Arrivals

[liadnan]

I had vaguely intended to return to writing stuff here, but once the tax return was complete and in, the computer decided to finally fall over and die. Not unexpected: the day I filed the return online I was feverishly praying that she would cling to life at least just long enough to submit. Which she did, just. RIP Theodora II, tolerably good and faithful servant.

I'm about to start prep for trial in a fairly significant case, so it will probably be a while before I'm properly back. However, it seems right to record that in addition to the new machine on which I am writing now (presently named "[pashazade]-laptop" in a startling fit of originality) and Theodora III and Justinian I, two Ubuntu Dell desktop machines that will be arriving in the near future, there are two rather shy new additions to this household: Campion (after Edmund, but Margery Allingham fans have liberty to believe otherwise) and his mother Gertrude . At least I think that's Gertrude but it's difficult to tell as she presently spends most of her time hiding behind things, in particular the monitor in the photograph (Campion meanwhile seems to be emulating his namesake* and building a priest's hole in the attic, possibly also a printing press judging from the noises). They were warming to us but we took them to the vet for a check on Saturday and we were promptly put back into disgrace...

*Though I don't think Blessed Edmund actually built any priest's holes himself, Nicholas Owen did most of that.

Comments

[susumu.livejournal.com]

Hooray cats. Hope they warm to you.

[pinkpinstripes.livejournal.com]

Yay kitties! I'm sure they'll soon settle in.

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous markings, you have two very handsome cats.

[deililly.livejournal.com]

Well kitty pics makes up for the vanishing :P Oh they are pretty, I love tabbies. I was half expecting siamese though!

[liadnan]

We thought about it, but I don;t presently have a small fortune at my disposal.

[eccles.livejournal.com]

Yay cats!

[f4f3.livejournal.com]

Excellent additions.

[white_hart]

Aw, how cute!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_hypatia_/]

Tabbies are lovely, my last two were tabby twins with mackeral stomachs.
Going to the vet is inevitably a set back in the relationship. Grovelling and fancy food until you they are satisfied that you know your proper place is the usual sentence :)

[liadnan]

They had Sheba (which the helpful Sainsbury's "=xx per kg" thing tells me is approximately seven times more expensive than Felix or Whiskas) this morning. Only a small amount but they seemed to appreciate the effort.

[kittenexploring.livejournal.com]

They are gorgeous cats.

It won't be long before the house is properly theirs and they stop hiding. Do you have somewhere to sleep once they claim the beds?