Clare J

@mrspingu

Cyclist, scientist, catist, cakeist. Not at all in that order.

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Clare J@mrspingu· 4d

Two for the price of one. I never get tired of seeing them pose with the lavender.

Tortie cat posing on a wooden bench in front of lavender flowers

A different tortie cat lying down on a grey patio

Clare J@mrspingu· 19d

We used to live in student land, and well, I think they weren't very good at doing their food recycling. As well as this we had sandwiches, fruit cake, corn on the cob and many other things I've forgotten.

Pumpkin's tally so far this weekend
One bone (eaten)
Some bread
A potato
A small mouse

Clare J@mrspingu· 19d

Well, here's mine. Santé!

2 champagne coupes full of pink booze with a garden in the background.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jul 9

A rare Furrybootoon piña colada in the garden

A wooden bench with a white cocktail and a background of lavender plants and garden.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jul 5

I'd love to know how many replies saying 'get tae fuck' are received

Text of an email from former Brewdog CEO Jame Watt promising all sorts of bollocks for former Equity Punks.

Clare J@mrspingu· May 31

The latest Singapore sling recipe

A pink cocktail in a glass with raised bee motif, steel straw and a grassy garden backdrop.

Clare J@mrspingu· May 2

It must be spring, the bellies are blossoming. #proofofcat

A tortoiseshell cat sits in front of some wild garlic and a sage bush.

A different tortoiseshell cat lies outstretched with belly on show on a grey patio.

Clare J@mrspingu· Apr 30

It's piña colds o'clock! Salud!

A pina colada with a sunny blurry garden in the background.

Clare J@mrspingu· Apr 8

It's even almost warmish in deepest Furrybootoon!

Clare J@mrspingu· Mar 28

That thing where you feel the need to draw a line around the big pink hot bit round a bite 🫤

Picture of a hand with a raised bite and a red patch round it with a pen line demarcating the edge of the red patch.

Clare J@mrspingu· Mar 22

Friendly Tico tortie girl. So hard to restrain myself from spoffling, but it is verboten.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jan 25

Hot toe beans content?

Pink toe beans on a peach tortie (cat) paw, resting on a blue and purple background

Clare J@mrspingu· Jan 25

And Pumpkin saying she'd rather have playtime actually. Look at the size of those eyes

A tortie cat with wide eyes and erect ears watching an out of shot cat toy.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jan 25

Ninkasi getting fusses

Clare J@mrspingu· Jan 6

Furrybootoon: it's been snowing every day since the 1st. Carnage. My garden has never looked like a ski resort before now.

Man clearing a path through a garden covered in 30cm of snow.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jan 2

No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet(s)

Tortie sitting on a fleece on a wooden desk. She was glad to have her old office buddy back for Christmas eve.

Another tortie with huge eyes and a kitten face intent on a game with a toy. Her sister was getting right into the fishing game here.

Clare J@mrspingu· Dec 30

Well, I tried but it seemed to be missing something. I dunno what (other than grenadine which I failed to get)

An attempt at a Singapore sling, that I couldn't be bothered straining.

Angostura butters, triple sec, Benedictine, Cherry heering.

Clare J@mrspingu· Sep 11

Ok, not a spice, but I threw these out a couple of weeks ago from 2016. I do not know why a) I had so many cherries, or b) why I did not bin them when we moved in 2021.

A tower of out of date glace cherries and mixed peel.

Clare J@mrspingu· Aug 27

Lovely in lavender #proofofcat

A tortie cat with a sleepy face sits in front of a lavender bush.

Clare J@mrspingu· Aug 1

My feed

Clare J@mrspingu· Jul 5

A bag of proto leaf mould makes a comfy bed in wildlife corner. #caturday #proofofcat

A sleepy tortie cat lying on a coffee sack full of leaves surrounded by weeds in the corner of a garden.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jul 2

Timeline cleanse. Jumbly paws. #proofofcat

Tortie curled up asleep with paws in a pile.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jun 28

Lovely #caturday morning bellies #proofofcat

Tortie cat lying stretched out on a brown carpet with various cat toys surrounding.

Clare J@mrspingu· Jun 9

@franglaise.bsky.social saw one of these today and thought of you

A French shutter holding open device in the shape of a man's bust

Clare J@mrspingu· May 30

That thing when you're in the wine shop and have to buy something based on the label.

Wine bottle label, black background with a planet behind and 2 cats in space suits with their fingers (?) almost touching

Clare J@mrspingu· May 16

Made a Friyay night cocktail with my rhubarb. www.theguardian.com/food/2023/ap... bit disappointed as all I can taste is the lime and the ginger beer

Clare J@mrspingu· Mar 31

Goodbye ghastly greige! Pretty much finished apart from a bit of tidying up. Tesa tape tip from @theofficialgrb.bsky.social worked amazing!

Awful peeling greige wall covered in a lot of filler

3 walls completed in Little Greene Intelligent Matt emulsion in Julie's dream (a barely there yellowy pink)

Final wall completed in Little Greene Intelligent Matt emulsion in Adventurer (an aubergine shade)

Crisp join line between paint colours in corner, light pink vs purple

Clare J@mrspingu· Mar 20

@theofficialgrb.bsky.social can you advise please? I'd already sanded and filled the flaking paint on this wall, but I just washed it down with sugar soap and it's just peeling off in sheets. Do you reckon I should coat the whole wall with Peel Stop?

Greige paint peeling off in sheets in a hand in front of the wall.

Clare J@mrspingu· Mar 17

Hi Gary @theofficialgrb.bsky.social I'm finding I need 3 coats of a light colour to cover this because of the contrast between the old paint and the white filler. Could I help this by touching up the filler with the old colour? This remaining wall will have a dark purple going on it.

Clare J@mrspingu· Mar 15

Woo, finally finished painting the woodwork. Achievement unlocked! (Week 12).