The Ciel Show for Sunday, April 7, 2019

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Sunday, April 7, 2019

Big V, I blame you!

I went to sleep soon after reading some of Big V 's mystery blog about the house at #407, and dreamed... I heard of such a great deal on a house here in China that I bought it sight unseen! Then we went to see it. It was a very small house built up above a cinderblock wall about 12 feet high. The thing was, there were no stairs--only a sort of ladder made of leather strips looped and rivetted into a series of toe-holds, and these in two lengths rather than a single one, so you had to switch out... Sign in to see full entry.

Temple Cat

We met a new cat today that hangs out at another temple on our street. This one was on someone's lap being petted when we arrived and went up to say hello to the man and the cat. The man soon got up and left, and the cat remained. From the look of this one, he is an elder of cats, and he was also the cleanest animal we've seen since arriving in Beijing. Well, besides the otters maybe. He's a golden tortoise-shell/tabby, with fur that has a gleam going on. He sat a bit forlorn-looking and I sat... Sign in to see full entry.

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