Here’s Hippy, Jacqui’s new cat. He’s 3yrs old, a bit fat but very friendly and easy-going. Every weekend the Sunday Telegraph selects an animal from the Animal Welfare League shelters and puts their picture in the paper, along with a brief description. This is how Jacqui met Hippy and it was love at first sight. His description said he was independent, loved nothing more than sitting on his arse in the sun (I’m paraphrasing a bit) and that he was perfect for people who’d be at work all day.

Jacqui wasn’t 100% certain that we should get a cat, so she decided to wait a week. Seven days later the paper revealed that no-one had taken Hippy, so we decided to visit the shelter the following weekend. When we got there he was just as advertised, lying in the sun! After a bit of familiarisation, Jacqui decided she’d take him, so here he is. He has been around for the last two weeks and has settled in perfectly. He doesn’t hassle the birds or the fish, but he does like staring at them. The birds seems to have adjusted to the new arrival as they’re back to chirping loudly.