Good News

Thank you to everyone who has expressed their concern and best wishes to Owner. The good news is that yesterday late afternoon She received a message from Her specialist to advise that Her biopsy results showed that there was 'No Malignancy'. She does not have cancer. We were both so relieved. The past few weeks have been really quite stressful so knowing that She is OK was the best news ever. 

i had dragged Owner out shopping and for a coffee to try and take Her mind off things. However, the day ended with Owner suggesting a sunset walk along the River Thames, followed by some drinks in the Spanish Galleon pub in Greenwich followed by a Turkish meal in one of our favourite local restaurants. It was a wonderful way to end the day.

The rest of the week has been relatively uneventful. We were both quite stressed about the results of Owners biopsy and my work has also been pretty stressful as well. Quite understandably Owner has not been in the mood for canings or caging me etc. i did my chores but apart from that, until we went out yesterday just about the most note-worthy thing that i did all week was paint my nails!

However, none of the matters, the only thing that does is that my Owner is fit and well.

Here are some pictures from the past seven days

being cheeky & flashing Owner whilst sweeping the floors

home working

doing my nails

having a coffee with Owner before we hit the shops

the River Thames at Greenwich

the gates of the old Naval College facing the river

the old Naval College (now part of Greenwich University)

Interior of the Spanish Galleon pub

me spread out in the pub

Owner all smiles again in the restaurant

It was so wonderful to see Owner smiling again after what has been a difficult past few weeks.

Incidentally, when we were in the pub two different female bar staff complimented my earrings - a beautiful pair that Owner bought for me whilst we were in Rome. My nail polish also regularly gets complimented by one of the parcel delivery drivers when she drops off packages for us at home. It is so lovely when people notice the little things [Comment by Owner - 'Tart!'].

Good News and Shared Advent Joy

i mentioned previously that Owner had a potential health issue. Well, on Thursday this week She had a minor surgical procedure to investigate further. She will get the results in about ten days but Her specialist did not observe anything of immediate concern so hopefully She will get the all clear from the biopsy tests as well. It has, however, been a stressful period for us both.

Meanwhile, Owner bought a wonderful make-up advent calendar for us both from Revolution. We have been taking it in turn to open a fresh door of the calendar each day. Owner stated that if She received an product She did not like She would gift it to me. Equally, if i found something behind the doors i opened that She liked it would go to Her. So far i have been the lucky recipient of a make-up mirror, purple eye-liner and a gloss lipstick (traded for a matte lipstick She did not like). 

i truly am so lucky having a wonderful Owner and wife to share make-up with!

the Revolution advent calendar

opening my first advent window

Owner opening one of Her first advent windows

Are any readers also sharing advent calendars with their loved ones?

Earlier this week Owner and i went to see a recording of two episodes of Radio 4's surreal comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue at the Royal Festival Hall. I am delighted to say that the recording did indeed include a game of Mornington Crescent and a letter from a Mrs Trellick of North Wales - sorry for non-UK readers or UK readers who have never listened to this long-running radio comedy panel show this reference will mean nothing to you. However, to any aficionado's out there - it was a real treat and will be broadcast over the coming weeks.

On Wednesday i met my mum for dinner after work then on Thursday i went with Owner to the hospital for Her procedure. Friday i was supposed to devote myself completely to caring for Owner as Her 'responsible adult' following Her operation but i felt very unwell and ended up unable to work or look after Her as i would have wished to, in fact i spent much of the day in bed! 

However, today (Saturday) i am starting to feel better and Owner appears to have almost fully recovered. That said, we are both having a quiet weekend at home. i hope to be well enough to start returning to my usual chores and routines tomorrow and hopefully the rest of the run-up to Christmas will see no further health scare for Owner.

 

Poppet and Owner Travel Back In Time

Yesterday we visited the ruins of the Roman town of Ostia Antica, once the main port serving the capital of the Roman Empire. We have visited a number of Roman ruins and archaeological sites before but none were as impressive as this. The scale is vast.

You can wander through old Roman cemeteries, past warehouses and civic buildings, temples to the Gods. Walk down streets whose cobbled pavings are cut into by wheel ruts from ancient carts and chariots. Wander around the huge main plaza and visit the houses of of traders and noblemen. 

The site is stunning and just 30 minutes by metro from Rome. Do visit if you ever come to this city.

with my wonderful Owner

nice balls!

Roman manhole/drainage cover

Main plaza

Roman toilets

Streetscape

Huge fresco

Owner and i both agreed that the boy in this sculpture looks almost as if he is wearing a chastity device!

is that a tiny chastity cage i see?

We even had time for a traditional bra flash

Eventually, however, all good things come to an end and it was time to return to Rome for our final night here. We stopped off in a cafe for some delicious coffee and cake before later hitting a few bars and then going out for a meal.

in the cafe

It has been a wonderful return trip to the eternal city. We are already planning our next visit!

When In Rome.....

Owner and i are currently in a short break in Rome, Italy. It is a city we have been lucky enough to visit a few times before so there is no pressure to 'do the sights', as they have all been previously seen. That said, who can resist a return visit to cross the Tiber to the Forum, the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Spanish Steps or the grounds of the Villa Borghese? No, not us either.

Owner has some health issues which are causing us both concern, so it has been nice to get away and just wander around Rome at our leisure. We had planned to head out to Ostia Antica today to see more Roman ruins but there is a 24 hour transport strike and so that particular plan has been postponed until tomorrow.

All there has been to do, therefore, is to enjoy the simple pleasures of pizza, pasta, beer, people watching, sightseeing, shopping, avoiding being run over - mostly successfully, i experienced the mild indignity of managing to be run over by a small hand-pulled cart, oh and making the occasional appearance in a dress or skirt.

The latter were fun to do although one look at the Roman cobbled streets was enough for Owner to forbid the wearing of the stripper heels i had brought along and to instead insist on the far more sensible option of my wearing trainers. Anyway, here i am in the backstreets of the Trastevere district:

And then the next day in the grounds of the Villa Borghese, during which my knickers ended up down around my knees - luckily for me the police car did not pass by at exactly that moment but about 30 seconds later, just as i was putting my jeans back on!

with my knickers around my knees

In the meantime, here are a few photos of the eternal city

with Owner at the Trevi Fountain

 

The place we are staying in also has a little outdoor space, perfect for naked dancing in

 We still have just under two days left before we head back home to London.

Thrash & Zap

Today i was lucky enough to be the recipient of a good thrashing, using the birch-style cane, followed by a zapping to my nipples with the electric clamps. This is part of Owners' new regimen of ensuring that i be electrocuted as well as beaten on an at least weekly basis to aid my development.

After the beating and electrocution i was instructed to pick cards to see what punishments and tasks lie in store for me for the week ahead. The answer was that i will be caned hard with the dragon cane and then receive multiples electrocutions using both the clit and the nipple clamp electroshock-devices. Owner was delighted with the outcome of my card draw as She loves electrocuting me as She knows i dislike it a lot.

However, we fly out to Rome for a few days on Wednesday and the suitcase is not big enough to fit the dragon cane so i will either need to be caned before we leave or when we return. There is though plenty of room in the case for Owners vicious single tail red whip, so that has been packed.

i am hoping that in Rome there might also be an opportunity for an outdoor photoshoot, we shall see.