Spot the cat

Fruitcake cat came worrying close to being sat on as she slept off last night's mouse excitement: a 1am wake-up yowl made us all sit up in bed and then rush downstairs when we registered the distinctive meowing of a successful hunting trip. In spite of her curfew she'd managed to escape through an open window into the night and brought back the fruits of her labour into the house for us all to enjoy. There's nothing like a battle with a cat reluctant to give up her prey to get the adrenaline pumping so the rest of the night's sleep was fitful at best and not at all helped by the hot and sticky weather.

Another scorching day too - a good excuse to stay indoors and tackle those really tedious but essential household tasks which it's normally quite easy to ignore when the weather is more clement.