MORE RAIN

It is raining so badly today! I ventured out to buy some strawberry jam and I came back soaked. It is rather windy, too. I curled up on the couch with my blanket and watched "The Witches", based on Roald Dahl's novel. I've seen it many times before, but I have never noticed that the first part of the film takes place in Bergen, Norway. The opening scene shows a very picturesque street, which looks exactly like the street my friend Eirik lives on!!! Could it be the same?

I decided to bake some scones to cheer myself up. I love my heart-shaped cutter.

Baking cakes isn't my favourite, but I don't mind making scones. They are easy and fast to prepare. All you need is some strawberry conserve and clotted cream to go with them.

I received a lovely present from Japan. It was from Koko, who recently went back to Osaka. It took a while to work out what the pandas were for... After a few wrong guesses on my behalf, Tommy read the back of the packet and found out that they were... chopstick rests!!! So cute!!! Thank you very much!!!

Lately Torakiki has been acting funny. Very naughty and noisy. I suspected that something was wrong with her. Last time she was like that she had a toothache. We decided to check her mouth just in case. We discovered that she's been eating her litter! Some grains were stuck between her teeth and her gum was all swallen and sore. I really hope she hasn't eaten a lot of it. It is a special one and absorbs a large amount of liquids. I can't imagine the effect in her stomac! This is why she was drinking a lot these days. We'll have to take her to the vet. Silly cat!