Happy Halloween!

The “Tabby News” blog is still going strong. Posts are now monthly – hopefully to reflect fewer ongoing trials and tribulations as Tabby progresses through her maintenance therapy. 

 

At the start of the month, Donella and I were invited to Carol’s  “Sound of Music” **th  birthday party.  All guests had to dress on a “Sound of Music” theme. Tabby and  I watched the film and decided upon  “These are a few of my favourite things”. Although I wore the outfit I think you will agree that Tabby looks  pretty cool as a “Brown paper parcel wrapped up with string”.

Later that weekend, we went through to Glasgow to see the recently opened “Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome”. It is just one part of a multi-sport complex and will be a wonderful  venue for the Commonwealth Games. I am not sure any of us have been converted to track cycling -  the arena has to be kept at a constant high temperature and the banking at either end is pretty steep. I think I would be too slow and simply slide down to the floor of the arena.

The following week, Tabby was invited to Libby’s party at “Kiss the Fish” in Stockbridge. She had a wonderful evening of grafts and decopatch.

Despite all that has happened over the last 10 months, Tabby has never lost her determination and competitive nature. The final swimming lesson before half-term at David Lloyd finished with a race for all the children having lessons on a Saturday morning  -“A float of your choice and 2 lengths of the pool”. Yes, you guessed it.  Having just returned to swimming lessons, Tabby dug in and won. She had the biggest smile of the week.  What can you say?

On 15^th October, Donella and I took a flight to Nice and spent 3 days in the village of Eze on the cote d’azure for a short break. What about Tabby? Auntie Anne and cousin Rory kindly came down from Wick to “Tabby sit”. They all went o see the new “Madagascar” movie in 3-D. Tabby says, “It was so much better than great!” Thankyou so much to Anne and Rory for keeping an eye on Tabby while we were away .

Last weekend, Tabby and Donella went to a fashion show rehearsal. They, along with a few others, are both modelling clothes from a variety of shops and boutiques around Edinburgh.  This is being organised by Lynne McNicoll’s “It’s good 2 give” charity. There has been a lot of swaggering up and down the hall as they practice their “cat-walk” walk. Thankfully, we have not yet had any Naomi Campbell-esque tantrums. As someone with negligible dress sense, I am relieved to report that I have not been invited to take part. I will report back in the next blog as to how things go – unless “Hello” or “Harper’s and Queen” get there first.

Halloween has come  - and gone. Tabby, with Donella’s help made a wonderful pumpkin lantern. Despite that, we had no “Guisers” at all last night. I reckon the  Halloween decorations at the front door scared everyone away

 

 

Thanks everyone for reading the blog

 

Tha Lawsons