the people around them. They will soon recognize you are the provider of good things and thank-you for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-56226085201126971642015-10-12T17:00:05.160+01:002015-10-12T17:00:05.160+01:00Too cute for words!!! Seeing these darling little ...Too cute for words!!! Seeing these darling little grey fur babies reminds me of when our own girl, Stella, was little. She was a shelter rescue that we got when she was about 11 weeks old (and was feral, too), so we didn't have as an super small (feline) babe, but she was, and has always been, a tiny (petite) cat and still looks more like six month old than the seven year old that she is. Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-71900927774199195672015-10-09T08:54:59.386+01:002015-10-09T08:54:59.386+01:00They're coming round faster than anyone expect...They're coming round faster than anyone expected, I think. I've always been a bit of a Cat Whisperer, and Pippin's already enjoying her evening headrubs. Ziggy is more nervous still, but he has now allowed me to stroke him. They're better in the evenings than in the morenings. I don't see them at all in the mornings, but as Boycie used to pat my face at dawn so I'd get up Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-81002971349593478752015-10-09T08:52:18.732+01:002015-10-09T08:52:18.732+01:00But look at all the amazing travelling you do!
If...But look at all the amazing travelling you do!<br /><br />If I had time to travel more, I probably wouldn't have pets. It'd be one or the other, not both. As you say, it wouldn't be fair.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-83582006353649748282015-10-09T08:51:08.657+01:002015-10-09T08:51:08.657+01:00Yeah, I'm going to keep up the dancing.
The ...Yeah, I'm going to keep up the dancing. <br /><br />The kittens are cute, and slowly becoming less terrified. I think it helps that we go out to work, as they have quiet time to explore the house and make themselves at home.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-24547161439941630112015-10-09T08:49:38.051+01:002015-10-09T08:49:38.051+01:00Aw, poor Norman.
The kittens are coming round. Wh...Aw, poor Norman.<br /><br />The kittens are coming round. When she's at the top of the stairs, Pippin will let me fuss her - in fact, she loves having her head rubbed and has a purr like a tractor engine. Ziggy is still very timid, but he approached me while I was rubbing Pippin's head the other night, so I stretched out my hand... and he very slowly and deliberately bit me! That's Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-29803663113124270472015-10-09T08:47:39.886+01:002015-10-09T08:47:39.886+01:00I am going to get back to it!
Work has been very ...I am going to get back to it!<br /><br />Work has been very stressful and I think that's had an impact on other things. I need to remember I'm dancing because I enjoy it, not because I had a goal in mind. Dulcie might be doing Bollywood dance classes, and I'll give those a go too - so completely out of my normal thing it'd be really refreshing.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-81563806247078633142015-10-09T08:46:11.729+01:002015-10-09T08:46:11.729+01:00I will get my love of burly back. Perhaps I need t...I will get my love of burly back. Perhaps I need to fire up my hotfix gun and spangle a bra, glitter always helps...<br /><br />The kittens are beautiful little beasts. They're getting friendlier. I think it helps that we're at work all day; it gives them time to explore in peace.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-18452159255377951702015-10-09T08:44:41.831+01:002015-10-09T08:44:41.831+01:00Yeah, I think I need to change my perspective on m...Yeah, I think I need to change my perspective on my dancing - I'd got so worked up about doing the show, I'd lost sight of the fact that I wasn't doing it with an end goal, I was doing it because I liked it. I need to get back to that.<br /><br />The kitties have started being vaguely sociable - they're not running away as fast, and when they're at the top of the stairs PippinMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-72675467385391978122015-10-08T20:57:06.559+01:002015-10-08T20:57:06.559+01:00Oh look at those two cuties! Pippin and Ziggy are ...Oh look at those two cuties! Pippin and Ziggy are gorgeous - they will get used to you and their new home in time, and mean as much to you as Boycie did, I'm sure. <br />Feral cats do need time and patience - one of my old cats had been neglected, she lived with many other cats in an old person's house, who then died leaving them all in a bad state and needing rescuing. It took ages for Curtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54473703144119465342015-10-07T16:31:27.607+01:002015-10-07T16:31:27.607+01:00lucky you, wish we still had pets, but as we are a...lucky you, wish we still had pets, but as we are away so much it just doesn't seem fair. fabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-61114144624837891612015-10-06T14:40:44.466+01:002015-10-06T14:40:44.466+01:00Pippin and Ziggy are gorgeous, Jon and I were sigh...Pippin and Ziggy are gorgeous, Jon and I were sighing over them last night. So happy that you've found two babies to replace Boycie. A home isn't a home without a cat or two. My first cat, Misty, was a feral girl and in time became a wonderfully affectionate pet. <br />It seems such a shame to give up something you so obviously love. Stick at it. I'm never offended if people forget myVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-57448053761609273172015-10-06T09:31:30.166+01:002015-10-06T09:31:30.166+01:00I love your two new kitties, they're just so c...I love your two new kitties, they're just so cute. When Norman first came to us he was a rescue cat about 18 months old and had suffered quite badly at his previous home. He was incredibly nervous when we first got him and hid underneath a cupboard for ages. Eventually I sat down with my legs out in front of me to the side of the cupboard, just quietly reading, and after several hours he Catehttp://www.vintagegal.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-89807113135325022162015-10-06T09:19:14.468+01:002015-10-06T09:19:14.468+01:00How adorable are those little kittens?! They'...How adorable are those little kittens?! They've brightened up my rainy morning!<br /><br />I'd hold on to those sparkly bras if I were you, it's such a shame about the venues and class moving and all, but it sounded like you were having such a blast with it. I'm sorry to hear you're a bit down, I hope it passes soon and you return to the stage in a blaze of burlesque glory!!Porcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-81840368839586461312015-10-06T07:23:12.578+01:002015-10-06T07:23:12.578+01:00Sorry to hear you sound a bit down. I am in agreea...Sorry to hear you sound a bit down. I am in agreeance. I never though that you were in your 40's, you certainly don't look it, and please don't give up your burlesque if it makes you happy. There are lots of curvy burlesque beauties and I think that it gives it a bit more va va voom if you have something to shimmy. Shame about your classes though. That must be a annoying. <br />Your Mother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-47218777887791972402015-10-05T17:51:42.560+01:002015-10-05T17:51:42.560+01:00Bless him, I'm 41! He can be my new favourite ...Bless him, I'm 41! He can be my new favourite person. People often estimate my age at anywhere up to a decade under that - probably all that sun-avoidance in my goth years paying off, or the fat padding out the wrinkles :-D<br /><br />Pippin is a sweetie. They both have such big scared eyes, I want to pick them up and hug them all the time - which they would hate. They never scratch or bite Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-68576786614154917772015-10-05T16:44:13.670+01:002015-10-05T16:44:13.670+01:00Your new kittens look so gorgeous, I hope they com...Your new kittens look so gorgeous, I hope they come out to play soon. My childhood cat was feral and he turned into the most gorgeous, friendly chap. Great shame about your show, how frustrating. If you still enjoy the dancing keep doing it, no matter what age or body shape!Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-55046347565045573962015-10-05T16:16:15.812+01:002015-10-05T16:16:15.812+01:00Last week, I was showing Danny the photo of your r...Last week, I was showing Danny the photo of your room in France (we're studying architecture) and he scrolled down to the photo of you in the cafe. <br />"That's Mim?" he asked, shocked. "I thought she was much older." <br />"How old do you think she is?" I asked.<br />"I don't know, a teenager?' <br />" I think she's forty." I Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.com