I saw this reading challenge on Melanie Moreira’s Instagram and couldn’t resist participating. Not only because I love cats but also because I have what it takes to respond to it 😀

The challenge is very simple, during this weekend at 3.30 pm Saturday and Sunday, there will be online reading marathons. You can learn everything on the hosts’ instagram and twitter of the event.

The hosts are:

Abigail: @abigailscupoftea

Sara:@sarasreadingnook

Christin:@christin_rene_

Melanie:@thatgirl_blogue

Here you can see what the Challenge consists of:

And my participation is this:

I discovered these books by author Tom Cox when I came to London. Maybe because I missed my cat so much at the time.

Tom Cox is an extraordinary writer who writes about everything a little, about life in general and about his cats, always with a lot of sense of humor in the mix 🙂

Good Bad Furry – Meet THE BEAR – a cat who carries the weight of the world on his furry shoulders, and whose wise, owl-like eyes seem to ask, Can you tell me why I am a cat, please? Like many intellectuals, The Bear would prefer a life of quiet solitude with plenty of time to gaze forlornly into space and contemplate society’s ills. Unfortunately he is destined to spend his days surrounded by felines of a significantly lower IQ. . .

RALPH: handsome, self-satisfied tabby, terrified of the clothes horse.

SHIPLEY: mouthy hooligan and champion mouser, rendered insensible by being turned upside down.

ROSCOE: fiercely independent kitten, tormented by her doppelganger in the mirror.

And then there’s Tom, writing with his usual wit and charm about the unexpected adventures that go hand in hand with a life at the beck and call of four cats. . . or three cats and a sensitive poet who just happens to be a foot high and covered in fur.

Talk to the Tail – Following on from Tom’s life with six cats in ‘Under The Paw’, he now picks up the story in ‘Talk To The Tail’, updating readers on what has happened with his feline friends as well as looking back for more confessions about his animal-loving past.

Who participated or will participate in this challenge? 🙂

Cats and Books are always an excellent combination 🙂

You may not believe it, but I've been here almost a decade and just now I've been visiting the Sky Garden, ca in London. I took advantage, and decided to offer myself an unforgettable gift in my birthday week. On top of that it's free, like almost everything in London.

After climbing 35 floors, reaching up there, we are treated to a breathtaking view 🙂 London. You were a dream come true. When I came to ca I put as cover photo this image:

I know London isn't New York, but for me it's so much more. Besides being similar to my hometown, Porto, i already said here that I see many similarities between the two cities. London is a world within the world. London was the city that welcomed us almost 10 years ago and I'm only grateful. Here we feel at home. And that's very good. 🙂

The photos speak for themselves and excuse my heady and happy 😀

In this photo, if they zoom in, they can see Wembley Stadium in the direction of St. Peter's Cathedral. Paul, down downtown, deep down, right next to our 🙂

I can't imagine London, so calm and quiet, being bomb-bombed like it's already been… 🙁 Just hearing the sirens warning you that the bombs are going to fall, on TV or on videos, I shudder. Only those who have lived or live these situations know. 🙁 As I told you in this post.

To visit sky garden, all you have to do is book the site completely free of charge 🙂 Yes, they don't have to pay anything but they accept donations, as in every museum in London 🙂 To get there take the Underground District Line , my favorite, and get off at Monument station, or the Central Line and get off at the "confusing" Bank station.

Storyteller Dices 4.0 Challenge created by The Drawers Blog of My Enchanted House.

Word – Language.

Louis is in the dinosaur phase, influenced by his best friend, who’s loved dinosaurs since daycare. They even invented a game in the playground, the genre of the catch, which is called 1,2,3 dinosaur 🙂

Oh, you rassy! – I heard Louis say it while he was taking a shower.

What’s going on, Louis?

– It’s the dinosaur that’s throwing its tongue out. I told you, you don’t do that. but he’s a misdeed.

– There’s the bidets, Mr. Dinosaur! Louis is right. All right, my dear, you’re a beautiful boy.

– See, dinosaur, if you’re good, you have a sticker and a sweet 🙂 – And now it’s time to get out of the shower because I’m getting cold. Are you ready, dinosaur? 🙂

This story occurred to me naturally this morning after I took Louis to school, because I remembered the dialogues and jokes he had at the time of the 🙂

World Book Day is celebrated here in the United Kingdom today. On this day schools usually organize very cute activities but this year for obvious reasons this will not be possible.

These are the favorite stories of Louis at the moment, he falls asleep and wakes up talking about them. These are the stories of the park keeper, Percy the Park keeper, and the animals of the park, by Nick Butterworth.

This year Louis wanted to dress up Percy, made two very cute paintings on the stories “the best tree house ever” he said and also we started the day reading all the stories, and even had the assistance of all the animal friends 🙂 That was a nice way to start the day, don’t you think? 😉

How do you usually celebrate your book day? 🙂

I hate being right about these things. Regarding the home school here in the area, this week we received this message from louis's school principal asking parents to watch out for school "borrowed" laptops so children can access online classes… because if laptops appear damaged, refund contributions are expected. I think it's good that they do it so people can learn to be responsible. Have you seen this? They were provided with laptops because they had needs and are now subject to having to spend single and exclusive money because of them… You can't believe people are getting more and more… Unconscious.

With so many people in need and these people going to ruin something that's not theirs? I'm the only one who thinks this is a tremendous lack of respect and common sense. What example are these parents giving their children? And you have to be the teacher telling you where the kids should put their laptop to attend online classes? Oh, boy… I'm speechless. On top of that knowing that there are families like those of Louis' best friend who needed a laptop and were not in time to get it… And now the boy had to go back to school because her home computer broke down… 🙁 You think that's fair? 🙁

Don’t be this person who votes for Trump and then complains that he needs health care but doesn’t have the money to pay for them. Don’t be this person who votes for Trump just because he’s pro-life but then he has a disease like mine that causes him infertility problems… let’s not be this person who brags about being native And Christian Latina but who forgets that her president has put Latin children in cages! 

I met this person 7 years ago through groups about my disease, PCOS – PCOS Polycystic Ovarios Syndrome and I have followed her path.

You can see how she has a disconcerting and confrontational speech, typical of a supporter of the current Us president.

This person has been trying to get pregnant for years, complains that he has many health problems caused by the disease, adopted a baby through foster carer but after a short time the child was taken away…

If you can watch the video to the end without wanting to hit this person, I admire your courage and effort. Because I couldn’t… 🙁 How can someone be so unconscious? Just because Trump is against abortion doesn’t mean he respects children like he said above. And nothing gives the right to call murderers to people who have abortions. Everyone speaks for themselves. Every woman has every right to do whatever she wants with her body.

With this bad example you can see the lack of notion that exists among Trump supporters… but I hope that in these elections you will gain common sense.