When cats make biscuits a padded bra is an essential piece of clothing.

If you share your home with cats, you probably know that there are certain sacrifices you make in the name of love. Your black clothes are no longer black. Your sofa belongs to someone else. Privacy is a distant memory. And then there are the biscuits. If you’re wondering whereContinue Reading

We have three very different cats here at PumpjackPiddlewick. Come meet them.

With regards to my animals, I talk about my ducks on this website a lot as you may have realised. Heck they even have their own section. Purely because they are so unusual as pets. Even after many years of having them I am entranced by unique aspects of them.Continue Reading

What is a cat lady? And why is there even such a thing we delve into here at PumpjackPiddlewick

Let’s just start here: I am a ‘Cat Lady‘. And I say that with absolutely zero embarrassment. None. Not even a flicker of apology. In fact, becoming a Cat Lady was less of an accident and more of a long-term life goal. I’ve always wanted cats. Plural. Loved them sinceContinue Reading

When freezing temperatures hit even the my ducks say Baby it's cold outside here at PumpjackPiddlewick

We’ve just been enjoying a cold snap here in France. Complete with snow. As I understand much of the northern hemisphere has. But this isn’t so typical here. Certainly it’s cold, but not so much below freezing temperatures cold. Or snow. And I do say enjoying (sort of) as afterContinue Reading

Lappy is my timid cat, always looking slightly startled, wishing she could ask for more for herself. Here is what it is like to live with Lappy at PumpjackPiddlewick...

It’s a Lappy morning. This doesn’t happen often, and so therefore a treasured milestone. Lappy, or Lapsong Suchong, is my tiger cat and my ‘middle’ cat. And like many a middle child, she has her issues. Early mornings for me are normally my get work done times. A time beforeContinue Reading