the end of july saw two more cats birthdays - orla turned three and cissy who has been here for two years turned a pretend three, two lovely trips to luss at loch lomond and two trips to merchant city festival which was in my neck of the woods. and at last, thank goodness -some much needed sun! (although it's back to rain now its august).
another week and another cat's birthday! this time it is the turn of cissy tigerlilly to have a happy birthday post! truth is i was not actually 'looking' for a third cat, i was happy with just two plus i could barely afford to look after another kitty, somehow though we were brought together and i am so glad i gave cissy her 'forever' home with us. despite being a beautiful kitty she was not going to be 'snapped up' at the rescue centre as she needed re homed with other indoor cats due to bad eyesight (so she could follow them around), plus she had a tendency to greet you by latching every claw and her teeth onto your arm! hence the tiger in her name! however, against the odds i knew she belonged with us. 
when cissy tigerlily came to live with us last year she was a very skinny stray who attempted to eat biba and orla's food every mealtime after scoffing hers down very quickly. she now walks away from food when she is full like the other two, however she has slowly grown very chubby indeed. in my endeavour to get her to slim down i have been taking her a 'walk' on the courtyard outside now it's springtime. problem is she just plonks herself down on the ground or curls herself around my legs. i know with bad eyesight she is a wee bit wary of being outside. i hope with less food, more playtime and many more 'walks' my little snugglebug will trim up nicely.
as a keen cyclist i am sad that my beloved bike has been gathering dust over the last few years due to my chronic illness. so i enjoyed watching the glasgow sky ride outside my window today and so did orla and cissy. (excuse the dirty windows due to building site across the street)
