Disaster. Central heating malfunction. In the middle of winter. At the weekend. Freezing cold, pouring with rain. Had to go out to buy food, got soaked, couldn’t dry anything when we came home. We’ve battened down the hatches, drawn the heavy curtains, huddled in one room with an electric heater and filled some antique stoneware hot water bottles that we bought in a junk shop many moons ago. So with these and a load of blankets we’re managing to stay quite cosy until the gas engineer calls tomorrow.
The kitties are especially fond of the stoneware hot water bottles as they keep their heat throughout the night and radiate it through the duvet and blankets. Their thick fur coats help too – no consolation for we hairless humans though. Here’s little Ming cwtched on a blankie watching the TV, guarding the remote control. She’s particularly fond of David Attenborough documentaries. Faber Castell Pitt drawing pens into an A6 spiral bound sketchbook.
Tomorrow there will be warmth!
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Rosie you poor thing!
You need to take a holiday down under and enjoy a warn xmas with us Ausies! hehe
love Ming’s drawing:)
haha thanks Raaya. The heating is fixed now and the cats are very very happy! So are the humans. Just in time – it’s hailing outside!
forgot to say – that’s lovely cat drawing!
Thanks Rowan, she’s a darling little cat.
Oh Rosie, how dreadful!!! I once had a 3 week lack of heating and hot water which took in Christmas….i knitted my best big cardy in double quick time! I do hope there is some warm news later. I’m always telling the animals how lucky they are to have fur – mostly so they don’t need to wear clean clothes but the warmth consideration is even more significant! Best of luck with the boiler.
Thanks – hoping the thing will be fixed tomorrow 🙂
I really like your sketching style– very free form and inspiring
Thank you Amanda. Rose 🙂
Fleece blankets! My cats love them, and I do too, especially when my heater or anything is broke during the winter. 😛
ah yes, they have their little fleeces as well, but they’ve really taken a shine to the antique hottlewottlebottles lol
Hi Scribblah, what a lovely sketch. This morning on the other side of the world it is hot and muggy, my dog is also watching telly she is fond of Caesar Milan and the animal channel. I’ve just taken her for a walk and I’m about to head off for work I’d much rather sketch my doggie and the remote. Stay warm and snuggle in with your furry friend. Cheers Sue
Hi Sue – my cats would love hot and muggy hehehehehe 🙂