Well, for those of you who don't know, Disaster Cat lives with her husband, house-mate and furry friends, in a 200 year old Irish Rectory/Farm House. When we moved in, we had a terrible rat problem and I thought that a natural solution might be better than the tons of rat poison the previous owners put down every year. Besides, looking at the results of their efforts, I was not impressed. Thus began the saga of the Kilmurry House Barn Cats, a continuing story that has gone on for the entir...

This past weekend, Disaster Cat went to Belfast. Never mind the interesting murals and national flags (they change depending on what street you drive on) no, what I found really interesting about this trip was: breakfast. I was in Belfast to attend an SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) event. For those who don't know, the SCA is sort of a semi-private club where people with an interest in the past (mostly Europe from about the time of King Author to the time of Queen Elizabeth) dress ...

Hi everyone, this is Disaster Cat, a brand new blogger, who is still not absolutely sure what a blogger is. Here in rural Ireland, it can take a while for news to catch up, even for a US ex-pat like me. But, I finally figured out that blogging was not a new form of sled racing and decided to check it out for myself. JoeUser was the first site I came across and since they offered a free blog, I decided to fill out the form. Never knowing I would have to actually write something when I fir...