My Cats

... water, tea, whatever from the glass! He's very resistant to being trained, and while I tell him off very vocally and angrilly for things he's not allowed to do (get up on the kitchen worksurfaces, tables, or scratching sofas and carpets) he doesn't seem to learn that this isn't allowed (or he's stubborn and continues anyway). He at least has the grace to look suitable scolded after being clapped ...

I live. Sort of.

... as any. From this chaotic assortment of scientific detritus grew Doctor Harvey's laboratory. Alembics and other glassware stood by, ready to receive generous measures of bubbling prismatic liquids. Worksurfaces shone like mirrors. Here and there touches of the macabre entered into the picture, warning the casual observer that while science might take place in this chamber, the fertile mind of ...

... was not such a stretch for her - I dressed down in black to play the part of pretending to be a pro, ordered her around without always saying please, and climbed all over my kitchen worksurfaces trying to get good angles in between coffee breaks. Here are the results, and I thought you all here would appreciate her style and how they turned out. New friends are always welcome, both here and at my...

Spagharmageddon

..., jars of beetroot, bottles of vinegar, barbecue condiments, spices, rock-hard sugar and things which have long since become completely unidentifiable, while the actual edible stuff lies about in heaps on the worksurfaces, leaving not a lot of room for doing stuff like cooking. My solution to this? Build a new kitchen! What else? However it occurred to me that if the new kitchen gets built, ...