Cats status: satisfactory And in other news, there’s a holiday on Thursday and a Critical Mass ride on Friday morning. The holiday doesn’t mean much to the permanently unemployed kitties, and they’re a bit wobbly on their bikes, so they’ll probably just stick with the sunshine thing, which they say is working for them.

Piling upPiles of admin, emails, contracts, illustrations, catalogue updates, and the demands of my second blog are all tottering around me. I’m working late tonight, hoping I won’t be a no-show for my Making Day tomorrow. Let’s hope next week’s a bit kinder (did I hear someone say “late taxes”?)

Gabby’s paintingsSo thrilled to have just acquired two paintings by our friend Gabrielle Raaff. These are from her Google Earth series (like this one), which was one of the works selected for the Spier Contemporary show in 2007. Haven’t found where to hang them yet, but am loving peering closely at that delicate watercoloured paper. …

Checkers, not Orla Dreadfully wicked of me to have bought this mug, knowing full well that it’s not the real deal (I got it for R9.00 at Checkers, for heaven’s sake!), but I couldn’t resist getting it home to shoot it on my very last shred of Orky Kiley wrapping paper (R5.00 at Mr Price).

Cats don’t care about interior decorationAbove: Our bedroom last Wednesday.Below: Our bedroom on Monday morning, after a solvent-scented Sunday. I think our cats work with the decor either way, don’t you?

Queen NanookWhat a life, eh? My cat’s not the only family member to appear online these days. Check out my sister-in-law’s cool drawings, and Paul’s website too.

Packing my bagsThank goodness it’s the last day of the WOO tea towel sale today, because I’ve just about stuffed as many envelopes as I can manage. Whew! I won’t be posting for a while, as after a few days of envelope-stuffing, deadline-tackling and bag-packing, we’ll be setting off on holiday! We’re going with some …