Holiday in France

I've just come back from a relaxing holiday in France with my family.The above picture is of Marciac in the Gers region where we stayed. I will upload some more pictures soon. We had such lovely weather, it was as hot as 40degrees some days. Our last night there was still around 34 degrees at 9pm! We had a week of sun, walks, relaxing and eating! Of yes, and we did a bit of wine drinking too! Our hosts introduced us to a sweet wine called Floc which is produced in the region. It has quite a high alcohol content, 17% I think.Unfortunately it's back to work with a bang and back to dreary wet weather......

My Marley

Marley ( I called him that because of the movie with the naughty dog - and yes he lives up to the name!) has found himself a new resting place. CJ made a pot plant holder which contains some bulbs which come up at spring time. It is now 'summer' and they are no longer sprouting. Marley has decided it is the perfect place to sleep and play!

He fits perfectly but unfortunately for him, his brother has taken a liking to the spot as well.

Planning time

It's been a while since I last wrote a post. I guess the most exciting news is that CJ and I have decided to have our wedding in Cyprus next year! There are so many ideas online at the moment I just can't decide what to do! We want a simple wedding but i want a few special touches to make our guest feel welcome - since they are travelling a fair distance for us!

Here are a few of my favourites found on pinterest:

http://www.myweddingfavors.com/beach-favors.html

http://ohsobeautifulpaper.com/2011/06/wedding-details-escort-cards-and-place-cards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wedding-details-escort-cards-and-place-cards

http://www.ohdeedoh.com/ohdeedoh/inspiration/turn-thumb-print-leaves-into-family-heirloom-good-ideas-110337

This is what i really want to make - if i ever get it done in time!

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2010/02/wedding-ring-pillow/

I think this must be the most exciting part of plannig your wedding, I just can't wait to try loads of dresses on - the hard part would be finding a place to hide it until the big day!

Cats - they are funny things

On Saturday after a long day at work I lay down on the couch watching telly. My cat decided to come and curl up behind my knees with his head resting on the side of my leg. It doesn't look the most comfortable position for him but he looks quite happy!

This morning as i was putting my swimming costume into my gym back, he started acting weird and was trying to get himself as close to my costume as possible, almost in my bag. I had to pick him up to get him to move as he would not budge. It's not the first time i've noticed him snuggling up to my costume. After a brief google i found that a lot of cats are attracted to chlorine or bleach in the same way they are to catnip. I also found this little website with loads of interesting cat facts. One of them being that when a cat puts his face up to yours it is a sign of affection. I always kiss my cats on their heads and Marley always nuzzles up to me when i do, it's so cute!
Another interesting fact I found from this site .'A white cat's hearing has a lot to do with its eye colour. While white cats with orange eyes are generally fine, a large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. Cats with only one blue eye are deaf in the ear closest to it.'

'Only 40 per cent of cats are ambidextrous while the remaining 60 per cent favour either their left or right paws.' I would never have thought, I must pay more attention to my cats and see if they're lefties or righties!Hopefully lefties like their mum!