Joop has been different since the weekend. There was a point during the BBQ when I passed his tank, spotted that he was on his food, and talked to him through the glass. I must have been too loud in my drunkenness, because he zipped right back into his shell! Snails are deaf by virtue … Continue reading There’s something wrong with Joop
BBQ 2019, Freya is 10!
The garden was a huge mess the next day! I think everyone got a bit more casual about it when Will had to go to bed early. This also happened at the BBQ before last; the link seems to be cocktails made from Blue Curaçao; I love it but unfortunately it seems to make Will … Continue reading BBQ 2019, Freya is 10!
Things that are not specifically a snail
I have no good blog titles in me at the moment. I spent a lot of today literally unconscious in bed from a 10/10 migraine. It's better than it was now because I'm out of bed, but I still don't feel amazing. Thankfully I get another dose of my injections the week after next, I … Continue reading Things that are not specifically a snail
Setting up an IMPROVED Giant Land Snail tank
I wrote a prior post about setting up a snail tank, just under a year ago, that gets a fair bit of traffic, so I thought I would write an updated version now that I have gotten a proper glass tank for Jupiter. The original post is more about snail-keeping from a DIY angle with … Continue reading Setting up an IMPROVED Giant Land Snail tank
Other recent things
The biggest news in my life is still undoubtedly that I went on holiday, but here are some other things going on. I had to get a new phone! My previous one was a 2015 Samsung A3, and I was very attached to it. It was small enough for my tiny hands! Unfortunately … Continue reading Other recent things
Eurovision 2019: The absolute best weekend of my life
I'm not even sure where to start but yes, finally, Kadek and I have attended a Eurovision in person. Israel won last year's contest in Portugal, and we knew that there was probably never going to be a crossover this good again. The only way it could have been any better is if somehow Halloween … Continue reading Eurovision 2019: The absolute best weekend of my life
A quiz thing because I can only function on my own in the night right now
1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Open, if you count the cupboards next to our bed with some sweaters in them as a closets. It's not deliberate, they just kind of get left open. 2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels? I've taken sachets before. … Continue reading A quiz thing because I can only function on my own in the night right now
The mysterious blind man
Yesterday, Will and I were doing some gardening. It was one of those days where it was sunny whenever you were sitting down, then as soon as you got up to do something, rain clouds came over. Will was trimming a thorny bush while I was having a cigarette. I'd turned the vibration off on … Continue reading The mysterious blind man
The joy of washing your carpet
As everyone probably knows, my dog is old. She turns ten in June and we're having the usual barbecue about it. I got a net of lights to hang from the gazebo and it's gonna be magical. Anyway, Freya has been showing her age in various ways in the past few years. For one, she … Continue reading The joy of washing your carpet
Pool
Nothing has really happened since the weekend but I finally gave Joop his new pool. It's just a plant pot saucer from The Range on Friday (it might have been about 59p but I can't remember exactly), but it's huge so should definitely accommodate his adult body. Although I've said that about a few things … Continue reading Pool