CatzzzUK 💙
@catzzzuk.bsky.social
You might remember me from Creative Latitude, Designers Who Blog, NO!SPEC, or Women Learn Thai. These days I’m hanging out in Devon with The Man, three Maine Coons and a crazy Staffy.
Unless noted, photos are my own.
Unless noted, photos are my own.
Christmas comes early …
Months back I purchased a dozen Red Crocosmia on eBay. I assumed they meant Lucifer, and if not they’d be a red that’d compliment the Lucifer I already have. Instead, these beauties (?) are just starting to bloom. Not too shabby of a mixup 💓
Months back I purchased a dozen Red Crocosmia on eBay. I assumed they meant Lucifer, and if not they’d be a red that’d compliment the Lucifer I already have. Instead, these beauties (?) are just starting to bloom. Not too shabby of a mixup 💓
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Christmas comes early …
Months back I purchased a dozen Red Crocosmia on eBay. I assumed they meant Lucifer, and if not they’d be a red that’d compliment the Lucifer I already have. Instead, these beauties (?) are just starting to bloom. Not too shabby of a mixup 💓
Months back I purchased a dozen Red Crocosmia on eBay. I assumed they meant Lucifer, and if not they’d be a red that’d compliment the Lucifer I already have. Instead, these beauties (?) are just starting to bloom. Not too shabby of a mixup 💓
For me, this continues to be a fav place in the property. Possibly because absolutely nothing to do there (as far as chores go anyway). When I visit it’s all about the looking, not the doing.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
For me, this continues to be a fav place in the property. Possibly because absolutely nothing to do there (as far as chores go anyway). When I visit it’s all about the looking, not the doing.
Another sunny December day in Devon. Loving it …
December 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Another sunny December day in Devon. Loving it …
Of all the addictions to have, raising fig trees from cuttings is … one of the most fulfilling? Harmless? Interesting?
December 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Of all the addictions to have, raising fig trees from cuttings is … one of the most fulfilling? Harmless? Interesting?
Walking the dog from the village … (not me, the man) … brrrrrrr - frosty morning!
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Walking the dog from the village … (not me, the man) … brrrrrrr - frosty morning!
Magnus' breeder had a rule - no kittens for Christmas - so Magnus didn't arrive until after the New Year (Maine Coons generally don't leave their mama and/or siblings until much later anyway. This merely added a week). While we were waiting the breeder had fun hiring a photographer. Ho Ho Ho 2014.
December 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Magnus' breeder had a rule - no kittens for Christmas - so Magnus didn't arrive until after the New Year (Maine Coons generally don't leave their mama and/or siblings until much later anyway. This merely added a week). While we were waiting the breeder had fun hiring a photographer. Ho Ho Ho 2014.
I just realised the problem. Sedgwick dances for snacks and we stopped the Dreamies (they are not good for Saxton - might not be healthy for cats in general). What to do …
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I just realised the problem. Sedgwick dances for snacks and we stopped the Dreamies (they are not good for Saxton - might not be healthy for cats in general). What to do …
Magnus and Saxton getting ready for a (mostly) all day snooze. Cats.
December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Magnus and Saxton getting ready for a (mostly) all day snooze. Cats.
Grass it is… now that I know.
(I’m easily entertained, yeah? 😁)
(I’m easily entertained, yeah? 😁)
December 12, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Grass it is… now that I know.
(I’m easily entertained, yeah? 😁)
(I’m easily entertained, yeah? 😁)
Ah. The pheasant has an opinion about his bowl being on a hard surface.
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Ah. The pheasant has an opinion about his bowl being on a hard surface.
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They both crave nibbles. Sedgwick has nibbles. Tansy doesn’t.
December 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
They both crave nibbles. Sedgwick has nibbles. Tansy doesn’t.
OTD 2020 on my balcony in Bangkok compared with today. Nothing ever changes. Year in, year out, extreme pollution is a given in Thailand.
December 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
OTD 2020 on my balcony in Bangkok compared with today. Nothing ever changes. Year in, year out, extreme pollution is a given in Thailand.
Memories... true then true now 😁
Stephen Deer @phil_lol_ogist
Few know it but this pocket is for the money academics make from their publications.
Stephen Deer @phil_lol_ogist
Few know it but this pocket is for the money academics make from their publications.
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Memories... true then true now 😁
Stephen Deer @phil_lol_ogist
Few know it but this pocket is for the money academics make from their publications.
Stephen Deer @phil_lol_ogist
Few know it but this pocket is for the money academics make from their publications.
Just recently I overheard that December is the time for opening up your fruit and brassica cages to the birds.
Too late. Except for entryways, this sucker is nailed down. With a little help, they’ll have to sneak in like they always do.
Too late. Except for entryways, this sucker is nailed down. With a little help, they’ll have to sneak in like they always do.
December 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Just recently I overheard that December is the time for opening up your fruit and brassica cages to the birds.
Too late. Except for entryways, this sucker is nailed down. With a little help, they’ll have to sneak in like they always do.
Too late. Except for entryways, this sucker is nailed down. With a little help, they’ll have to sneak in like they always do.
Sedgwick goes for halfsies these days 😁
December 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Sedgwick goes for halfsies these days 😁
Time to get back to it (no time like storm time).
Thanks again to my talented buddy Celia! Her gold spiders decorations are a personal hit every Christmas 💓
Thanks again to my talented buddy Celia! Her gold spiders decorations are a personal hit every Christmas 💓
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Time to get back to it (no time like storm time).
Thanks again to my talented buddy Celia! Her gold spiders decorations are a personal hit every Christmas 💓
Thanks again to my talented buddy Celia! Her gold spiders decorations are a personal hit every Christmas 💓
Still flowering…
RHS: Rosa Lady Marmalade ('Hartiger'PBR) (F)
rose [Lady Marmalade]
A repeat-flowering rose, to 90cm tall, with glossy, light green foliage. Clusters of fragrant, double, apricot to orange flowers are borne from summer into autumn.
RHS: Rosa Lady Marmalade ('Hartiger'PBR) (F)
rose [Lady Marmalade]
A repeat-flowering rose, to 90cm tall, with glossy, light green foliage. Clusters of fragrant, double, apricot to orange flowers are borne from summer into autumn.
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Still flowering…
RHS: Rosa Lady Marmalade ('Hartiger'PBR) (F)
rose [Lady Marmalade]
A repeat-flowering rose, to 90cm tall, with glossy, light green foliage. Clusters of fragrant, double, apricot to orange flowers are borne from summer into autumn.
RHS: Rosa Lady Marmalade ('Hartiger'PBR) (F)
rose [Lady Marmalade]
A repeat-flowering rose, to 90cm tall, with glossy, light green foliage. Clusters of fragrant, double, apricot to orange flowers are borne from summer into autumn.
Wind is coming in at a hard slant, turning over wooden chairs as it roars through. Selling point for chairs made with heavier materials… and the cost isn’t that different actually.
We put thought into a sturdy polytunnel (many will be destroyed in the UK today) but none for chairs.
We put thought into a sturdy polytunnel (many will be destroyed in the UK today) but none for chairs.
December 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Wind is coming in at a hard slant, turning over wooden chairs as it roars through. Selling point for chairs made with heavier materials… and the cost isn’t that different actually.
We put thought into a sturdy polytunnel (many will be destroyed in the UK today) but none for chairs.
We put thought into a sturdy polytunnel (many will be destroyed in the UK today) but none for chairs.
Keeping our Staffy (bird killer) and the resident pheasant apart is a daily challenge. Yesterday the pheasant showed up when Tansy was ready to go out. The man herded the pheasant to the top field hoping it’d stay. Nope. I assumed if fed it’d leave but it followed me back, then flew into the trees.
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Keeping our Staffy (bird killer) and the resident pheasant apart is a daily challenge. Yesterday the pheasant showed up when Tansy was ready to go out. The man herded the pheasant to the top field hoping it’d stay. Nope. I assumed if fed it’d leave but it followed me back, then flew into the trees.
Stormbird. We’re under a weather watch, so no surprise our hungry pheasant is here.
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Stormbird. We’re under a weather watch, so no surprise our hungry pheasant is here.
BucketList: Dunster, Somerset is one of the best preserved Medieval villages in England.
www.dunster.org.uk/dunster-vill...
www.dunster.org.uk/dunster-vill...
Dunster Village - Dunster Village
Dunster offers an array of tourist attractions, historic treasures, 200 listed buildings and monuments and the beauty of Exmoor National Park.
www.dunster.org.uk
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
BucketList: Dunster, Somerset is one of the best preserved Medieval villages in England.
www.dunster.org.uk/dunster-vill...
www.dunster.org.uk/dunster-vill...
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In 1995, my Bangkok business partner and friend, Robbie Gilchrist, & I flew to Bali for sun, sand, and cocktails, but accidentally arrived on the one day the island shuts down, Nyepi. A random adventure to West Timor followed…
open.substack.com/pub/qbarandr...
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Chapter 4: The Bali Holiday That Detoured Into Timor (1995)
A Completely Accidental Adventure
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December 1, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In 1995, my Bangkok business partner and friend, Robbie Gilchrist, & I flew to Bali for sun, sand, and cocktails, but accidentally arrived on the one day the island shuts down, Nyepi. A random adventure to West Timor followed…
open.substack.com/pub/qbarandr...
open.substack.com/pub/qbarandr...
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Found my 32-year-old dive logbook… and it sent me right back to the Andaman Sea, long nights on deck, insane underwater caves, guns to the head, incredible Thai meals, and unforgettable friends.
Chapter 5 of my memoirs is live.
👉 qbarandrew.substack.com/p/chapter-5-...
Chapter 5 of my memoirs is live.
👉 qbarandrew.substack.com/p/chapter-5-...
Chapter 5: Diving Into The Uknown (Andaman Sea, 1994)
Ready or not, we're going scuba diving!
qbarandrew.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Found my 32-year-old dive logbook… and it sent me right back to the Andaman Sea, long nights on deck, insane underwater caves, guns to the head, incredible Thai meals, and unforgettable friends.
Chapter 5 of my memoirs is live.
👉 qbarandrew.substack.com/p/chapter-5-...
Chapter 5 of my memoirs is live.
👉 qbarandrew.substack.com/p/chapter-5-...
