cats, dogs and a trip to Largs...

Saturday
I have never been to a cat show before, and thought I'd give it a go.

...don't think I'll be rushing to another one. I LOVE cats - but this wasn't much fun. The cats were beautiful - amazing... but a pursuit bordering on obsession. In one room the cats were in huge cages with little curtains, pillows, and, in the same awful fabric - an elasticated litter tray cover!! One lady even sat infront of an empty cage with a FRAMED picture of the cat inside it... we didn't stop to ask...

Sunday
We went to Largs. I can't put my finger on it, but I love Largs.

...first of all a hazlenut latté for me, fried egg roll and orange juice for N. We sat infront of what could be described as a showcase of chutneys, jams and jubejubes.

... I couldn't help feel as if we were being watched. Possibly by a friend of whitedog's.
This was a lovely café called Craigmiles and had a proper Italian, holiday feel.

I used to visit Largs often because of the old Nardini's there, which was worth a visit purely because of the interior... sigh... It was an artist's date dream. You felt as if you were sitting on a cruise ship from the 1920's and any moment a Palm orchestra would start up. Can you believe it is still a building site 2 years after it closed down and is now to become 'Nardini's retirement apartments' ? Ah, that's progress I suppose. On reflection we decided the food was never actually as good as we thought it was, but worth it for the ambience. You can see some very nice photos (wish I'd taken some back then) on this blog... which incidentally looks like a good read and after my own heart!

For those who don't know Largs, there is a wonderful old fashioned promenade walk, with view over to Arran, Bute and of course the little islands of Cumbrae, with the ro-ro ferry shuttling back and forth in the sun. Also the site of a Viking invasion at one time - hence the full size statue of a chip eating Viking.

Phew, time for a sit down...

Comments

[amisha]

the cat show sounds intriguing and bizarre :) i have never been to a show though i love cats... both of ours are street rescues. last night when i took my daily walk there was a street rescue organization that had several cats in cages to be adopted... lovely sweet little kittens... it was so hard to resist!!
xox

[Sally Anne]

I can practically smell the sea air from here.Loved the Labrador giving you the once over!

[melissa]

looks like you're being followed by whitedogs.
i love that you decided to give the cat show a try, just because. in my opinion, it sounds truly hideous, but i suppose there is something kinda cool about showing animals such love and attention.(?)
the more i see photos of scotland, the more i know i MUST visit soon.

[Felicia]

Poor kitties! Beautiful beach :)

[VictoriaE]

Oh the cat show! Sounds so funny. Now I want to go to one. The cafe place looks beautiful. Isn't it nice to have a place like that to go.