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1. Stephen and Yuki have taken the boys south to stay with Yuki's parents for the duration, out of the immediate radiation danger zone, to be on the safe side. Supplies were running very low where they were, but they had just enough petrol left in Yuki's car to get there. This is good.

2. Hey, so the new Midsomer Murders kicks off next week, with Barnaby the Second in his inaugural investigation! ITV are advertising the heck out of it. It'll be interesting to see how the show fares in this transitional period - can be such a risky business for a long-standing show like that, bringing in a new lead and hoping they can re-create the same kind of magic that the first had. I liked the new Barnaby when he guested a few episodes back, so am keeping my fingers crossed he works just as well as lead...much as I will miss Barnaby the First.

3. There was a strike on at work today - a pensions row. I'm not in the union (plus I think I'm in a different pension scheme than the one being disputed anyway), so went into work as usual. Was quite glad that the rain meant there weren't many picketers at the door - and the soggy few who were out weren't in much of a mood for heckling. They gave me a leaflet in exchange for cups of coffee and that was about it!

4. Alfred the Great has been uncharacteristically cwtchy this week. I'm not sure what that's all about. He has even come and curled up on my lap a couple of times, completely spontaneously! This may not seem like earth-shattering news - Poppy, afer all, has always been a lappy cat, with her the trick is getting her to stay off my lap when I'm trying to, for example, type - but Alfie has never been the slightest bit cuddly, so it's always that bit more special when he comes looking for love. Mostly, though, I think his current cuddliness stems from the fact that he has adopted my armchair as his spot of the moment, and if sitting there means also sitting on me then so be it. We'll see if the trend continues, or fades away the moment he moves onto a new spot!

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I didn't realise Midsomer Murders was back next week - that's quick after the last one with Barnaby Mk1 (which I annoyingly missed). I liked Barnaby Mk2 (love the actor) so I will look forward to this - you don't happen to know what night it's on?

According to my TV guide, Wednesday at 8pm and then again the following week - just two episodes to be going on with, although I think they filmed four so we've still got the other two to come.

New Midsomer Murders already? Wow, I didn't expect that. The last episode with Barneby was just what? 4 weeks ago? It'll be weird at first to have MM without Barneby the First.

Heh, maybe Alfie is just finally curious enough to try and see why Poppy likes that cuddling-thing so much. *g*

Yep, already - I don't think they left much gap between filming blocks for John Nettles and the new guy, but also of course although they film in blocks they tend to eke the episodes out, just one or two here and there, which can make the seasons feel closer together than they actually are!

Oh that's good. Wishing like hell that they can get that reactor under control, but it doesn't sound good :\

Shame it rained on their protest. But at least they weren't in a heckling mood and just wanted some coffee.

Aw, kitty. Best make the most of his cuddliness in case! ;D

Cwtchy kitties are so much fun :)

No complaints at all from you that Alfie loves the same chair.

We have Midsomer Murders returning, but I think it is the original Barnaby ... they are saying new episodes which will be for us and maybe these are Tom's last ones before retiring. We will watch.

That was a beautiful photo of your cousins from Japan you posted recently. I suppose boys would not like to be told they are cute, but boy, they were CUTE.

Aye, Stephen's boys are little cuties. It always kills me that the Pip (the older one) especially is so very Japanese and yet also the spitting image of his very English dad!

I am now singing the song 'a little bit me, a little bit you' ... by The Monkees I think. The jet black hair I assume comes from his mum.

Rosie cat is sprawled out on the bed at the moment. Now it is a bit cooler she does not stay so long under the bedhead, so we are seeing more of her.

I always enjoy a good Midsomer - the other chap is a good enough actor so I think it'll be an easy changeover. I can't have been watching enough ITV though; I haven't seen any adverts for it at all!

We get the cats cuddling when they really want the chair as well. Both have been unaccountably cuddly over the last few months; could be because Alfie is getting older.

Carol

PS: if you get anon comments like the one about Being Human the other day, it'll probably be me, forgetting to put my name on it... :)

I figured it was you! Well, either you or Sue *G*

I'm looking forward to the new Barnaby, to be honest - I'm really interested to see what he's like.