Buttercup, a flower of the canine variety

Chester has to wear a cone as he had to have a tumour removed in quite an awkward and private place, which at first was quite terrifying, then quite expensive but is now looking more positive. The cone situation has been interesting to watch. Putting the cone on him at first clearly depressed him and that wasn’t helped when Otto started giving him suspicious looks. It became apparent that Otto regarded the whole cone situation with distrust, which soon extended beyond the cone to be equated with Chester as well. He seemed convinced that Chester had been replaced with a changeling and started keeping a safe distance, maintaining one eye on him at all times and trying to warn us with a serious of complicated eye movements…

We're back...

It’s been awhile. All I will say about that is that 2012 was a year best put behind us. But we’re still here and we’re still Nino’s.

I started reading a book last night and had the wonderful feeling that told me I was going to love it. The book is The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness and I’ve only read a few pages but I already feel as though this will be one of the many books I carry inside me forever. There’s a beauty in the writing and it immediately took me to that magical place that only truly great books can, where you are transported into the writing but at the same time become more conscious of the tiny wonderful details around you. I can’t wait to read it but am also enjoying savouring knowing that it’s there still waiting for me to discover it.