Cheetahs In My Shoes

living with the imaginary menagerie and all that it entails

13/08/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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Chris Hoy Drinks Milk

The Cheetah Keeper and his sister (who now wishes to be referred to as The Sealion Keeper – because that’s what she wants to be when she grows up) have been inspired by the Olympics beyond my wildest imaginations.  So … Continue reading

10/07/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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See It, Snap It, Love It – Nature

Nature – what a theme!  The Cheetah Keeper and his Sister love going out to ‘do’ nature.  This generally means a walk somewhere slightly off the beaten track (ie a footpath!) and looking for stuff.   They’re quite happy looking for … Continue reading

03/07/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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See It, Snap It, Love It – Candid

OK, I admit it, I googled ‘candid’ (or ‘gooooooooooooooooogled’ as it’s known in this house).   I needed to find an unposed picture when the person pictured wasn’t really aware I was taking the photos.  I knew what it meant really … Continue reading

22/06/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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Friday Photos – Open Farms Day

Last Sunday was Open Farms Day and we have the good fortune to have Annables Farm pretty much on our doorstep.  The children were a little apprehensive but once the bit on their website was found that advertised the fact … Continue reading

28/05/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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Water Pistol Science

We do love a good ‘speriment’ in this house.  Neither child can say “experiment” particularly well but it’s not about what you say, it’s about what you do. We’ve been without our car this weekend (long story, long bill…) so … Continue reading

07/05/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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Dirt is Good (every picture tells a story…)

Last year we abandoned one of our vegetable beds in favour of (?!) it becoming the Cheetah Keeper’s “Building Site”.  He spent hours building worm houses and access points for the Banana People to get under the house.  Obviously. This … Continue reading

17/03/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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Saturday Is Caption Day! – The Spacehopper One

Suffice to say, the situation went down hill… You know the drill…what would your caption be? Now hop (geddit???) to Mammasaurus blog and see what else needs your captioning skills this week

14/03/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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You’re Beautiful – Our Little Adventure

The weekend here brought some beautiful weather – the warmth of spring, bright blue skies, birds singing and the Cheetah Keeper’s sister finishing her antibiotics and feeling better.  The infection, whatever it was, has left her a bit wobbly so … Continue reading

05/02/2012
by Jenny; Cheetahs In My Shoes & Just Photos By Me
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Snowy #SunFun

I fear I may be jumping on the bandwagon a little, but the arrival of four inches of snow overnight is obviously more than ample material for a bit of fun… The cold tends to lead to noses beginning to … Continue reading