Travels With My Cat

There are some in Tipsy’s family who, when they are feeling a bit grumpy, refer to Turkey as being a bit “potus” – this roughly translates as “a bit of a dud”.  But, their judgement is based on the fact that Turkey didn’t actually have any magic carpets for sale (and they had visions of travelling the world like Aladdin …

We went on our first ever instameet on Saturday, and it was a lot of fun.  Now, there are two things any would-be instameeters should be made aware of when out on a nature expotition*.  First, a bunch of photographers on a single-track path are likely to stop utterly randomly and without warning when something catches their eye.  This could …

Dear Friends, Autumn is a great time of year.  If it’s nice, take your pet outside and get them to read this month’s issue to you in the sunshine.  If it’s cold, cuddle up inside and read by the fire (or not).  If it’s Spring time where you live, don’t worry – this issue will get you ready for 6 …

Tipsy’s not really a scaredy cat (at least that’s what she says!), and she has been known to bam-bam ghosts in the past, but luckily she didn’t need to today.  There were only nice, friendly ghosties and ghouiles, and very friendly witches at the Dersingham Road Charity Halloween Party in aid of Cancerkin and the Royal Free.  Organised by Lindsay …

–  Knock Knock –  Who’s there? –  Hallo –  Hallo-who? –  No, Halloween! Heheheheh, it’s a Halloween special issue this month, and it’s super-duper full! So take a break from carving the pumpkin or turnip Jack-o’-lanterns, and get reading now. issue-4 Lots of love, Tipsy Cat xxx

Birmingham is a buzzing city.  Brummies (that’s people from Birmingham), will tell you it’s got more canals than Venice – and it has got a lot, and the canal ways are very nice for a wander, and lots of interestingly named streets. It’s also got lots of building work going on and a great state-of-the-art, whizzy library (with a bar). …

It’s Harvest Time, and we’ve got a bumper-issue of Pets’ Mews for you. This month’s issue is filled to the brim with harvest pics of your picks, exclusive interviews and reports, and the big reveal of our competition winner’s portrait. You can download it by clicking below.  So, gather yourself a bowl of fruit, and get stuck in.  Enjoy. Third …

This was a recipe my Little Pet invented over 15 years ago at secondary school for a Year 8 cookbook.  It was really easy to make then, and we were happy to discover, it is still really easy to make and very delummy. Ingredients 10g cooking chocolate 85g cocoa (or drinking chocolate if you don’t want it sooooo cocoa-ie) 85g …

Ingredients 140 g (5 oz) self raising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder (we made sure it was really level, because we were thinking of Mary Berry watching us in our imaginary tent). 115 g (4 oz) light soft brown sugar (although, my Little Pet used dark, and actually, it was fine) 2 eggs, beaten (we like using Waitbose* Intelligent Eggs, …

After seeing the falls from the Argentina side (more about that in a future blog post), we hopped over to Brazil.  The Belmond has the happy position of being right inside the park, and we were in the happy position of staying there, as Miss Tipsy Cat had more or less planned our whole trip around a particular event – and …