It was about the time of my sixtieth birthday that my MS started to get twitchy. It was as though it were awakening after a long sleep. Neurologist visits and scans would doubtless need to be done to find out what’s at the bottom of this but I’ll write about that in future posts. For … Continue reading Working Around MS
In the midst of this pandemic, hearing constant Covid news Irritating buzzwords are creeping into use Go hard, go early, crush the curve, halt the virus spread Social distance, stay indoors, work from home instead Close the bars and restaurants, lock the borders down Save your outings only for essential trips to town Break the … Continue reading Buzzwords
🐾 Featuring lockdown bubbles, dogs breaking the rules, one heroic barbecue rescue… and a party that gets completely out of control This story is part of The Diary of an Orange Cat — now available as a book and as a complete 24-episode podcast series. 👉 Listen to the podcast:The Diary of an Orange Cat … Continue reading The Lockdown Party
🐾 Featuring a very official pandemic briefing… an unexpected Isolation Flat… and the realisation that living in a bubble may be harder than expected This story is part of The Diary of an Orange Cat — now available as a book and as a complete 24-episode podcast series. 👉 Listen to the podcast:The Diary of … Continue reading The Isolation Flat
🐾 Featuring a bold response to a global crisis, a very confident cat… and a plan that may or may not make any sense This story is part of The Diary of an Orange Cat — now available as a book and as a complete 24-episode podcast series. 👉 Listen to the podcast:The Diary of … Continue reading The Orange Guy
I’ve just completed a thirty-day break from alcohol. I had toyed with the idea of doing it as a New Years Resolution but there was too much going on in January to consider it and I might have gone on postponing it indefinitely had I not heard a radio interview with Annie Grace, author of … Continue reading The Alcohol Experiment
🐾 Featuring a framed portrait… a mysterious admirer… and the alarming discovery that not all romance is quite what it seems Scarface is Episode 12 of The Diary of an Orange Cat podcast and one of the most memorable stories from The Woes of Weasley. In this story, Weasley develops a worrying growth on his … Continue reading Scarface
RUN AWAY from noise with haste and remember what peace may be found when you sleep in your favourite place in the sun. As far as possible, without surrender, act superior to all other animals (especially dogs). Speak your truth loudly and clearly and never respond to your owner’s calls. Act deaf and ignorant; they … Continue reading Desiderata for Cats
🐾 Featuring an unexpected diagnosis… a very opinionated visitor… and one or two truths that are slightly difficult to ignore This story is part of The Diary of an Orange Cat — now available as a book and as a complete 24-episode podcast series. 👉 Listen to the podcast:The Diary of an Orange Cat 🎧 … Continue reading An Unexpected Visitor
🐾 Featuring climate activism, meat pies… and a plan involving superglue This story is part of The Diary of an Orange Cat — now available as a book and as a complete 24-episode podcast series. 👉 Listen to the podcast:The Diary of an Orange Cat 🎧 Watch / listen to a preview: STORY OUTLINE At … Continue reading C.A.T.
