Bread baking and cat update

I felt a bit rubbish this morning when I got up. I've been over sleeping again. I really need to get a regular routine going. Anyway as I felt a bit rubbish I thought I'd do some baking and cooking. So I baked some bread, following the Fabulous Baker Brothers' instructions for a perfect crusty white loaf Their method didn't differ too much from how I usually make it but the knead it for twice as long and throw a cup of water onto the baking tray before going in the oven. The bread turned out great and I have to say the dough was fantastic after 20 minutes kneading by hand!

With it being so sunny today I popped out into the garden to take a few pictures. I've really just left the garden to its own devices over the last few months not sure what to do with all the pots. But below is a picture of one of the winter baskets I bought back in November.

Cats update

Lumpy and Kasumi have been living with us now for nearly 3 weeks, although it seems a lot longer; they have settled in so well. Jason has taken some great photos of them playing and wrestling with each other which I hope to link to on the blog very soon. I have to say Lumpy can be a bit rough with his sister, even throwing in some WWE Smack down moves, but Kasumi seems to love it. Their personalities are really coming out now.

Let's start with Kasumi pictured below hinting that she would like some food! She seems to be the greediest of the two and even ate some duck egg omelette today, which had fallen off Jason's plate. She always finishes any food her brother leaves behind. She is a little minx always up to mischief, whether she is chasing after her brother, hiding inside her play tunnel ready to pounce on her bird toy which I dangle for her or just tearing up tissue paper. You can see said tissue paper in front of her in the picture. She loves attention but it's always on her terms. She adores Jason, snuggling up with him on the settee at night when he's playing Skyrim. I think she's a secret gamer.

Kasumi hinting that she would like some food

Lumpy on the other hand is far more laid back, though he loves to play and stalk his sister. When he catches Kasumi he'll wrestle with her for ages. Lumpy likes to know what's going on in the world, he loves sitting in the window of my study watching the world go by. Although we are trying to keep them indoors until they have had their second lot of vaccinations in 2 weeks time, he has been out in the garden twice. Both times he made his way home by himself which was a relief. The last time he went out he jumped on to the shed roof and miaowed to me to show me how brilliant he thought he was. I'm sure that when he's allowed to go out and explore he will be King of the neighbourhood! At night though he likes to sprawl out on my lap whilst I'm knitting and watching TV. He seems particularly fond of Clint Eastwood films!

Lumpy hinting that he would like to go out.

Lastly I took a photo of the single lavender flower which bloomed on the day we got the cats. Rookie's ashes are beneath the lavender bush so I saw it as a sign that she approved of us getting two new cats :-)