It seems that  I know many people who believe that to get the things you want you have to send the thought out into the universe and you will be rewarded.  I am very skeptical.   However, when we decided that we would like to adopt a mixed breed puppy I thought that sitting on the couch thinking about puppies would be a lot easier, physically and psychologically,  than going to the local shelter and  choosing only one or two  dogs.  So I thought very hard about the puppy we wanted.  Although I often appeared to be sitting on the couch drinking tea and staring into space, I was really very busy sending thoughts out  into the universe.  It was hard work and it took hours but eventually  I was rewarded with these: 

kittens

I know.  They are kittens.  I seem to be having a communication problem with the universe.

This is Frey:

frey

Frey  was originally named Freya after the Norse goddess associated with cats but the vet told us that our ability to determine the sex of kittens was somewhat limited.  Fortunately Freya had a twin brother named Frey.

This is Fezziwig:

fezziwig

Fezziwig is named after one of my favourite characters in literature. 

If you need me I’ll be on the couch looking like I’m staring into space.