Wem-ber-ley, Wem-ber-ley

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The ferret is still a little nervous about the crackle tunnel, but she's started exploring the climbing frame/ladder/dangly ring thing. She still loves the ball, chases it all over the cage.

And she still hasn't even tried to bite me.

The weather was brilliant today. Top temp of 19c. And tonight's moonrise was spectacular. The rest of the week is supposed to be warm & sunny too. And my lads are in the FA Cup Final on Saturday at Wembley Stadium. Gonna be a good week. *g*

We're on the road with Arsene's Army,
We're all going to Wem-ber-ley,
And we'll really shake you up
When we win the FA Cup,
Coz Arsenal are the greatest football team.

Enjoy your updates. See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you..

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./MCU
• Midnight Walk by BlueshirtBirdie (AO3).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Part 1 of Drive by magrat70 (Women in Kevlar).
  
  (The) Devil Wears Prada
  
• Logic Doesn't Seem to Mind by cgirlspalace (dvlwears-prada).
  
  Harry Potter
  
• Written on Skin by nightfalltwen (AO3).
  
  Original
  
• Part 7 of Two for One by K-Morgan (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  (The) Originals
  
• Chapter 1 of Once Upon a Time by tafoley (AO3).
  

Ferretting Around.

The weather (as predicted) has turned a bit iffy. What the forecasters refer to as "changeable". In other words you never know what to wear because one minute it's warm and sunny and you're regretting wearing a t-shirt and a long-sleeved shirt and the next you're soaking wet, freezing, and wishing you'd worn two jumpers (that's "sweaters" for the Yanks) as well.

But... the swifts are back!! So summer is almost here.

I'm having fun at the moment, looking after a ferret. I've had it here since Friday. It belongs to a friend who's in Crete for three weeks for her nephew's wedding. I've never had a ferret before. I had to google to find out how to take care of it. I was warned she bites, but so far she hasn't bitten me. Feeding her is no problem as my friend brought a bag of pelleted food for ferrets as well.

She seemed delighted to see me whenever I approached her hutch. (It's a two-storey wooden thing with a wire-bar front, and a closed in sleeping section). And I couldn't understand why, since I'm not her owner. I finally figured out that the poor little mite is bored rigid and just pleased to have something - anything to do or see. She has a litter-tray, a food bowl, water, and a blanket in the hutch. And that's all.

So I promptly went to the pet shop and spent twenty-five quid on ferret toys. I got her a crackle tunnel, a sort of climbing frame, and a plastic ball (about the size of a cricket ball) with a bell inside.

She's not sure about the crackle tunnel but she loves the ball.

I'm sure that's the only reason she bites - stress and boredom.

Apart from being a bit whiffy she's a lovely little thing.

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D./MCU
• Candlelight by BlueshirtBirdie (AO3).
  
  
• Kisses by BlueshirtBirdie (AO3).
  
  
• Dancing by BlueshirtBirdie (AO3).
  
  
• Late Night Conversation by BlueshirtBirdie (AO3).
  
  
• First Date by BlueshirtBirdie (AO3).
  
  American Horror Story: Coven
  
• In Your Dreams by A Magiluna Stormwriter (AO3).
  
  Black Sails
  
• Chapter 5 of Wondrous Love by fembuck (AO3).
  
  BtVS
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of I Would Give The Stars Above by gorramitall (AO3).
  
  Code Name Verity
  
• You're the Book I've Halfway Read by akamarykate (AO3).
  
  CSI
  
• Savior by Emily (CSI femslash).
  
  
• Confessions by Alison (CSI femslash).
  
  Glee
  
• Bad by kiarcheo (Blondes Have Fun..).
  
  
• You and I by kiarcheo (Blondes Have Fun But Brunettes Do it Better).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 2 of Long Way Around by zenparadox (callie-arizona).
  
  (The) Hunger Games Trilogy
  
• Only You by Phoebe1901 (AO3).
  
  
• Chapters 1 to 5 of Lay Your Hands on Me by Phoebe1901 (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 8 (conclusion) of The Dandelion Children by staccato_stop (AO3).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Chapter 4 of A Place Of Deep Emotion by Nikitamtspl (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 11 of All I Wanna Do by raug_moss (AO3).
  
  
• Love Will Thaw by arynna (AO3).
  
  Percy Jackson and the Olympians
  
• The Fates Smiled by sunkelles (AO3).
  
  
• Worn by queernaomi (AO3).
  
  Person of Interest
  
• Love, Hunt Me Down by Shadowkira (AO3).
  
  Revenge
  
• Persuasion by psuedo118 (AO3).
  
  RWBY
  
• Love Her to Death by knives4cash (AO3).
  
  
• Final Return by A_rav (AO3).
  
  Skyrim
  
• Enigma by BatchSan (AO3).
  
  Tomb Raider (game)
  
• Chapter 7 of What Binds the Soul by sniperct (AO3).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Wisdom by thebabytiger (AO3).
  
  
• Chapter 2 of Look Through My Window by CurlyTuft (AO3).
  

Summer is on the way!

This week should bring us views of summer. I look forward to it, but not nearly as much as those outside kitties do. They lap up the sun to the point of over heating. Pet the small fuzzy thing and she is burning up hot. Wait 'til we are in the 80's mid week. For us wimps where the average summer temp is around 73 degrees 80 is darn hot. Even so I look forward to feeling the heat.

No kids this week makes it a slower week for us and this weekend will bring the last Ultimate Frisbee game where they play for 1st or 2nd place. Well done regardless of where they end up. And Cal is off to camp from Tuesday through Friday so he will also be off enjoying the sunshine.

Here is hoping your week goes well and we will chat at you towards the end.

Enjoy the updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• All I Taught Her by Bobina (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  CSI
  
• Moment of Crisis by Alison (GirlSlash).
  
  
• The Morning After by Alison (Women in Kevlar).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:05/12/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Criminal Minds
  
• Stay by Magrat 70 (Women in Kevlar).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 11 of Things You Just Can't Do by brithna (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Original
  
• Part 1 of Origin Story by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Happy Mother's Day

It's a beautiful, sunny Mother's Day here in the US. We went out for a not very good late lunch at a local Mexican restaurant. I think next year I'll just cook.

Other than that we've been slugs. Well, E has done some laundry but that's nothing unusual. I finalized Cal's packing for his Camp Caber trip with the sixth grade this week.

As I write this Max is snoozing beside me. The rest of our day will include a few more walks.

Tamara

BtVS
• Chapter 17 of Damned If I Don't, Damned If I Do by Battlekitten (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Everything is Different Now by Declan4 (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  CSI
  
• The Dark Room by Alison (GirlSlash).
  
  
• Far Away, So Close by Alison (Women in Kevlar).
  
  The Hollows
  
• Chapter 7 of Pool Table for Two by Athena (Ivy-Rachel).

Gray Saturday

My cold has kept me slow and quiet today. No big plans as this is a weekend free of ultimate. Tomorrow I hope holds the same.

Here is sending thoughts for a good weekend for the rest of you.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Dance of Joy by Electra (her web site).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 5 & Epilogue of When Twins Take Charge (complete) by icequeen1955 (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  
• Chapter 10 of Things You Just Can't Do by brithna (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Long Way Around by zenparadox (Callie_Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Parents Day by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

The Homestretch

Six more weeks of school. I'm ready for that six weeks to be over as is my student.

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:05/09/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  CSI
  
• Bad Girls by Emily (GirlSlash).
  
  
• Empty Places by Emily (Women In Kevlar).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 4 of When Twins Take Charge by icequeen1955 (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Original
  
• D.I.Y. by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Sleep's Secret Scent by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Sleep's Secret Scent (2) by Stein Willard (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Parts 5 & 6 of Two for One by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• The Legacy of Callisto: Part One by Stayce (Academy of Bards).

Nose

Mine in particular can fall off right now. It is compacted and draining non stop today. I feel cruddy since Tamara shared her cold. A nice gray rainy day, wish I could crawl into bed early. Alas dance night for the kiddo. Tomorrow she is out of town on a field trip. I am planning a nice early night with cold medication in hopes of sleeping in a bit later. One hopes.

Enjoy your updates. Have any thing to say, shoot us an email.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 3 of A Thousand Miles of Broken Arrows by invalid_reality (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  
• Walk of Shame by Electra (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  
• Dance of Joy by Electra (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  CSI
  
• Drunken Memories by Amara Tenoh (GirlSlash).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:05/08/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• Chapter 9 of Things You Just Can't Do by brithna (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• 3 Little Stories by mak62184 (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 15 of Gilligan's Anatomy by zenparadox (Callie_Arizona).
  
  
• Chapter 9 of In Between by Shinara66 (Callie_Arizona).

And Then It Rained

Again.

I celebrated the good weather too soon. It rained again today. And the forecast for the rest of the week looks pretty bad.

Ah well.

Maybe we'll have a good summer. We did last year.

There isn't a lot for you to read tonight, I'm afraid.

So I'm back to our regular request. ... If you know a site we could check, (that isn't a chaotic self-posting site like FF.Net), please - let us know.

See you next week. Goodnight and may your God/s go with you.


Ze

Thor (movies)
• Chapter 1 of A Dark World Without You by slayerinthetardis (AO3).
  
  X-Men (comics)
  
• Friendship, Love and Timing It by AllNewKatyana (AO3).
  

The World's Favourite Season.

Spring is well under way. Loads of bluebells around. The apple trees are in blossom. The swallows are back and nesting. Brilliant.

Mayday bank holiday - for a change it was warm and sunny. So we went for a drive. A long one. To Dorset.

I finally got to see the Cerne Abbas Giant. I've been meaning to have a look at that for years.

Not sure if I was impressed or not. I think I was a lot more impressed with the Uffington White Horse which I visited back in the 1990s.

It was a gorgeous day though, and a beautiful drive. Today was another pretty nice day. Shame they reckon next weekend will be raining heavily again.

Ze

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Just Another Pop Confession by unwindmyself (AO3).
  
  Black Sails
  
• Chapters 1 & 2 of Wondrous Love by fembuck (AO3).
  
  Elementary
  
• Chapter 4 of Roadtrips Usually Involve Less Murder by Bearzywrites (AO3).
  
  Glee
  
• In Another Life by Shadowkira (AO3).
  
  (The) Hunger Games Trilogy
  
• Chapter 5 (conclusion) of The Dandelion Children by staccato_stop (AO3).
  
  Once Upon a Time
  
• Chapter 3 of A Place Of Deep Emotion by Nikitamtspl (AO3).
  
  Original
  
• Part 18 of Stigmata Martyr by Geonn Cannon (His blog).
  
  Pitch Perfect
  
• Chapter 19 of She Had the World by sophiesaurus1 (AO3).
  
  RWBY
  
• Chapter 2 of Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall... by Zaiker_42 (AO3).
  
  
• Pollen: Found by knives4cash (AO3).
  
  (The) Walking Dead
  
• Needy by anemic_cinema (AO3).
  
  
• Helpful by anemic_cinema (AO3).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Chapter 1 of Look Through My Window by CurlyTuft (AO3).
  
  Xena Warrior Princess
  
• Part 5 of Birdie's Song 11 - Six Moons by Onesockbard (Royal Academy of Bards).
  
  X-Men (comics)
  
• Chapter 3 of T is for Trouble by sniperct (AO3).
  

Cats and Dogs Still Living Together

We're back at the work/school routine. The kids are once again lined up on their weeks, which makes it much easier when it comes to cooking dinner.

Max is settling in quite nicely. We think he and Beanie had an encounter while were gone on Saturday. Max is now completely cowed around Beanie and Beanie required a trip to the doc to deal with a hurt paw.

We think Beanie scrambled up or over something in a hurry and turned a few of his claws back. Max didn't have a scratch on him but whatever happened he knows not to mess with Beanie. And that's just as it should be.

Tamara

Comics
• Jane's World:05/05/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• When Twins Take Charge by icequeen1955 (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Legend of the Seeker
  
• Part 14 of When You Were Mine by fortunata13 (LotS Femslash).
  
  Original
  
• Part 16 of Sigma Martyr by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Part 17 of Sigma Martyr by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Chronicles of the Empress Book 3: Quest for the Natfarann Gold by Norsebard (Academy of Bards).
  
  Warehouse 13
  
• Part 14 of Ours by A. Windsor (Meet at Gunpoint).

A Very Rainy Sunday

Today seems to be a duplicate of yesterday's rain, light rain, gray clouds and back to heavy rain. Yesterday broke records for rainfall, in fact it brought us the monthly average in one day. I am assuming today will bring as much or maybe even more. That's a lot of rain. I love some of it and am ready for a break from this heavy rain. Perhaps back to the Seattle drizzle would be nice. The downpours can stop anytime.

Enjoy your updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

p.s. May the fourth be with you!

BtVS
• Chapter 50 of Forging Bonds by Rebelrsr (her web site).
  
  Game of Thrones
  
• Part 20 of Hot Coffee by (Girlgay).

Saturday Fun

E is off at little e's double header Ultimate Frisbee match. I'm here at the house with Cal, Max and Beanie. I would have gone but it's raining and kind of cool outside and I'm battling either allergies or a cold. Or allergies that have turned into a cold. I didn't think being cold and wet would help me.

We made it to Free Comic Book Day at my local shop. We also watched the kids from little e's school do their May Faire dances. As is the case every year, the kids did flawlessly with their dances and that May Pole is now wrapped in colorful ribbons.

All in all, a full Saturday especially for E. I hope she wears her rain gear.

Tamara

Grey's Anatomy
• Chapter 8 of In Between by Shinara66 (Callie-Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Part 15 of Stimata Martyr by Geonn Cannon (his LJ).

Weekend Arrives

Closing of a long work week. One that needs no repeating. Sadly most are like that now. What happened to the respect and enjoyment of my job? It has been years since that has been around. Now I collect a check like everyone else.

Enjoy your updates.

Peace, Health and Happiness.

Elisa

BtVS
• Chapter 15 - 17 of First Day of My Life by Hayley (Electra's Fanfiction).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:05/02/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  Original
  
• Parts 3 & 4 of Two for One by K-Morgan (Academy of Bards).
  
  
• Part 14 of Stigmata Martr by Geonn Cannon (his lj).

Cats and Dogs Living Together

Beanie has adjusted to Max enough that they will both sleep on the bed with us now. Beanie can even stand being in the same room as the dog. He still won't tolerate Max coming near him. Max is showing remarkable restraint since I know he's dying to go up to Beanie and give him a good beagle sniff.

I didn't have to do as Claudia suggested and let the gates make a loud clattering noise as they fell near the dog. Max was content to be with me while Beanie adjusted. We still have the gates up but only shut them during the day when we're at work. Max doesn't seem too interested in being in a room if there's only a cat in it.

Free Comic Book Day is May 3 in the US and participating comic shops around the world. Check to see if your local shop is participating and stop in for a few free comics. Keep in mind the comics are free to us but the shops pay for them. Spending a little money in their establishment is always appreciated.

Tamara

BtVS
• Apricity by Aliceinwonderbra (The Chosen Two Archives).
  
  Comics
  
• Jane's World:05/01/14 by Paige Braddock (Go Comics).
  
  The Devil Wears Prada
  
• The Day it Happened by heartsassassin (Devil Wears Prada).
  
  Grey's Anatomy
  
• Chapter 7 of In Between by Shinara66 (Callie-Arizona).
  
  Original
  
• Part 13 of Stigmata Martyr by Geonn Cannon (his lj).
  
  
• Secretions of Philathymna by kendralynora (Meet at Gunpoint).