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Rats! (and Mice)

Ikea sells some charmingly weird stuffed animals, including the rats above.

And mice:

Ikea mice
…which I had to add to the family because the white one is clearly the result of a genetics experiment gone wrong; I think his father was Gonzo from the Muppet Show.

A rat also found its way into my office:

Ikea rat

Balcony Garden

All edible: nasturtiums, two kinds of sage, tomatoes (gift from @bubbva), parsley, bell pepper, serrano pepper, rosemary, thyme basil and (in front) variegated pineapple mint from Jeffrey and John – and it really does smell like pineapple! Will have to experiment making some tropical drinks with that. Let’s see, I have cachaça and mango juice…

Home Update

A touch of Texas: Bob the dangerous weapon now lives with me, at least until Ross returns to live in the US (whenever or if ever that may be).

In the “small things make me happy” department, my fridge now sports some cards bought in New Orleans, a Simon Drew card sent by my stepmum, a photo of my own, and a card picked up at the farmers’ market.