Life (& Death), Investiture planning, movies & Soapstone

Well - life goes on, for most of us.

Unfortunately - our colourful little cat, Tika, passed away last Tuesday night, after running underneath our car in the driveway. She is & will be terribly missed.

Planning for our investiture continues - I think (hope) that we have everything under control - certainly the Mongol boots arriving gladdened my heart & arrested some concern. I'd just like to say a big thanks to Mistress Bliss, who amongst many others is doing a huge amount of work for me.

Have been to see some movies recently, comments as follows:

X-MEN Wolverine, Origins - Excellent action & story was quite good about explaining his background in a bit more detail. Story didn't however keep me & hold me, so good action but story needed a bit of work - on par with the first X-men movie.

Star Trek - Excellent movie - nice twist & change to the history of the Star Trek reality - but nice personification of the young Kirk & crew. Enjoyed it immensely.

Defiance - A WWII movie with a difference - exceptional story about Jews surviving & fighting for themselves in the forests of Bielorussia. Very interesting if obviously hollywoodised.

Today, I cut into my first piece of soapstone. Experimenting with pewter casting. Currently getting my two pieces completely flat & smooth. Next job is drilling holes & filling with pewter to make "joining pins".

Mourning the passing of a friend

Unfortunately, after the joy and fun of Rowany Festival, I returned home to be faced with the hard decision of putting down my faithful & loving cat Tanis.



He lost his fight of 15 months against a benign tumor growth on his hip (it had blistered & burst (and would continue to do so)).

It was the hardest thing I have ever done to leave him in the room with the Vet, but it was his time.
We had operated twice previously but the growth continued to return, and the next option would have involved major operation & removal of the right rear leg, still with no guarantee of getting it all.

His cute face & loving loud purr will be sorely missed.

Rest in Peace my friend