On the way home we had just come out of the Dartford tunnel and we saw the fly past of Hurricanes and Spitfires that were heading for the site of the old Hornchurch aerodrome. On another note, it was exactly 42 years today that the stars were all in alignment and I met a young Mrs Mottie-to-be, in Talk of the South nightclub in Southend on Sea. 
Sounds like he's not being looked after very well if he does have an owner. I'd take him to the vet to check for a chip and if he hasn't got one just adopt him. Good on you. Me and the squaw have fed and adopted countless moggies over the years. We've just found homes for a batch of four kittens found in a bush. A friend of a friend has had two and we've had the other two.Today am trying to make something that I can attach to a cat collar, giving out our details. Want to know if the black cat that is hanging around homeless. He was coming in the house until we got a chip cat flap, but he's still around and has been for a few weeks. He's underweight, coat not so glossy and still 'intact'. The last couple of days we've given him food - he eats anything and a lot of it. 2-3 sachets at night in one sitting.
He is also very affectionate, lots of headbuts and purrs and importantly our cat doesn't seem to mind him around - even tried to get him to play the other night
So... if nobody gets in touch with the collar or social media, we'll take him to the vet to see if been chipped and check his health. If after all this and he's not claimed we may see if we can adopt him and get him looked after properly, if our cat doesn't react badly to him inside.
Today's new Raleigh bikes aren't proper Raleighs as we knew them. A consortium bought the name when Raleigh, Nottingham packed up (the main Raleigh factory at Crown Island, Nottingham was demolished a few years ago and is now student flats). Modern Raleighs are assembled at a factory in Eastwood, Notts from parts manufactured in Taiwan, China, Vietnam and other places. The quality isn't great.
Good on you too - that's fab, esp over the kittens
- need a photo!! First time we tried them was in Australia, we were at a Chilean workmates house at a pre wedding do, oysters were served with chopped onion & lemon, never looked back we were down at the fish markets twice a month, last time was at a Loch Fyne fish place in Leith last year
Ah prune puree the rocket fuel for little uns. Constipated is he? My son was often bunged up as a baby and toddler. Fresh orange juice with some brown sugar in it in his beaker produced spectacular results.
He was, but that was six months ago! Loose as a goose now.
