Welcome

New on the blog?? Welcome to Black Velvet Shoes!

This is just a place for me to be a bit creative - Mother is an avid fan of blogging and has tried to get me to blog for ages, so here goes :-) - expect rants, raves, reviews... experience the opinions and reflections that is Black Velvet Shoes, or namely, me! (That last line sounds like an ad, I know :-))

Why the odd title, you say?? Well, it took me AGES to think of something to title my blog and anything I typed looked either corny or totally weird. This is the name I settled on. I really like shoes (unfortunately wearing them is another matter) and I have this pair that I'm training myself to wear - yes, that last expression makes me sound like I have training wheels, but seriously, one cannot simply step into a pair of six-inch heels and walk like a model :-) - and they are, of course, black velvet!! So in essence, the name is a wish...

Anyhow, enjoy, laugh, be "OK, that's weird..." - this is *drumroll* Black Velvet Shoes!!

Charlotte T.
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pets. Show all posts

Monday, November 26, 2012

I discovered a new hairdo!!!!!

Hi everyone!!

It's been ages, I know, but I'm finally on holidays :-) for a little while until early December when I go back to the hospital for 2 weeks fulltime!!!

Anywho, you all would have seen those perfect hairbuns around and wondered how on earth people manage to do them - I have, anyway. Well I met up with one of my friends, Renee the apprentice hairdresser :-) (this post's for you :-)) who helped me find the equipment and explained how to do it.

Here's the results!!!



Nice, huh? If I think of it (and if I'm clever enough :-)) I'll do a tutorial!

On a different note, our beloved cat, Duchess, passed away recently. Check your animals for ticks, people. Even if they normally hide all the time, check anyway. You never know. Pooky never went outside and yet she caught one which killed her. She is honoured, though - the first of the family pets with a special burial place in the backyard.

Hopefully more posts soon!

Charlotte T.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

The Latest Edition to the Family

Hi Everyone!!

Sorry about not updating the blog recently - a lot of things have been happening and life is just full on!

Anyway... some news for you all...

We have a new puppy!!!

His name is Mr Bingley (we love P&P :-)) and he's a Shih Tzu. He's about 8 weeks old and very confident and happy. We call him Bing for short - if only he could sing Now You Has Jazz...


Here he is!!! So very cute...


Here is is with Mum - he loves her! He won't come for anyone else yet...

Hope you like him!

Charlotte T.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The Pets of Heraldnest

Well, I said the next post would be about the pets (yes, I digressed - but it was a good digress, yes :-)), so here it is!!

Our home has been christened by Mum as Heraldsnest - as far as I know, Mum made the name when she had Budd, whose name means "Herald" - and the pets at Heraldsnest roam far and wide.

We have (at present) two cats:

This is Duchess, our three-year-old Australian Blue/Creampoint Ragdoll. She's a little bit on the "sandwich short of a picnic" side of mental capacity, but she's a really loving, beautiful cat.

This is her sitting next to my cast late last year when I broke my foot - kinda painful but at least she cares!!


This is Button, our 2-year-old Australian Sealpoint Ragdoll. He's very smart, loves Dad and escaping the house (which he's not supposed to do). He is very cwute, though...

Here's Duchess again. She's on my bed - there seems to be something about my room that everyone loves. Josh says it's because my room is "forbidden territory" - I don't have many visitors; my social life occurs outside my sanctuary :-). You'll be seeing a lot of her - she's very photogenic and poses all the time. Button, on the other hand...


Managed to take some good shots of Button just now! As you can see, he's on my bed (:-)) and not exactly pleased with the paparazzi...

We also have other pets: Molly the eight-year-old Staffordshire Terrier - there won't be pics of her as she is WAY too excitable and won't sit still for two seconds straight :-); two chickens, who just kind of stalk around, eat Molly's kibble (she molested the other two chooks we used to have because they liked her kibble - :-() and lay eggs when they feel like it; Gabriel, Budd's Crown Siamese Fighting Fish; and King, Phoebe's Siamese Fighting Fish. Will try and find pic of them later!!

Must go; Mum has proclaimed lunch. Blogging makes one hungry,which is kinda odd...

Charlotte T.