Hello,

Just to let you know that I have chased all of the cat litter trays
down the road & managed to retrieve six out of the ten that were in
the back garden last night!!
I think we got the kitties indoors just in time. It makes for a very
full house when you consider that there 7 adult cats & four kittens,
not to mention 4 very noisy forgetful children who are in  & out of
the house all day too. I feel like I am constantly standing next the
door, closing it behind them, before we end up with an escaped Kitty-
very easy to do, & they are so hard to find... all cats seem quite
happy to be indoors, except for Lucy(fur!!), who has made it clear to
all of the rest of the cats, that Tilly's room is totally off limits
to all of them, except for her of course, LOL :o)

Just waiting for the runs to dry out before we can allow them back out
there. I also need to wash the entire pens down in jeys fluid as well,
because the overflowing sewage has mixed into the rain water in the
storm drains & corrupted the clean water supply. We had been issued
with crates of bottled water to survive on, but now they have managed
to bring in water tanks @ the end of each road, for us to help
ourselves to what we need. there is a lot to be grateful for though.
We are safe, our kids are safe, our house hasn't been flooded (so
far!!), & the cats are relatively happy as well.

Bookie is fine. I spoke to her this morning via email.

She has gone to Cambridge University to take part in their end of year
festivities, including boating on the river ( which sounds a little
dangerous given the recent rainfall, but then again, she knows what
she is doing when it comes to rowing. I trust her judgment! She is
there until Friday, when the event culminates in a big BBQ. her only
regret is that she couldn't take her cats, Terrie & Jessie, with her,
to sunbath on the river bank whilst she rows, Lol.

She was also telling me that there used to be a BIG HUGE FAT Tabby cat
that used to belong to one of the masters there, but he got old and
died. however, she knows some of the proffesers(fellows) there, who
are allowed to keep cats themselves on the college grounds. One in
particular has a pair of Burmese  demonds that she can go and cuddle
should the need arise....
We are both lucky. compared to thers, we have done very well- Like
when Catrina Hit the USA, so many people have lost so much.
It's them that need our purrs to be honest....
Thanks for thinking of us though. we appreciate it very much...
Sheelagh >"o"<