Croûton Is Still Cute

I'm making a push to connect with people again, I've been stuck for quite a while. I was very successfully connecting with people in 2019-2020, but 2021-2022 really wore me down. Self-sabotage and anxiety keep getting in the way of attending in-person meet-up groups, but I was overlooking the lower barrier to entry of blogging, … Continue reading Croûton Is Still Cute →

Queen Of Kings 🐹

She, queen of the kingsRunnin' so fast, beatin' the windNothin' in this world can stop the spread of her wingsShe, queen of the kingsBroken her cage, threw out the keysShe will be the warrior of Northern Syria! 🌪️

One Small Step For A Ham 🐹

I remembered that my first handling interaction with Croûton would be recorded on HamCam 😂. https://player.vimeo.com/video/814821055?h=a9b7cb08c7 🌪

Not So Chonk 🐹

I held my hamster today 🥹🥹. She was sitting waiting for me to let her out and was so raring to go she tried to climb out, so I grabbed her gently round the body and she barely squirmed then sat in my hands without freaking out 😭😭😭. She even let me transport her back … Continue reading Not So Chonk 🐹 →

Not So Smol 🐹

Croûton's started having regular time out of her enclosure now in her free roam pen! But…having just re-watched one of her earlier videos I think I need to start weighing her, as I think I've made her fat! I've got electronic scales and I use a 2L jug to transport her from her enclosure (the … Continue reading Not So Smol 🐹 →

Sensory Cataclysm

A universe rendedSpherical shockwave of disturbance roaring outwardSide-effects propagating at the speed of sound and lightSecondary rips in the fabric of eveningAt gradually reducing amplitudesYet no less cataclysmic as the motorbike rounds distant corners and the prick riding it recedes into the far distanceAnd only thenCan it no longer be heardBut the anticipation, frustration and … Continue reading Sensory Cataclysm →

Fitting In

My uncle was a dyed-in-the-wool fascist Oh good Good what? That he died in the war. In any way shape or formI’m no way snake nor fawnEach and every one of usTo all intents and purposes(and those in tents and porpoises)Complete and utter disregardIt beggars sheer beliefThisDyed in the woolDied in the wallCard carryingCertain segment … Continue reading Fitting In →

Croûton Breakthrough

There was a bit of a breakthrough with Croûton after I got her a piece of bamboo root. I knew from Happy Hamsters that hamsters like (and need) really cluttered enclosures but it's only over time that I've figured out how to fit more stuff into it. I also had to upgrade her wooden house … Continue reading Croûton Breakthrough →

Kwouton Is Too Cute 🐹

https://vimeo.com/809035567 🌪

This Is What Fascism Looks Like

Our government is demonstrating the early/mid stages of a totalitarian government. That disability benefit which took me years to get, alongside failing those dehumanising Personal Independent Payment assessments, keeping me in poverty and helpless (and most importantly hopeless) but for the financial help of family members? Well, with the government's budget announcement today that benefit … Continue reading This Is What Fascism Looks Like →