Tuti’s Blog #25 – Wildlife Soap Opera
The old Carer had to go spend some time at her brother’s place and she was recounting the wildlife soap opera in the park outside his apartment window. A bunch of flashy green parakeets – apparently now ‘naturalised’ immigrants from the Himalayan foothills, which must offend the anti-immigration lobby – has taken up residence, but […]
Tuti’s Blog #24 – Raining Cats and Dogs
Raining Cats and Dogs Today I woke up and heard The Carers saying it was ‘raining cats and dogs’. I am definitely not going outside, then, for my early morning constitutional, I said to myself, as I don’t want to be knocked out by either an airborne cat or dog person. But when I looked […]
Tuti’s Blog #23 – Animal Tricksters
Animal Tricksters I say with pride that I am an Honorary Afro-Cuban cat person. This has nothing to do with my tuxedo coat as ordinary Cubans haven’t seen a tuxedo since the ignominious and hasty departure of Batista’s corrupt government and its mafia pals in January 1959. I live in a part Afro-Cuban household and […]
Tuti’s Blog #22 – Animal racists?
Animal racists? I was looking out of the window again today. In the garden were a bunch of blue tits twittering about, but also a piebald male blackbird turning over dead leaves, I guess in the hope of uncovering a juicy worm. I’m amazed that he has survived thus far as he is something of […]
Tuti’s Blog #21 – Fat Cats
Fat Cats There are some terrific cartoonists in the newspapers the old Carer reads online. My favourite is Martin Rowson. My one complaint is that he represents those banker-types, who caused the financial meltdown and even as we speak are still raking in the cash, as ‘Fat Cats’. Now, I don’t know where this slander […]