Purr ~ affection, a catty post.

The news on the feline front is that a bond of friendship is being forged.
There are cat chases around the house when the rugs go flying and the cats are a blurry flash.

They regularly eat out of each other's food bowls.
Concerned about this habit I mentioned this to the vet she nodded and smiled and said there's very little you can do about it and she knows because she has two cats herself.

Pepper and Chester having an afternoon nap

(someone disturbed their slumber by taking a photo!)

Chester looking very chic in a feather boa

looking very wild attacking the feather boa

Chester has doubled his weight since arriving here from California

where he was rescued.

He had been malnourished and was a very skinny kitten.

I hope that he will continue to thrive and be as affectionate...

he purrs like a motor boat

and loves to snuggle and cuddle.

Our pets are family

they give us so much love and joy.

I can't imagine The Humble Bungalow 

without a pet or pets about...

He's a sweet little fellow.

Speaking of cats...

Have any of you been watching the Real Housewives of Vancouver?

They are the cattiest women I have ever seen.

One woman is mean to the core and doesn't care who she hurts...

they had 2 episodes of the Housewives Tell All and it was a full on cat fight.

I do not know any catty women

have had very few experiences that border on catty 

and wonder if I am just lucky.

How about you

have you got some cat tales to share?

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White Wednesday and The Verbena scent goes to....

I've been terribly lazy posting on the Humble Bungalow Blog.

One reason may be that my cleaning lady is on leave as her daughter got married and she has been hosting all the relatives from far and wide on this vast planet.
I cannot believe how much help she is around our dusty little home.
I am seriously missing her expertise.

I really don't do well living in chaos or watching the dust bunnies multiply like rabbits.
So I am "on the job."
It's a great way to get some exercise too.

JOY!

The Iceberg rose is having her second flush of blooms!

speaking of lovely ~ just look at that crisp clear blue sky

Thank you to all of you for stopping by...

your comments mean the world to me

honestly.

You must want to know whose name we drew out of the bowl.

Congratulations to Awakening My Wardrobe

please send me an email with your mailing address 

 I'll pop over to the Post Office later on in the week.

I hope that you'll enjoy this scent.

~ ~ ~

Hostess

Playing with light...

Summer is coming to an end,
slowly fading light comes early into the nights.

Fall is closing in on summer's heels...
which leaves me with a sense of sadness
longing for more sunny days ahead and time to kick back and relax.

It's bittersweet...
pretty soon we'll be deep in winter's embrace and slumbering soundly.
We'll be putting the Humble Bungalow Garden to bed for another season over the next few weeks...

Chester's relaxing in the sunshine.

I took my camera on a walkabout in The Humble Bungalow Garden.

I've had my nose firmly planted in this book and am enjoying it very much.

Too much as my cuisine has taken a back seat to the book!

It's been a few days of a free range organic chicken

cooked and served in different ways...

Chicken Pot Pie

homemade pastry which I whipped up in the food processor.

it was tasty and no complaints were uttered by Mr. HB

so I think I got away with it!

Now I am going to have to come up with something else...

(not chicken!)

I'll close for now and put on my apron and spring into action.

If you haven't entered the giveaway there's still time...

two posts back is where you'll find the particulars.

Good Luck!

Ines de la Fressange's Little Diaries ~ French Chic

Ines de la Fressange is the penultimate French Femme...
she looks fabulous and she makes dressing look effortless, tres chic.

Roger Vivier's site hosts "Ines's Little Diaries" and I would be remiss if I did not share the link with you...
look here!

This link is worth a viewing too...

Have a fabulous day and don't forget the French Scent giveaway.
If you are a follower please leave me a comment about what makes you feel chic.

Bon Chance!
Hostess

French Fragrance from Grasse, a giveaway!

I recently wandered into my favourite shop and was smitten by the fresh crisp scent of Verbena.
There were soaps, scents and lotions in this line from Durance.
I bought one for myself and I thought it might be time to thank all my followers and host a giveaway
so I bought a second bottle for one of you.
Time to give back a little to you because your wonderful comments encourage me to keep blogging.

Eau de Toilette Verbena

The Verbena scented composition is lemony and green. 

It has been made by the perfumers of Durance in the pure tradition of Grasse.

100ml ~ 3.3fl.oz

If you'd like to enter 

you need to be a follower of The Hostess of the Humble Bungalow Blog

and I'd love to know what makes you feel chic.

I'll keep this open until September 4th

I'll draw a name on the 5th and come back and see if it's yours!

I'll need an email with your mailing address at that time so I can pop it in the post.

Good luck and I look forward to hearing about what makes you feel chic!

~ ~ ~

Hostess