Cats, Carpentry and Cold Case Crimes

[poliphilo]

1. On monday we had five cats in our front yard. Five- none of them belonging to us. They were lounging about under the hedge, like teenagers in a bedsit, trying to look cool, as if the reason for them all hanging out together was not that one of them was in heat. Next day they were gone. I wonder if the owners of Mrs Tabith Twitchit are prepared to have kittens?

2. Monday afternoon we went to Housing Units of Hollingwood with Ruth. She's looking for a dining table. We found one made of reclaimed European oak which we all thought was fabulous. Sturdy, honest, beautiful. And for £700-1 you also get four equally unkillable chairs. I took photos so she could show them to Keith. Just look at the grain on that!



3. We've watched the whole of the latest series of Waking the Dead. Uneven of course, sometimes frankly incredible, but the premise- using the investigation of cold case crimes to examine political and social issues of the recent past- is neat.  Last night's final show was the best of season. The case was a war crime committed during the conflict in Yugoslavia and the treatment was emotionally literate (which isn't a given) and so painful I kept finding myself wanting to look away. Waking the Dead isn't a cult show, but it's capable of great things- and the stars- especially Trevor Eve, Sue Johnson and Tara Fitzgerald- are terrific.   

Comments

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I wonder if the owners of Mrs Tabith Twitchit are prepared to have kittens?

or more importantly, if they're ready for their CAT to have kittens...

[jenny_evergreen]

I hope you don't see young'uns roaming the street in the future. *sigh*

What a GORGEOUS table! I love wood. Every time we watch a decorating show and people are bemoaning paneling, Tom and I are saying, "But WE like it! It's wood!".

They were showing Waking the Dead on BBCA some time ago and I got quite hooked for a bit but then I ran out of time to keep watching it. I'd like to see more.

[margaretarts.livejournal.com]

2. I love the finish on this European oak, too, which lets the beauty of the wood shine through. It's hard to find anything that's not too blond, not too dark over here.

3. I can't quite imagine how the premise of the show even works, but I'd love to see the series sometime on DVD. We just saw Vaclav Havel's 1960s Czech play "The Garden Party" here, and it seemed like a page out of a contemporary American book on how to succeed in bureaucrazy (sic).

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Re cats. I do wish owners would be responsible and neuter or spay their pets. :(

We're seriously considering having cats again and I have been looking at animals available at a local rescue centre. Sadly there are plenty to choose from, all wanting good homes. I know some are there due to the death or serious illness of the owner, but many are just acquired on a whim and abandoned when the novelty wears off.

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

What an awesome! table. And to think that such a prize actually costs less than an "all-new" one.
We have a "Cold Case" show running on network TV here in the States. It's very good, especially when compared to the usual pap that is offered on network.
Now I'm going to search out WTD on Public TV, which offers many BBC productions, all of which are usually superior to anything our own networks provide.

[saare-snowqueen.livejournal.com]

I've been watching 'Waking the Dead' all winter and absolutely loved it - stopped going out on Sunday's nights if I could so I wouldn't miss an episode. Wonderful acting - Wonderfully British.

[mummm.livejournal.com]

That table is BEAUTIFUL. Ours is about that color but it's not nearly as interesting.