Cats - Horsemeat & an Asteroid

Sally and I visited a Cattery which we had researched on the net as a contender for our 2 to stay at during our next trip away.  It's called Kool For Cats and is set in the tiny village of Wardlow not far from Bakewell.  You know what its like you have used say 2 or 3 other catteries and expect them to all to be "similar". 

Happy to report though that Kool For Cats looks as if its the "Raffles" of Catteries.  Top notch accommodation purpose built with warm luxurious surroundings.  The "menu" boasts anything your cat wants and if they dont have what yours eat they will get it.  Piped music at certain times as well as interaction with the staff/owners on a 1 to 1 basis every day.  We booked our 2 in without hesitation and hope they "behave!"  heres a link to thier site kool4cats   Worth a look if you have cats!  

"The interloper", the very large hairy black cat, as reported in previous blogs,  has gone a little too far in his attempts to gain access to the cottage.  Tom our old cat has a habit of sitting on the back bedroom windowsill (accessed via the kitchen roof) early in the morning.  He does this to get a good view of "his territory" and also to be able to jump in through the window once I open it.

Around 0500 I heard the familiar wailing which is usually associated with preparation for a fight between cats. Without switching on the light I opened the curtains and sure enough Tom was facing up to "the interloper" who was advancing up the roof towards him. As soon as it spied me it shot back down the roof and disappeared under a car at which time I spotted another much smaller cat, obviously "backup"

So after initially thinking that "the interloper" was being accepted its time to recognise that "there could be trouble ahead" and actively "discourage" the visits by drawing up some kind of plan! 

In the news the horsemeat saga drags on with yesterday information indicating "that ministers" knew of the "problem a year ago" and did nothing about it.  While today the "Prime Minister" indeed is blaming the retailers for doing nothing!  Rather worryingly though is the "Daily Mail" report that traces of a banned drug had been found in one horsemeat sample! 

I see the "Crippled Cruise Liner Carnival" has at last docked and is disembarking passengers after being adrift for 5 days in the Gulf of Mexico.  Stories of toilets overflowing and no hot food make me think some of the passengers are going to be raising a stink!  - - sorry. lol 

Nasa reports that an Asteroid the size of an "Olympic Swimming Pool" will do a "Fly by" of the earth this evening - - - I do hope they have their calculations correct!  "Fortunately" we are on the wrong side of the earth to see it but they (NASA) are streaming the event live from 1900 GMT with the asteroid closest at 1925 GMT.  Here's the link  Flyby

Locally, the ample fall of snow on Wednesday has all gone after, as predicted it was followed by rain.  I went out walking when the "storm" was at its worst/best and took a couple of pics.

Normally a good view of Bakewell way off up the valley but not today as the snow blows in.

The sheep look to have the expression of "who ordered the snow!"

Meanwhile back home, Tom is "not amused" being covered in snow whilst "guarding the portal"

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