Cute Kitten for Sale

Here's something you don't see often in Ibiza - a cute kitten abandoned in the street. Our 'animal loving' erstwhile neighbours (they spend summer here) took it in, tamed it, made it fairly reliant on humans, and then buggered off back to Mallorca.

It obviously sensed that we might home it and whilst we have tried to discourage it by providing it with food, it is still trying to wheedle its way into our affections with its abject cuteness. It is not us however, on whom it should be working its charms!

Our own existing pussy posse already contains four warring factions, not bad going for a four member pack, and feline discontent is rife with the appearance of the new would be member.

So if anyone would like to offer this little girl cat - about 6 months old and code named Squeak - a home, we're willing to accept a bargain basement €300 for her.

Oh, alright, free to good home!

My Last Ibiza Blog II

My somewhat confusingly titled blog post below 'My Last Ibiza Blog' drew a stream of criticism from angry readers.

So, rather than take up valuable gigabytes by publishing them all, can I just say that no whales were harmed in the making of that photograph.

I did not use a darning needle and bottle of quink to tattoo my desperate message on the whale's side - it was merely a clever use of special effects and photo manipulating technology provided by Picasa.

Valencian Observatory

An unrelated stream of hints, tips and observations sharing a common relationship with Valencia where I've just spent a country mouse visits town mouse type holiday.

Hip young guide writers refer to the city as VLC in order to save key strokes. Meanwhile grumpy, middle-aged guide readers have an extra syllable to cope with thanks to the 'abbreviation' being pronounced oo-vey-el-ly-thay.

If you have been lost many times whilst squinting at a map of the Greater VLC Metropolitan area, try turning the page over before the last day of your holiday where you may find a large street plan of the central area.

VLCN's do not sleep on their money, they drive it and wear it.

Aquarium bosses, try putting the signs prohibiting flash photography and sitting in the perspex tunnels, in another language other than English, VLCN and Spanish, preferably French. This may prevent hundreds of Frenchies taking flash photos of each other sitting in the tunnels.

At dinner, VLCN's can chew with their mouths closed.

If you have been trailing round the shops for 3 days building up a vast list of purchases you're going to make on your last day (ie doing everything in one fell swoop) then do ensure that it is not a public holiday to celebrate the Community of VLC day.

VLC's Opera House is even bigger than its equivalent in Sydney! However, its programme lets it down badly. This season starts with Parsifal by Wagner, whilst the home of Aussie culture boasts Wallabies v Koalas tag wrestling in mud.

There is a slideshow of VLC photos at the bottom of the blog at present or it can be viewed in Picasa by clicking the link.