In between garden-greening downpours last week our FreeFrom Skincare Awards judges did manage to sniff the jasmine on their way down to the garden for a quick cup of coffee. But for most of the week I fear they have been locked away sniffing frankincense and lavender and …
Cats
Good friends
As I was taking pictures of the garden for the garden page this afternoon, I found Tawny Pipit and Arwen together under the weeping pear tree.... Arwen, however, was obviously intent on having more fun than just hanging out... Now was this just an affectionate lick …
Awards, Food Matters Live – and Irish mists…
It has been a busy week for awards!! Working backwards – on Wednesday the shortlist for the 2015 FreeFrom Eating Out Awards was published – to much excitement on the part of those shortlisted. (We have been sending out invitations to the presentation at Food Matter Live on the …
Arwen the gender bender….
Cat lovers will have already logged the arrival of Arwen a few weeks ago – so this is for them. Cat haters - turn away now.... Arwen has come to replace the late lamented Frodo and, although currently only a small fraction of Frodo's size, is not doing a bad job! For those …
Feeding your pet – excessively or just the wrong food?
Yet another random press release arrived in my in box yesterday (I do get a lot of them...) This one was from Direct Pet Line Insurance about pet obesity! Apparently 43% of vets in the UK treated dogs or cats for obesity last year! And 67% of those vets had seen an increase in …