There comes a point in every cat’s life when he must ask himself a very important question: Is writing a diary enough… or should it be heard? Weasley, it seems, has reached that point. What began as a few observations — shared here, and occasionally on the Diamond Harbour Facebook page — gradually turned into … Continue reading Weasley’s Podcast — Now You Can Hear It
Wednesday 21st January 2026 I hadn’t planned to raise the Stewart Island situation at the Mindfulness Meeting, but that’s often how the most important matters arise. Someone asks an innocent question, and suddenly you realise that nobody else in the room has the courage — or frankly the intelligence — to address what is right … Continue reading This is Not an Invasion
Tuesday 9th December 2025 I have been reading the Diamond Harbour Facebook page again. This is something I try not to do too often, as it can lead to unnecessary anxiety amongst the cat fraternity. However, it’s hard not to notice a pattern. “Our cat hasn’t come home since we moved.” “She keeps going back … Continue reading CSI Diamond Harbour
(Under Weasley’s Deck, Wednesday 02 July 2025, 5:35pm) After a rather long hiatus (due in part to climate changes and my own internal “issues”), I am pleased to report that the Mindful Meetings have resumed. The first was held last Wednesday night underneath the deck at my house. I swept up the leaves with my … Continue reading Minutes from the Mindfulness Meeting
I’ve been doing some reflecting lately — between meditative naps on the windowsill and my ongoing feud with the neighbour’s compost bin lid. And I’ve come to a difficult but important decision – it’s time to bring back the Mindfulness Meetings. Why now? Because things have been rough in the feline realm. First, we lost … Continue reading A Call to Paws
I recently imported the full and final version of The Woes of Weasley into an AI programme just to get an idea of the genres it suggested and to see what sort of synopsis it might be able to create. I got more than I bargained for! What amused me the most was the overview … Continue reading The Cats of Diamond Harbour
Earlier this week, I self-published my first eBook on Amazon KDP titled The Woes of Weasley – The Diary of an Orange Cat. It’s a collection of short stories I’ve been writing since October 2018, with the main protagonist being my ginger cat, Weasley, who I adopted as a kitten in August 2016, just weeks … Continue reading Thoughts on Self-Publishing and Artificial Intelligence
🐾 Featuring an emergency announcement… a “Podium of Truth” … and a set of rules that takes an Abundance of Caution just a little too far An Abundance of Caution is one of the more satirical episodes in The Diary of an Orange Cat — now available both as a book and as a podcast. … Continue reading An Abundance of Caution
🐾 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 both as a book and as a podcast. 👉 Listen here:Spotifyor wherever you usually get your podcasts. … 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 both as a book and as a podcast. 👉 Listen here:Spotifyor wherever you usually get your podcasts. … Continue reading The Orange Guy
