Blog As You Life It

I pretty much blog as I life it , none of this stylised pictures you see on Instagram or sprawling out like a disco dancing spider on the platforms of social media .

Neither is my home a style magazine magnet , in fact someone pointed out that when I posted a picture of a room I was tidying up ( due to new furniture) they saw my bra hanging on the radiator. Look I'm just impressed I have 2 bras ; luxury would be 3 bras corr.

If I constantly blogged every which way then I wouldn't be lifeing it , I don't survive on days I don't Instagram what I've eaten or where I've been.

I blog and live in the moment , it doesn't matter to me that my tulips are bending on their stems . It might be a little sad but I see the Tulips as ballerina that is bowing gracefully . 

I don't do selfies and my Instagram isn't full of family pictures occasionally it is . I thought the other day when we went to the museum I should get a picture of him. He wasn't keen then again that's inherited , you'll not find me looking like a duck sucking on a lemon .

I don't blog to fit in , I don't blog for the oh so glamourous press trip travel lifestyle . I got offered a press trip to South Africa once but I couldn't go as I have a job in a school . I've spent 2 years getting back to me after a hiccup in my life . I blog without regret I think now , I had difficulties nearly 2 years ago in the blogging world .

I'll not lie it tipped me over the edge the cruelty I endured mixed in with a difficult working / personal situation . It left me like a scrumpled piece of paper with creases I couldn't get out . People would side step me like a leper trying to erase me out of existence.

But I fought back and I have done as I will continue to blog as I life it . 

I don't need to be the Pied Piper Of blogging or life , I want to be the one seeing the butterfly as you or others pout to camera .

My Cat Haiku

This week I have been on the antibiotics avoiding the sunshine and warm days of Spring Winter and yesterday was the last day of the holidays . I thought I'd write a Haiku to my cats collectively or individually ; how hard could it possibly be a pleasant way to spend 5 minutes . 2 hours later and now I'm getting cross and the cats waiting to be fed.

Fur is everywhere 

Cleaning up lots of messes 

I think the cat rules

Red Onion and Orange Chicken With Hassleback Potatoes

Tonight I'll will tell myself, I'll wake up brave knowing that the thought of sleep ; the very thought of sleep worries me , I put in perspective that sleep allows me to be creative . Yesterday it was randomness acts of kindness day , I don't need a day to highlight this as every day is a random act of kindness either to myself or other people . The world Is a much less scary place with kindness in it I find . 

There is a place in the world for no fuss food which delivers the result of beautiful food.

I was going to call this recipe "A Chicken surprised By a Red Onion and Oranges " but thought it don't sound flouncy enough 

Ingredients

Chicken obviously ( not a live one otherwise the chicken will not take kindly when you try and shove an onion and orange segments where the sun doesn't shine )

Orange segments

A whole red onion

Apple Vinegar a splash/ or a little splash


Sprinkling of good quality salt and pepper.


Method

Preheat the oven to 200 C

Place the chicken in a roasting dish

Place the peeled red onion and orange segments up within the cavity of the chicken ( these are not to be eaten at all and must be discarded )

Splash the chicken with a little of the apple vinegar , and sprinkle with salt and pepper

Cook for 1 hour 20 , rembering to out your hassbleback potatoes in if you want .

Hassleback Potatoes 

I slit these potatoes 1 cm part or tried to making sure I didn't slit all the way through to the bottom . As there were 3 of us I did 3 potatoes ( genius )


Method

Preheat cook the potatoes for about 10 minutes in the microwave

Spoon done melted butter over .

Then they joined the chicken in its last 30 minutes of cooking and Et Voila a Masterchef masterpiece.

Tea Cups , Spring and Things

HURRAH

BIG HURRAH

BIGGEST HURRAH

Spring is on it's way  I can see from my dining room as I type this my tree is starting to bud , the tree is in the shrubbery and this amuses me especially with Monthy Python and the knights that say Ni.

The cat is on the fence literally on the fence and not on the fence about politics and the situation in the EU , I really don't know what a cat's view on politics is , I may well have to interview the cat on this situation.

Valentine's Day was on a budget following on from those Tesco flowers (voucher used) . A visit to the grounds of Kedleston Hall was in order and everyone had the same idea . This was no problem as I had my trusty walking shoes in the car ! I had to gaze longingly and lovingly upon the snow drops with their flower heads bowed in reverence .

We do rather enjoy our National Trust membership, especially when there is so much stately majestic beauty on our doorstep. It's like having your own stately home but without the cleaning , though I'd quite to have a library I could lose myself in. Or indeed a wardrobe where I could find my beloved Narnia .

It was 2 for 1 at ye olde Starbucks , we pushed the boat out and has a tuna and cheese croissant ~ don't tell me I don't know how to live .

My favourite tree this week is this one , I had to step back to see how tall it was . I sort of get giddy when looking up at tall objects ! 

Tea will be served at 3pm bring your own cucumber sandwiches .

Review of Pet Life App from It’s a Jungle out there

Review of Pet Life App from It’s a Jungle out there

Every good pet needs a special personal assistant to treat them as the celebrity they really are, from changing their biscuits at a whim to cooking them scrambled egg or giving them their special teddy, the list is endless in the pursuit of their happiness. We buy shoes just to keep Jack the cat in the style he has been accustomed to, Rollie just sits on the draining board or in the sink (he is very much a maverick)

We celebrate special occasions with Jack and Rollie and it seems fetching the cats toys after you have thrown them (for them to play with) is the new fitness craze. I really do love chasing after a fluffy mouse with a multi coloured feather tail, I love light I have been in a fight with a parrot and lost.

The Pet Life App from It's a jungle out there is a free app that helps you manage all your beloved pet's life. It's a personal pet App that is available for devices: IPhone, Android or tablet. 

It keeps all your pets' important deals in one place, for example linking to your vet’s contact information(which is handy when you have to tell the cattery or kennels these details ) and chip details. It can also remind you of important events (perhaps that well behaved cat show you have always been meaning to go to) and of course your cats schedule (as cats do rule your life) 

1. Keep your pets important details safe in one place.
2. Track their weight.
3. Get reminders for parasite protection treatments.
4. Alert you on treatment timings, and insurance updates.
5. Vet appointments and other import dates in their lives

        

Thoughts:

Rollie and Jack are ever so grateful for the app and that remembering to work and flea them will be done like clockwork now (which is just as well since someone forgot and Mr T suffered some flea bites) I still say the cats could have administered their own flea treatment I mean cats are clever you have seen them playing the keyboards and all sorts. It was very easy to down seamless in fact and of course you have to put the cats best selfie on there!

As cats obviously own the Internet Rollie and Jack can actually tell when they have to go to the vets so it is not such a surprise when they do go. And there is a resource page full of useful advice and videos on how to protect your pet and also what affects them.

Disclaimer:  

This is a sponsored post brought to you by Bayer, it’s a jungle’. The Pet Life app is part of the ‘it’s a jungle’ programme from Bayer, which aims to help you keep your pet parasite free. For more information, please visit – itsajungle.co.uk.