At last the kitties have relaxed. Minky stopped growling and hissing at little Raffy ages ago and My Cat Paddy has realised I still love him even with two highly entertaining kittens around. My Cat Paddy doesn’t even mind if Raffy curls up next to him in his bed, although I suspect he pulls the [...]

I know my posts have been a bit light on words this week. I’m plate spinning. I’m trying to catch up on a long list of tasks after half term at my daughter’s school. This week I’ve limited myself to a few brief thoughts or updates I wanted to share, and here’s another: Paddy makes [...]

You may have noticed an absence of blog posts from The American Resident. I’ve been busy. Not just your regular holiday shopping/present wrapping/card posting/grocery buying/more grocery buying/child’s birthday party busy. No, I’ve been chosen to have Extra Tasks To Sort Out this holiday season. I thought a Dear So and So… post would sumarise appropriately. [...]