Step By Step

Princess Kitty has had an exciting day. She has had a scary day. She put in an offer for the possible new home that she saw with Growly Bear yesterday. At first the owners said no but later they came back with a compromise.

Princess Kitty has not accepted it yet. But she will. It is Princess Kitty's first little step towards having her own home.

Meanwhile Growly Bear is still having a miserable time. Nothing seems to be going right. His computer is still broken. Work is still horrible. But worst of all he has now lost his diary. Poor Growly Bear. What a testing time he is having.

Princess Kitty feels so far away from him. She wants to cuddle Growly Bear and make everything better for him. She wants to help him believe there is a point to guinea pigs. Most of all she just wants to feel close to him.

Maybe, thinks Princess Kitty, if she finds a nice new home, she will see a bit more of Growly Bear. She hopes so.

Peace and Quiet

Growly Bear is a brave little soldier. He is tired and a little bit grumpy. He is tired of thinking about guinea pigs all the time. He just wants some peace and quiet.

Growly Bear is having a difficult time at work. He has lots and lots of hard things to do. He has had a busy weekend. He just wants some peace and quiet.

Princess Kitty has been very busy. She really likes the possible new home she saw the other day. She wanted Growly Bear to see it so she asked him if he could come over. Poor Growly Bear. So much to do. So much to think about.

But Growly Bear got in his little Skoda. He drove to the place where the possible new home is. He looked around the possible new home. He liked it. He thought Princess Kitty could be very happy there.

Then Growly Bear got back in his little Skoda and drove home. He travelled nearly 100 miles. Poor Growly Bear. Kind Growly Bear.

Growly Bear is pleased to be home now. He is going to have some tea. Then he is going to watch the television. Then he is going to have a little sleep. Perhaps then he will have some peace and quiet.

I'm Gonna Be A Country Girl Again

"I'm gonna be a country girl again". This it the song Princess Kitty is learning. It is by Buffy St. Marie. Princess Kitty likes its simplicity. She likes it that it celebrates the small simple things in life. She likes it because she thinks it suits her voice. She might change the words a bit so that she keeps guinea pigs instead of rabbits in the pen.

Growly Bear has been visiting The Cardigan today. He listened to Princess Kitty singing the song for the first time. He says her voice is getting better and better every time he hears it. Princess Kitty purred with pleasure.

Growly Bear was quite tense when he arrived. He has had a difficult couple of weeks. He has been very busy at work. He misses Princess Kitty. Things are hard at the cave. And now his computer has broken. Poor Growly Bear.

Princess Kitty smiled at Growly Bear. Princess Kitty talked to Growly Bear. Princess Kitty touched Growly Bear gently. Princess Kitty kissed Growly Bear. Princess Kitty cuddled Growly Bear. Princess Kitty made honey with Growly Bear.

By the time he left Growly Bear had lost his worried look. He was smiling even though he was sad to leave. He hopes one day he and Princess Kitty will have an old brown dog, a big front porch and guinea pigs in the pen.

Behind Bars

Growly Bear has been to see some animals today. He went with the bear he lives with. They took a little boy. They saw penguins and rhinos and lots of other creatures. He sent Princess Kitty some photos to her little Samsung. Growly Bear looked for bears and guinea pigs but he didn't find any.

Growly Bear had quite a nice day. He likes seeing creatures. He likes little boys. He likes seeing people happy. Even so a part of Growly Bear is feeling sad.

He is feeling sad that he is not with Princess Kitty. He is feeling sad that he has got in a tangle with his life. He is feeling sad that he feels trapped in his life. Caged in.

Then Growly Bear remembers how much Princess Kitty loves him. He feels a warm feeling inside and smiles.

S n M Den

Princess Kitty has found another possible new home. She is rather taken with it. It has some disadvantages as Growly Bear pointed out. A bathroom downstairs and a 3rd bedroom off a 2nd. But Princess Kitty does like it.

She especially likes that it has a secret cellar. She thinks this would make a great den. Maybe she could keep guinea pigs in it. Better still though, she could make it a place to play tricks on Growly Bear. She could have some games to play with Growly Bear.

Princess Kitty wonders how Growly Bear would feel about being chained to the wall.............

Guitar Man

Wow! What an evening Princess Kitty has had. She has been to see a performance. A performance by a guitarist.

The name of the guitarist is Michael Chapman. He has been performing for over 40 years. Princess Kitty thought he was just amazing. She has never heard anything like it. His fingers were so fast yet so controlled. So accurate and sensitive.

And she could not believe the sounds he got from the guitar. His influences ranged from Indian to Spanish music. From Jazz to classical. He played harmonics. He strummed. He picked. He struck the guitar all over the face and fretboard.

His voice had a gravel-like quality, like Bob Dylan. He did a little singing but mostly he played the guitar.

After the performance Princess Kitty went back to someone's house with her friends. Michael Chapman came too. They drank and talked a bit about guinea pigs and laughed.

When she left to go home Princess Kitty told Michael Chapman he was an inspiration.

Mr Shifter

Growly Bear has been very energetic today. Very energetic indeed.

He has been moving furniture about. He has been been getting one part of his cave ready to paint. He is getting the cave ready to sell.

The furniture was quite heavy. Growly Bear huffed and puffed a bit. He broke out in a little sweat. He had to have a little rest afterwards. He wished his furniture was made of straw like guinea pigs'.

Princess Kitty is very impressed. She is impressed that Growly Bear is so strong. She is impressed he gets on with his jobs.

Growly Bear told Princess Kitty that he would rather be spending the day with her. He especially wanted to be with her because today is Valentine's Day. Princess Kitty does not mind too much though. Every day spent with Growly Bear feels like Valentine's Day.

Born To Perform

Poor Growly Bear. He has not had a very nice day. He has had a long drive to work. Then he has had lots of meetings. And then a long drive home.

Growly Bear does not like meetings. He does not like sitting still for so long. He does not like just talking about things. He likes to do things. Like feeding guinea pigs. He understands that it is important to plan but he likes action. He is a born performer.

Princess Kitty has been thinking about performing. She has been watching a DVD of the public performance she and Growly Bear did before Christmas. She watched it with her mummy and daddy. They watched it twice. Except Princess Kitty made her daddy play one bit four times. It was the bit at the end where Growly Bear gives her a hug. A special Growly Bear hug.

Princess Kitty thinks Growly Bear looks beautiful in the DVD. Composed, elegant, handsome and sexy. She thinks he is very charismatic. Princess Kitty wants to look that cool when she performs. She thinks the DVD will be helpful. She can study her performance and find ways to improve. Like not looking down at her fret hand so much. And not looking at the music because she didn't need to she knew it so well. And not blinking so much and so slowly. She needs to speed up her blink and use other parts of her face to express herself.

And now Princess Kitty knows she can sing. She can sing in tune. She needs more power and passion. She needs to let herself go more. But she can sing.

And as for Growly Bear. Well as Mummy Cat said, he has a lovely warm baritone voice. Nice one Growly Bear

Love and Honey

Growly Bear and Princess Kitty have been together again today. They met up after work. They had a drink together and some tea. And they talked. And talked and talked.

Later they went to sit in Growly Bear's little Skoda. They talked some more. They talked about guinea pigs and what they had learned about them.

Growly Bear brought along his portable honey making kit. Princess Kitty thought that making honey in the dark in Growly Bear's car was very exciting. Growly Bear said it was rocking.

And Growly Bear gave Princess Kitty a card. It is a Valentine's card. Inside it Growly Bear had written a message. It said "It's been life changing. Such love".

Princess Kitty thought this was a beautiful thing to say. She thought it was very romantic and loving. She never ceases to be amazed at how being with Growly Bear is the most wonderful feeling in the world.

Stepping Out

Growly Bear has had a busy weekend. He has been to see Mummy Bear and his sister. He went with the bear that he lives with. Then they went to see his Aunty who is poorly.

Whilst he was being busy, Growly Bear has been thinking about Princess Kitty. He has been thinking about her a lot. He has been thinking about their time together last week. He has been thinking about how much she makes him laugh. He has been thinking about how much she makes him ponder on the point of guinea pigs. He has been thinking about how lovely she makes him feel with her love.

And Growly Bear has taken his first tentative step towards Princess Kitty.