On Eurovision night, I need to ramp up the excitement…

Here is SKIMBLESHANKS!!!! How totally adorable is this kitten who will shortly come to live with Alex Bellars??? I have threatened to eat her because of the irresistable cuteness, but Alex became seriously alarmed and disturbed.

I hereby withdraw all threats.

I  work with Yen-Min Anderson, who comes from Taiwan. At February half-term she married her husband in a beautiful ceremony in Bristol (I know it was beautiful, because I saw the photographs). As one does, Yen-Min got married again in the Easter break. Luckily, she married the same chap again, but this time in Taiwan. The honey-mooners took this photograph and let me share it with you.

Here is what Yen-Min told me: “[This] … is the cat we saw at a restaurant on Orchid Island. It was sitting on a sofa when we were browsing the handmade souvenirs at the restaurants. I don’t know its name, either. The cat is not afraid of people, so lots of tourists like to take photos of it. The restaurant is near the sea, so we and the cat could hear the sound of sea when it was quiet.” 

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Can you tell which is Tango and which is a cuddly toy? I had to look a couple of times. Tango lives at the home of three brothers who attend my school. Their mum Alexa kindly let me have some photographs so that Tango could have her moment of fame. One day I will post some pictures of her kittens.
Alexa’s oldest son leaves our school soon and I will miss him and the rest of his Year 11 French class very much.  

Yesterday, we had a cat and a dog, today we have a cat and some fish, courtesy of James Bancroft. This is Gizmo, keeping the closest possible eye on a very odd-looking fish (sorry James, I am a fish-ignoramus). Gizmo looks very comfortable and warm.

Hendrix is back! He’s a splendid Bengal who we already met on 25th April. I received this beautiful photograph from Mark yesterday and had to share it with you straight away. Gorgeous photography, Mark!