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“When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.”

In this case it is true, though I admit I am not a religious person. With the loss of my shrimp tank I thought it be best if I try to recuperate with a day or two of reflection, memories and mourning. It would seem that was not meant to be for long. Last night at 9:15pm there was a knock on the door from my two neighbours (who I had never met nor seen before by the way), they were holding a small black kitten and asked if it was mine. I replied that it was not my kitten, eventually finding out that some children saw it wandering the street alone so they got their parents and ended up knocking doors trying to find the owners. I believe I was one of the last stops as they asked if it would be possible to look after him with intentions of advertising about the kitten. I said yes (much to my husbands distaste) and so I welcomed him into my home.

Don’t mistake my husbands tone, he truly does not want this kitten and has made it quite clear, as he did with our other 4 cats; but I do admit that 5 cats is perhaps a bit too much. Well if I could I would offer a home to all the cats in the world, were it large enough. So for now I have my hands full with a black male kitten, I believe he is roughly 8-9 weeks old. Far too young to be roaming around and I for one could not turn him away. We called him ‘Ollie’ after Oliver Twist, we needed a name for him because I call my other cats names like ‘baby’ and ‘little pudding’.

A part of me wants him to be collected from his real owners but a larger part of me wants to keep him. One of my cats has taken such a shining to him and they are the best of friends. Perhaps because Mr Sooty Pants is also a pure black cat and as he was the youngest of our four he must remember what it was like coming into a new house for the first time.

So how long I have him for is beyond my knowledge but while I have him I’m going to make the best of it. And yes I realise this was a long story about nothing tea related, for that I am sorry. So to finish this post off I am sipping some of this Ruby black tea, though it has gone cold as little kitty is asleep on me and I can barely reach for the drink. A tea chosen to cherish the wonders of life, the good times and the bad times…it’s truly random and amazing.

Nichole/CuppaGeek

You have such a sweet caring soul!

CHAroma

What a lovely note. My husband doesn’t care much for my cat either, but it’s so hard to turn away sweet little helpless animals!

looseTman

You have such a sweet caring soul! +1

Perhaps the timing of young wonderful Ollie’s arrival is not a coincidence but rather a God-incidence? Perhaps your sweet caring soul comes from your most caring heavenly father?

KittyLovesTea

Thank you all :) I discussed Ollie with my husband and told him pretty much outright that if no one comes for him (as I oddly suspect they won’t) then I am keeping him. Two cats don’t mind him, one cat adores him and has taken on the roll of father while the other cat is afraid of the male dominance. Something he will get over in time. We can make this work. Plus it would seem that Ollie has bonded with me! He won’t go to my husband to sleep. he comes to find me. If I walk out of the room he has to follow me so he can see me. He is so young to be without a mother and it looks like I need to take that roll, which I am happy to do.

He is certainly a special gift from ‘someone’ or ‘something’ in the universe.

CHAroma

Aww, I’m so glad it’s working out!

looseTman

Excelente!

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Nichole/CuppaGeek

You have such a sweet caring soul!

CHAroma

What a lovely note. My husband doesn’t care much for my cat either, but it’s so hard to turn away sweet little helpless animals!

looseTman

You have such a sweet caring soul! +1

Perhaps the timing of young wonderful Ollie’s arrival is not a coincidence but rather a God-incidence? Perhaps your sweet caring soul comes from your most caring heavenly father?

KittyLovesTea

Thank you all :) I discussed Ollie with my husband and told him pretty much outright that if no one comes for him (as I oddly suspect they won’t) then I am keeping him. Two cats don’t mind him, one cat adores him and has taken on the roll of father while the other cat is afraid of the male dominance. Something he will get over in time. We can make this work. Plus it would seem that Ollie has bonded with me! He won’t go to my husband to sleep. he comes to find me. If I walk out of the room he has to follow me so he can see me. He is so young to be without a mother and it looks like I need to take that roll, which I am happy to do.

He is certainly a special gift from ‘someone’ or ‘something’ in the universe.

CHAroma

Aww, I’m so glad it’s working out!

looseTman

Excelente!

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I’m 34 years old from Leicester, England named Kayleigh.

I started off many years ago drinking herbal and fruit teas which over time peaked my interest in trying new types. Eventually I began to import and sample many different teas and cultures which I still do today. My life goal is to try as many teas and ways of having tea as possible.

Tea wise my cravings change constantly from pu erh one month to jasmine green to the next and so on.

I also enjoy watching Japanese Anime and horror films.

I am always up for tea swaps so if you see anything in my virtual cupboard then please contact me.

A short list to help swapping with me easier though honestly I am not fussy and am willing to try anything. Plus the notes below are usually, sometimes I love a tea that has an ingredient I tend to dislike and other times I hate a tea that I thought I would love.

Likes: Any fruit but especially melon and orange, vanilla, all tea types (black, green, white etc), nuts (any), flowers, ginger, chai.

Dislikes: Licorice, aniseed, clove, eucalyptus, lavender.

My rating system
I have my own way of rating teas that makes each one personal. I have different categories, I rate each tea depending on what it is made of. For example: I rate green teas in a different way to black teas or herbal teas. So black, white, green, Pu Erh, Rooibos, Oolong, blends and tisanes all have their own rating system. That way I can compare them with other teas of the same or similar type before for an adequate rating. And when I do give top marks which is very rare I am actually saying that I would love to drink that tea all day, every day if possible. It’s a tea that I would never turn down or not be in the mood for. So while I agree that no tea is 100% perfect (as nothing is) I am saying that it’s as close as it comes to it. After all, in my book the perfect teas (or close to perfect anyway) are ones that I could drink all the time. That is why you will find a high quality black or Oolong will not have as high a score as a cheap flavoured blend, they are simply not being compared in the same category.

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