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The seven Maine Coon kittens are six months old th The seven Maine Coon kittens are six months old this weekend. If you’re not a cat person, scroll on by. If you are, what a marvellous litter they are! It’s Father’s Day and the Big Daddy, Hades, is the last photo. He weighs a whopping 10.5kg. All the owners have shared up-to-date pictures. They’re all huge and do the things that makes Maine Coons are ‘supposed’ to do and more. No wonder they’re such a popular breed. Big thanks to Caroline Hubbard Jodie Lown Kath Black and Charlie Alexander-Blows for staying in touch and providing pics of them as they grow. #mainecoon #catsofinstagram #kittens #HappyFathersDay
The seven Maine Coon kittens are six months old th The seven Maine Coon kittens are six months old this weekend. If you’re not a cat person, scroll on by. If you are, what a marvelous litter they are! It’s Father’s Day and the Big Daddy, Hades, is the last photo. All the owners have shared up-to-date pictures. They’re all huge and do the things that makes Maine Coons are ‘supposed’ to do and more. No wonder they’re such a popular breed. Big thanks to Caroline, Jodie, Kath and Charlie for staying in touch and providing pics of them as they grow. #mainecoon #catsofinstagram #kittens #HappyFathersDay
Greetings from Hove! Don’t let the relaxed demea Greetings from Hove! Don’t let the relaxed demeanour deceive you - life is pretty chaotic at this end. It’s now 10 weeks since I had a Full Knee Replacement. I had my post-surgery appraisal a month ago and have also rejoined the fitness club where I’ve been a member since 2011. I’m not in pain. That is transformative! Since the e-scooter crash last July, I’ve been in pain. Sometimes worse than others, but pain management has been a major issue. All the pins are a-goner. I’ve now a new knee. For the last month I’ve not taken any painkillers. I’m still taking meds – mood stabilizers, pills to control my blood pressure and more, but I’m 62 and who knows what state I would be in without them. I am not psychotic or suicidal so am very much of a mind not to rock the medicinal boat by downing addictive opioids along with my morning coffee. Bendy brain Yesterday I used a machine at the gym which measured my flexibility. I’m hyper-mobile so overly bendy (something, interestingly, which is linked to anxiety - hyper-mobility means you are seven times more likely to be anxious, but that’s another story explored in the book, Making Friends with Anxiety), and I’ve got a lot of flexibility back. Scar tissue means my knee is numb so feels HUGE, in the way one’s lip feels ginormous after a dental anaesthetic, and my ability to kneel back is limited and uncomfortable, but it’s bye-bye wheelchair! It’s been an education being at belly-button level socially – Christmas parties, a birthday and two funerals – all had to be done differently, so it is with gratitude I returned several pairs of crutches and the chair to the physio this weekend. Inevitably our income has been hit. It’s one reason we are letting our house in Brighton. We’ve a deadline though as tenants move into Howard Terrace in a week. EEK!
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