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I nipped down to the pet shop today to get cat litter – and picked up a wee brush for the kittens too. I have it on very good authority that kittens love being brushed and I suppose, every hair that gets gathered by the brush is one less to be coughed up in a fur ball later on, huh?

The kittens are now taking turns to be pampered but so far Jasper is the one loving the attention most. He sits on his bottom on the table and leans up my chest so his head is within a whisker’s breadth of my face (yes he is that long) and purrs contentedly.
In other very exciting news, the pet shop had a chicken coop for sale! How exciting is that?!?! At a mere £200 too. I had a good walk round it taking mental note of all the roost bars, nest box on side, size of run, etc. It even had a lovely wee hidden compartment at the back to store extra food in. It will do some very happy chicken keeper as a lovely Christmas present no doubt . . . until they get a case of red mite and start pulling their hair out about how to get rid of the little sods from all that wood!