Our house is about 150 years old and we dug down to the dirt floor in one of the downstairs rooms. We found suspicious white bits, and had to send a sample off. Luckily it came back clear. It was unlikely anyway, as asbestos wasn’t in widespread use here in the 19th century.

However, we do have corrugated asbestos roofing on our “scullery” but it’s in one piece so can be left until we renovate that part, then disposed of safely. It’s pretty common to find it on sheds and outbuildings here.

My girl cat slept on top of me all night. I’m now hurting from not being able to change position while sleeping. (I guess I could have moved, but she’s too sweet to disturb)

Man I love those books. Only time I’ve finished a series and gone straight back to the beginning again.

It’s starting to get cold here, which means more cat cuddles!

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

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Well hello!

Love that the “eyeliner flick” is on the opposite side.

She sounds wonderful, I’m so happy she found a home with you!

I would always adopt an adult rather than a kitten. We’ve had a kitten and he was hard work!

Our orange cat was 2 when we had him from the shelter. He was found on the street with cat flu. They treated this, but he was still very skinny when we adopted him, with rough fur and cracked paw pads.

We’ve had him just over a year and he gained a lot of weight at first, but now he trusts that there’s always going to be dinner for him. His fur is glossy and bright, and his paws are healthy. He’s incredibly loving, even with children, and loves sitting near us when we’re working.

I’m glad we got him. Even our other cat (also adopted, but from a friend) is slowly warming to him!

There is also a good You’re Wrong About podcast episode on this.

I met a cat in a chip shop, rubbing against everyone’s legs. Apparently he was in there often and the delivery driver would drop him home.