Recipe for disaster

Take one crazy-looking protea bloom, add a favourite Arabia jug and some water, and apply two curious cats.

Leave unattended on the dining room table on a Sunday morning.

Once a loud crash is heard, watch cats flee with bristling tails, then remove jug pieces from floor and mop up water, all the while shooting narrowed-eyed glances at cats and muttering darkly.

Poor jug.

Somehow, this photo of Roy McMakin’s limited edition vases for Heath ceramics (found through hoping for happy accidents) makes me feel a bit better about my broken jug.

And of course, the cats were forgiven long ago.