ginger kittens

Me surrounded by various
 pets I grew up with

When I need to visualise something lovely, my default is often ginger kittens. fluffy and cute and a happy memory from when I was little.
How pleased was I then when at the recent church auction, there was a wooden jigsaw - my favourite kind with the thick unusual shaped pieces - with ginger kittens on it. Even better they are edged in blues, the sort of deep blues I like.
It's possible that my new job will entail me working nearby on thursday, which I'm glad about, but I won't be based at home anymore, so sneaky jigsaw puzzling in between calls and emails will no longer be possible. (And just to be clear for those of you who don't know how much of a good girl I am, my timesheet is always very clear and in ten minute bursts, and non-work I do doesn't ever get counted as work time!!).

Yesterday journalist Steve Becker died suddenly at 56. He interviewed me a few years back at an event at Kirkham prison, and we got on like a house on fire. We really do have to make the most of now.