Oh my god, Jen, thanks for pointing me to this thread.

You are all too sweet and I am getting all soppy and teary . I haven't been here and don't deserve a birthday thread, but thank you so much.

I lurked some time ago but saw a relative newby abusing my beloved Cataholic for no real reason, and got upset and ran away again. I'll try to practice ignoring such things and focusing on all the cool, wonderful, caring, funny people here.

Carole, it's too early for me to be drooling over my screen. Where is Stephen, and why isn't he resting from the cricket season HERE?

The cats and dogs are good. It's getting cooler and the dogs lounge all over my lap at night .... then Jasmine comes along and sits on both of them to gently let them know that it's a cat's world

I think there's been an update to the garden at the pink kitchen if anyone is interested. There are actually plants in some areas now!

{{{hugs}}}
Nicole