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		<title>Sweet dreams Tilly</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2012/02/15/sweet-dreams-tilly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tula & Tilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very sad to say our beautiful little rat, Tilly, has passed away.  Her two tumours were very slow growing, and we have had a wonderful 10 months caring for our precious little girl.  Sadly though we noticed that Tilly was starting to struggle, her energy levels were dropping and we were concerned that her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiki the miniature rat</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2012/02/01/kiki-the-miniature-rat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kiki is adorable in every way, she&#8217;s fun and bouncy, has a beautiful affectionate temperament, and is very healthy &#8211; she just forgot to grow!
When we got Maple and Kiki, they were both super cute little babies and exactly the same size.  Maple had her breathing problems when we first got her, but after a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cat vs Rat: Inkie takes on Kiki and loses</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2012/01/20/cat-vs-rat-inkie-takes-on-kiki-and-loses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was at my desk working when Inkie thought she could sneak into the office and get her naughty little paws on my gorgeous little rats.  Inkie was so intent on her mischief she didn&#8217;t even notice I, or a little rat called Kiki, were watching her&#8230;
The final score:  Cat 0 Rat 1
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		<title>More bad news&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2012/01/09/more-bad-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polar, Panda & Tiny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4181</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am very, very sad to say that our silly boy Polar has passed away yesterday.  After Tiny&#8217;s death and Panda being so upset, we had been spoiling the boys with a lot of extra treats, nothing naughty mind; bran flakes, a bit of our dinner and some fresh bread.  They had been loving it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No more Sputnik</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/12/22/no-more-sputnik/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/12/22/no-more-sputnik/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat cage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure anyone who has rats knows what a Sputnik is.  They are fantastic plastic beds, by Savic, and have been hugely popular with many of my rats.  I got my first one when I bought a Savic &#8216;Freddy&#8217; cage, it came with the cage, and I recently bought a second one when I got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five happy rats</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/12/03/five-happy-rats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My five new girls are all happily living in their princess palace together.  As soon as we felt Maple was well enough we moved her and Kiki in with Dora, Tangy and Mitzi and once all the intial excitement was over watched them all settle down happily together.
It was a nice and simple introduction.  We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maple is feeling better</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/28/maple-is-feeling-better/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sorry to say that Maple&#8217;s sneezing had started to cause us concern, so we put her straight on a course of Baytril.  She was a very good girl and happily scoffed all her medicine, which we mixed in with baby food to make it more palatable for her.  As she is so tiny, Maple [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birthday rats</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/20/birthday-rats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/20/birthday-rats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4162</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As is the way, I wasn&#8217;t planning to add anymore rats to our family, but after several trips to the pet shop&#8230; Well I&#8217;m sure you know how it goes :-)
We had honestly only popped in for supplies as I needed to get some bits and pieces for the girls new cage.  While on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trouble with Panda</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/11/trouble-with-panda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/11/trouble-with-panda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polar, Panda & Tiny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rats are very sensitive creatures and they share very strong bonds with their cage mates, as well as us humans.  Only a few days after Tiny&#8217;s death we realised Panda was struggling.  Rather like Tiny, Panda&#8217;s energy levels and appetite started to drop off, however Panda had more of a sadness about him, rather than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Palace for my princesses</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/04/a-palace-for-my-princesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat cage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many rat lovers, I&#8217;ve always loved the Ferplast range of ferret cages.  I bought a Furet Plus several years ago for my little girl, Petal, it has housed many rats since and I&#8217;m pleased to say that it is still going strong today.  I really wanted to treat my new trio of girls to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to Tiny</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/11/03/goodbye-to-tiny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polar, Panda & Tiny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I am very sad to say that our sweet, shy boy Tiny has passed away.  We first noticed something was wrong about a week ago.  Derek and I had sat down to eat tea with the boys, Derek sits in an armchair, which the boys can easily climb onto if they want so see him, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three super cute Agouti rats</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/10/26/three-super-cute-agouti-rats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/10/26/three-super-cute-agouti-rats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dora, Tangy & Mitzi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4006</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My very first rat, Crunchie, was an Agouti rat – a natural brown rattie – and a little while ago I made a joke to Derek how I was going to have three agouti boys and call them Crunchie, Crunchie and Crunchie!  Well you know they say, be careful what you wish for…
I was wandering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Tilly</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/05/22/update-on-tilly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/05/22/update-on-tilly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 14:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tula & Tilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=4278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very pleased to say Tilly is coping very well on her own. It was a difficult time for all of us first losing Smudge to old age and then Tula being so poorly, though I think out of everything Tilly found Tula&#8217;s illness the hardest to cope with.  Tula was so very poorly that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to our precious little rat, Tula</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/03/28/goodbye-to-our-precious-little-rat-tula/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/03/28/goodbye-to-our-precious-little-rat-tula/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tula & Tilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3982</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very sad to say that our sweet little girl, Tula has passed away.
A couple of weeks ago she started having breathing problems.  We got her straight onto a course of Baytril and lots of baby food, but it didn&#8217;t seem to help.  Then to make matters worse we found a lump under her throat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to our little girl, Smudge</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/03/22/goodbye-to-our-little-girl-smudge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/03/22/goodbye-to-our-little-girl-smudge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kiwi, Sugar, Pearl, Smudge & Muffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3937</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Smudge only passed away this morning, both Derek and I feel very peaceful about her passing.  It&#8217;s strange to say but we aren&#8217;t really grieving for her, we will miss her, but there is no sorrow associated with her death, just calmness.
I guess it&#8217;s because Smudge was so old.  She had been with us [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A terrible day for our family</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/02/03/a-terrible-day-for-our-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rabbit health]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our beautiful, sweet little bunny, Fawn has passed away.  It is very difficult for us to accept he is gone.  At only 3 years of age we were not ready to say goodbye to our bouncy little chap.
We had begun to suspect there was something wrong with Fawn, when his appearance started to change.  At [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smudge is still going strong</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/01/21/smudge-is-still-going-strong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2011/01/21/smudge-is-still-going-strong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kiwi, Sugar, Pearl, Smudge & Muffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3933</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny to think that Smudge was our least favourite of the five girls we adopted from the RSPCA.  It&#8217;s not that we didn&#8217;t want her, although I don&#8217;t think I will ever be a fan of dumbo rats, it&#8217;s the fact that when we first got her she continually and aggressively attacked and bit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another new friend for Fawn</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/11/21/another-new-friend-for-fawn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/11/21/another-new-friend-for-fawn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rabbit behaviour]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3930</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We were really pleased that Fawn and our new little cat, Inkie had become such firm friends and I&#8217;m absolutely thrilled to say that Fawn was doubly excited to meet Cubbie.

Inkie was still a kitten when she joined our family from the RSPCA, but Cubbie was fully grown and he is a big cat.  When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inkie&#8217;s back</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/11/11/inkies-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/11/11/inkies-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat health]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not that she has been away, but our sweet little Inkie has spent the last week sulking.  We had our little cat spayed on Tuesday 2nd November.  As expected the operation was simple and we collected Inkie at 4pm from the vet the same day.  She was all cute and woozy and wearing one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing Cubbie</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/20/introducing-cubbie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kittens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we first decided to go to the RSPCA and find out about adopting a cat, we  looked at their website.  There were lots of lovely cats of all ages and sizes looking for homes, but one in particular caught our eye.  According to the website Mirage was a female, approximately 4 months old, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kitty bunk beds&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/19/kitty-bunk-beds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/19/kitty-bunk-beds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;but whose the large one for?

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		<title>Fawn and our new pussy cat</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/18/fawn-and-our-new-pussy-cat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/18/fawn-and-our-new-pussy-cat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[house rabbits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rabbit behaviour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our little kitten, Inkie, joined our family a few weeks ago.  Although Fawn was friends with both our previous cats, Treacle and Custard, Derek and I were a bit worried that a boisterous kitten might be a bit much for him.  We needn&#8217;t have worried.
Fawn thinks Inkie is wonderful, we&#8217;ve never seen him so happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s all in Inkie&#8217;s eyes</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/18/its-all-in-inkies-eyes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/10/18/its-all-in-inkies-eyes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kittens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Inkie came to live with us she was a very stressed little kitten.  She was very lethargic and was not washing or eating, so we bought a Feliway diffuser, which is a bit like cat aromatherapy.  It releases cat pheromones into the air that help relax a cat. This worked a treat and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feliway saves the day (and cheers Inkie up)</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/09/30/feliway-saves-the-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/09/30/feliway-saves-the-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:49:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kittens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3801</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been a little worried about Inkie &#8211; since coming to live with us she had been a bit down.  We expected her to be nervous of her new home and little shy, but Inkie was being very clingy &#8211; following us around, not eating much and then only if we encouraged her.  She has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing our new kitten, Inkie</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/09/24/introducing-our-new-kitten-inkie/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/09/24/introducing-our-new-kitten-inkie/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inkie & Cubbie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kittens]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It all happened a little sooner than expected but we are very happy and excited to welcome Inkie to the family.  I had always joked that if anything happened to Treacle I would adopt a grumpy old cat from the RSPCA in his memory.  Obviously at 14 weeks old Inkie is not a grumpy old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell to our sweet kitty, Treacle</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/09/18/farewell-to-our-sweet-kitty-treacle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/09/18/farewell-to-our-sweet-kitty-treacle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 15:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Treacle & Custard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3661</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very sad to say that our little cat Treacle passed away yesterday.  A couple of weeks ago there was a drastic change in his behaviour, he didn&#8217;t want to leave the house and also began sleeping in strange places.
Throughout the summer Treacle had been happily sleeping in the garden, popping in for his food.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Best friends</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/08/11/best-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/08/11/best-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3393</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fawn and Treacle have become such good friends, they are like an old married couple!  It is all a bit daft really, we have two bunnies that won&#8217;t get along, but both want to be friends with our cat, Treacle.
Poor Treacle is quite old now, and Fawn gets very excited when Treacle is around, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to baby Bramble</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/06/25/goodbye-to-baby-bramble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/06/25/goodbye-to-baby-bramble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple, Bramble & Lime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3337</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been meaning to update about out sweet little guy Bramble for some time now.  He has done us so proud over the last two years.  Having been the poorliest of all his siblings, there were times when we thought he wouldn&#8217;t make it to adulthood, never mind old age.  It has been a wonderful, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new home and room mate</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/04/25/a-new-home-and-room-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/04/25/a-new-home-and-room-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tula & Tilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat cage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tula and Tilly are settling in well.  They are as happy, adventurous and boisterous as you would expect two little rats to be, which is why we decided to give them a new home.
The girls were living in a Savic Freddy cage, which is great for young rats as it has quite small bar spacing.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smudge&#8217;s new roommates</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/04/20/smudges-new-roommates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/04/20/smudges-new-roommates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kiwi, Sugar, Pearl, Smudge & Muffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was silly to have little old Smudge living alone in her rather large cage, especially with two new boisterous young rats in the house.  We didn&#8217;t want to move Smudge from her home – even though she spends all her time in her rat igloo – it just didn&#8217;t seem fair to her after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad cat breath</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/30/bad-cat-breath/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/30/bad-cat-breath/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Treacle & Custard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh my goodness, Treacle did have bad stinky breath!  It was not pleasant, so we took him down the vet and booked him a dental.
He had his dental a week ago yesterday and came through fine.  He was a bit wobbly and spaced out from the anaesthetic when we got him home, but it wore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shy-guy Chestnut has passed away</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/29/shy-guy-chestnut-has-passed-away/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/29/shy-guy-chestnut-has-passed-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chestnut & Conker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m very sad to say our shy little guy Chestnut passed away yesterday afternoon.  It was a very sad end to what had been an exciting weekend of new rattie arrivals.  His passing was very peaceful, and though we don’t know exactly how old he was, I&#8217;m pretty sure he had reached a good old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our three unexpected arrivals</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/28/our-three-unexpected-arrivals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/28/our-three-unexpected-arrivals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Polar, Panda & Tiny]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby rats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we were at the pet store yesterday collecting our little girls Tula and Tilly, I caught sight of a beautiful big boy rat.  He obviously wasn&#8217;t a baby and I couldn&#8217;t resist having a little look at him.  There were two other rats in the tank with him, though I only saw their noses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two new little rats</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/27/two-new-little-rats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/27/two-new-little-rats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tula & Tilly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby rats]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I admit we weren&#8217;t planning any new additions to our family, if anything we were thinking of taking a break from keeping rats. We have adopted a lot of rats over the past 12 months, many of them old or with health problems, and devoted a lot of time and energy caring for them.  With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our shy guy, Berry, has died</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/07/our-shy-guy-berry-has-died/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/07/our-shy-guy-berry-has-died/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Berry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerbils]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While loosing Berry is another blow for our family, I can say that he passed away peacefully from old age.  A few days ago we noticed we were seeing less of him, and then yesterday he just wasn&#8217;t himself and we knew we were going to lose him.  While it made us very sad to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our funny little Muffin has left us</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/05/our-funny-little-muffin-has-left-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/05/our-funny-little-muffin-has-left-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kiwi, Sugar, Pearl, Smudge & Muffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3197</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More bad news I&#8217;m afraid.  Muffin had what we initially thought was an abscess on the side of her face.  The lump came up very quickly and burst within a couple of days, as you would expect.  We immediately started bathing it with salt water and giving her Baytril.  Not all of the swelling went [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to our brave little girl, Apricot</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/03/goodbye-to-our-brave-little-girl-apricot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/03/03/goodbye-to-our-brave-little-girl-apricot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daisy, Peach & Apricot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;ve said before, Apricot had been very ill for a long time and over the past month her condition had deteriorated.  She had been scratching her skin a lot more, and she had quite a few open wounds.  They weren&#8217;t deep or anything scary, but they must have been causing her some discomfort &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye to our bossy girl Sugar</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/02/08/goodbye-to-our-bossy-girl-sugar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/02/08/goodbye-to-our-bossy-girl-sugar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kiwi, Sugar, Pearl, Smudge & Muffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[husky rat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our much loved little girl, Sugar passed away quietly yesterday.  Over the past week she had become gradually weaker and weaker, but still enjoying lots of baby food, until her appetite dropped off completely and she was struggling to walk.  I moved her from the cage she shares with her sisters into a very cosy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not a good day (part two)</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/20/not-a-good-day-part-two/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/20/not-a-good-day-part-two/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daisy, Peach & Apricot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Daisy&#8217;s lump had gotten to a size where it was beginning to cause her problems.  It was affecting the mobility of her arm, if she jumped down off something she couldn&#8217;t bring her left arm forward and would land on her face or the lump itself.  The lump itself was also starting to ulcerate; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not a good day (part one)</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/20/not-a-good-day-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/20/not-a-good-day-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chestnut & Conker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When we got up last Friday we already knew it was going to be a bad day as we had made the horrible decision to have our sweet little girl Daisy put to sleep.  Her appointment was at 2.30 that afternoon, so we weren’t in the best of moods, but when we went into our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ageing gracefully</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/10/ageing-gracefully/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kiwi, Sugar, Pearl, Smudge & Muffin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[husky rat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3126</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Our sweet, and sometimes bossy, girl Sugar is beginning to slow down quite a bit and is a little unsteady on her feet.  We are assuming it is old age, as she wasn&#8217;t a young girl when she joined our family over a year ago.
It is both a bit sad to know she is getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A new friend for Fawn</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/10/a-new-friend-for-fawn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fawn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the death of his brother, Custard, our other cat, Treacle had started coming upstairs more and of course Fawn was waiting for him.  Fawn really loved spending time with Custard and had missed him terribly when he died, so it&#8217;s been great for Fawn to find a new feline friend.
Treacle wasn&#8217;t too sure when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A much needed update about Berry</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/03/a-much-needed-update-about-berry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Berry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerbils]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2997</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been a bit remiss in updating about Berry since he first joined our family.  It&#8217;s hard to believe he has been with us over two years now and, I&#8217;m pleased to say, is still going strong.
Things have changed a lot in our relationship with Berry since we first got him.  He is still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daisy has a lump</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2010/01/02/daisy-has-a-lump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daisy, Peach & Apricot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2956</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a very hard update to make, while Daisy is fine and healthy she has a lump and unfortunately because of its location we&#8217;ve decided not to have it removed.  We first noticed a pea-sized lump on Daisy&#8217;s neck not long after Pearl died.  It was hard enough finding a lump on another rat [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Concerns for Conker</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/31/concerns-for-conker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chestnut & Conker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rat health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2913</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since he joined our family Conker has been doing really well settling in, getting used to Derek and I and just learning what fun it is to come out and have a run-around.  He&#8217;s a really lovely boy, though he did develop one naughty habit of nipping Derek&#8217;s feet while he was out playing.  We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fern&#8217;s Snow Adventures</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/26/ferns-snow-adventures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/26/ferns-snow-adventures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fern]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunnies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The story &#8216;First Snow&#8216; was inspired by Fern and her first encounter with snow, although the snowfall Fern experienced at the time was only a very light dusting and nothing at all like the snowfall that Fifi encountered in the story.  All that changed this past week when Fern really did get to find out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our little girl Peach has died</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/22/our-little-girl-peach-has-died/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daisy, Peach & Apricot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2907</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Peach was very much a little live wire, always running around and bouncing, despite all the health problems that have plagued her most of her short life.  Sadly in the space of two days Peach&#8217;s condition deteriorated and she passed away.  It was such a shock, one day she was bouncing around and playing, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 19th, 2009 &#8211; Bright and cold</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/19/december-19th-2009-bright-and-cold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Snow - December 2009]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is very novel for us to get enough snow that it lasts more than a day before it starts melting, so it was a real shock to wake up and find the snow was still here.

The snow had been trample down along this footpath making it very slippery to walk on.
More snow covered trees…




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		<title>December 18th, 2009 &#8211; It snowed!</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/18/december-18th-2009-it-snowed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/12/18/december-18th-2009-it-snowed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Snow - December 2009]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=3022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning we woke up to a wonderful blanket of snow covering the ground.  Here are some of the photographs we took while walking around our local area:

This first picture is of the end of our road; to the left is a sports field that borders on open fields.  It was all very picturesque and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More sad news</title>
		<link>http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/2009/11/14/more-sad-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lindsay</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple, Bramble & Lime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rats]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.derekandlindsay.co.uk/?p=2899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This time it is our cuddly boy Apple.  Like his brother, Lime, he&#8217;d been unwell for some time and he passed away quietly in the night.  We found him laying in his hammock this morning looking like he was fast asleep.  It was a terrible shock, especially after only just loosing Lime, but he really [...]]]></description>
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