World War II: The Apocalypse

http://natgeotv.com/uk/world-war-ii-the-apocalypse

This is what I've been watching all day today while finishing the curtains (when I made the curtains last year, I didn't hem them or finish the detailing at the top and I've been meaning to tackle it for a while).

This series is excellent. It's in colour, which helps a lot. And to be honest, because we've only seen nazis in movies, it quite takes you back seeing the key players in the flesh, not being portrayed by actors, just going about their day-to-day tasks. It's in equal parts chilling and fascinating.

We were taught the First World War at school, probably because it was clearer who was on whose side in that conflict. I know so little about the second world war, I didn't know that there was quite so much chopping and changing.

Right, the next episode has just started, it's Pearl Harbour in this one. I've been to both Pearl Harbour and Hiroshima so it will be interesting to see the footage in this episode.

Wedgewood for kittehs

We got the kittehs some new dishes from the Salvation Army the other day, 4 for a £1. When we got them home, we noticed that they were Wedgewood, a brand called Franciscan Apple and after a bit of internet research, we found them for about £5 each! Bargain. And lovely little dishes for the kittehs. They love them.

Antalya

http://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Antalya This is where we're going for a wee week in April. Well, about 10 miles outside it, in a place called Lara Beach at the Baia Hotel. All-inclusive so we can just completely relax, hopefully catch some rays and go on some wee day trips into Antalya and also local sites such as Aspendos http://en.wikipedia.org.wiki/Aspendos. I've never been to Turkey, I'm really looking forward to picking up one of the Mavi Boncuk, the amulet in the photo above, and if possible, a carpet for the hall. I am excited and nervous about the boisterous haggling. Haggling in Tunisia was at a better pace and was a bit easier. I'm unsure how I'll get on in Turkey but I'm very keen to find out!

The Private Life of Plants

I'm currently watching The Private Life of Plants, the David Attenborough series. Jason was watching it at school last week in Biology class and when he came home, he told me that he had been watching it and that it reminded him of something I would like. I chimed in that I loved that series when I was young and the only bit I remembered was the bit about the wee caterpillar on the leaf who fashions the leaf into a protective tent so he can munch his dinner in peace. Jason said that was the exact bit that he watched when he thought of me!! How funny. So,when I saw it in HMV the other day for a tenner , I got it and I have it on the DVD just now. It's very informative and relaxing. David Attenborough doesn't put a foot wrong though, does he? The footage that they get is amazing.

Scooby Dooby Do!

Look at the size of this guy! I can't believe how big he's grown. Of course, he appears large because we are used to the munchkins running around. The funny thing is that I remember thinking the same about Danny when we looked after both him and Scooby last year. Danny seemed so large next to the tiny kitten Scooby. And now, he's the monster! A proper outdoor cat, he goes out at midnight and comes back for breakfast at 8am. I wonder what he gets up to.

Valentine's Day at Slumdog

Living so close to Sauchiehall Street, we are really spoiled for choice for places to eat. Fair enough, most of them are kebab shops, but there are still some wee gems out there. Nana Kusa, Japanese Grill being one. The Noodle Bar for some authentic Chinese being another. When Slumdog opened, I always had a hankering to try it out. Indian tapas is delicious and you get to try all wee different things. So Jason took me out for Valentine's. It was very nice, but the food was ultimately not really worth a return visit. We did have a lovely night though. The last photo is the after dinner "mints" that they bring you. It smells like a bowl of pot pourri. I picked out the liquorise bits. Seriously the rest of it was like incence. Bleugh. What happenend to a nice wee Imperial?

Up close and personal

Check out Benki doing some acrobatics in the background.