Raining Cats and Dogs!

Hello!

My latest Lucky Dip Club subscription box arrived this week and I wanted to share all of the amazing goodies with you! This is a really cute box with a sweet cats and dogs theme. See what wonderful stationary and accessories are inside and let me know in the comments what is your favourite item in the box!

***WARNING*** for anyone who hasn’t yet received their box, it does contain spoilers.

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Lucky Dip Club Subscription Box #3 Unboxing – Pet Parade

Hello! Yesterday I was so excited when my third Lucky Dip Club subscription box arrived. Since my first unboxing video was so popular, I have filmed one for this box too! I would have filmed one for the second box, but it was delivered to my old address so there was a bit of a delay before I received it, but if you would like to see what I got please let me know and I can put something together for you 🙂

***WARNING*** for anyone who hasn’t yet received their box, it does contain spoilers.

Here are some photos of what I got inside:

Feeding the Penguins!

James loves penguins. To be fair, I can see why…they are incredibly cute! When I was searching for the idea Christmas present to get him, my Mum discovered that Sewerby Hall were offering an animal encounter for two to go and feed the penguins. Obviously, this was the ideal gift, and seeing him open it on Skpye on Christmas Day was great! On 31st January, we had James’ acceptance of a graduate job to celebrate, and a day to ourselves before starting university again the following week. It was an early start to give the penguins their breakfast, but it was worth it!

Sewerby Hall has nine Humboldt penguins, which are natively found in South America, so it’s a bit chilly for them in the UK! We were met by the Zoo Keeper, John, who introduced us to them and answered our questions. But first was the task that we were dreading…preparing the fish.

Owls!

After everyone showed so much love for the owl bag I shared in my Crochet Finds post, I thought people might like to see some pictures of me with this little cutie:

This is Pippin! A local bird sanctuary were collecting donations in the shopping centre as I passed with my friend. Since I find owls absolutely adorable, I went to have a closer look and I was instantly drawn to this tiny little one!

I put a donation in the bucket and the handler asked me if I would like to hold him. I was ecstatic and pulled the glove on straight away.

Strange Habits of my Crazy Cat!

I have had my cat Tabby (Tabitha) for twelve years now; she’s the third cat we have had since I was born but she is definitely the one with the most character! Recently she has adopted some peculiar habits, so I thought I would share them with you. If anyone else has an equally mad cat out there feel free to share your comments…it would be a relief to know that Tabby isn’t the only one!

• Tabby has bizarre drinking habits. She will only drink out of a glass (heaven forbid she ever had to drink out of her water bowl!) And if no glass is available, even the toilet is a better option than her bowl. This, however, is an improvement from the last few months, where she would only drink from a glass in the bath (I kid you not!)
• When we first got Tabby, me and my brother were only very young, and for this reason Tabby felt a need to ‘protect’ us. She still likes to do this now when she feels that we are threatened. In her eyes the doorbell poses a big threat. As soon as the doorbell rings she runs to the door growling to frighten off any threats. Then once we open the door she shoots off upstairs just in case a real threat does lurk behind the frosted glass.
• Her favourite food is sweetcorn. She has recently been put on a prescription diet by the vet to try and control her over-active thyroid, so she is not allowed any food other than what the vet gives us. Before this, however, she would happily claw at your legs when you are eating to try and get a treat and if ever we had sweetcorn she had to have a bowl to herself!
• She is an incredibly reliable alarm clock. My Dad is usually the first person up during the week as he has to get ready for work so it is his job to give Tabby breakfast. On weekends though, when he wants a lie-in, Tabby has very different ideas. She has a very unique way of waking people up – she sneezes on them. I don’t know how she is able to sneeze on cue, but she can. She will jump up purring and crawl up to your face as though she wants to cuddle and then sneeze on you to get you up!
• Tabby can huff. I don’t know if that is the technical term, but the fast expulsion of air through your nose when you are annoyed about something. Tabby does this frequently when you pick her up. It is a particularly human trait that I have never seen in a cat before; I’m quite concerned that she may have picked it up from us!
• Finally, if she has nodded off into a particularly deep sleep and wakes up suddenly, she often likes to discover where everyone is. She does this by yowling. She will sit downstairs screeching away until we reassure her by shouting to her so she knows where we are. At which point she will happily go back to sleep again!

This list is just an example of a few of the odd habits Tabby has. It is about half the length of the original list I had! As I mentioned before, feel free to comment on any odd habits your pets have, I’d love to hear them!