Category Archives: Insects

Busy bee

Posted on 04/08/2014 by walkingthecat

On one side of our garden, along the fence to a neighbour’s driveway, there is a patch of marigolds that usually does not get a lot of attention. By us humans, that is, because this winged visitor could not quite … Continue reading →

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The Houseguest

Posted on 20/03/2014 by walkingthecat

“Oh no …” I had entered the kitchen of our vacation bungalow on our first evening only to see something skitter away. Something brown and shiny. “What?”, asked the husband from the bedroom. “We’ve got cockroaches. Well, one at least”, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes I doubt

Posted on 13/07/2013 by walkingthecat

… whether I really should have taken on this house, what with all the time and effort and money it eats, and whether I was right to involve the Husband in this project which holds great sentimental value for me … Continue reading →

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