Life with cats, and other things…
5th October 2022 Cars. One of the necessities of my life. I've often thought it would be nice not to need one, but then there would be other compromises. It's been 57 years since I obtained my driver's license. The examiner must have felt sorry for me, or maybe it was my aunt's blue eyes, … Continue reading Automobiles
4th October 2022 When Grant gets behind a "putt-putt" driver, if it has a dog onboard, he makes allowances! Grant has a built-in dog detector and announces each one as it comes into view. More than once, we have picked up dogs that appeared to be out on their own and made sure they got … Continue reading Modern times
0651/4th October 2022 Still in the "loaner"car, we went out early yesterday for a gentle meander around the countryside. When we first moved here, we had the strange notion that we needed to go in search of Fall foliage spectacles, taking ourselves into Vermont and further north. A very strange idea... It had been a … Continue reading Strange ideas
3rd October 2022 Willow has no expectations of becoming an "only" cat but she is very snooty about sharing her space with her housemates. She seems to like being around me but only under her special terms. She requires personal space. It was to accommodate this that I moved my bed into the room where … Continue reading What time is it?
022October 1st 2022 Shy Sophia lost her cuddle-buddy when Patches' dramatic personality change saw her migrate to beds by the front window, where Sophia is reluctant to venture. Poor Sophia. She often tiptoes in, while everyone is safely asleep and it's plain that she would like to get up in that window, but too often … Continue reading Country woes
30th September 2022 **Caveat: This is a bit glum** . It's October. My car went for repairs on August 9th. It's being held hostage against payment from the insurance company. How is it that every other company expects electronic payment but the insurance company has to mail a paper cheque? "Good news!" they tell me. … Continue reading Nature of the beast
August 2022 An indignant cry alerted me to the fact that my poor Willow was in trouble, again. Confession. Privately I had a wicked snigger. "She pissed in my boots!" . "Moi?!" Now, while Willow would do well in the height category of the Pissing-Kitty Olympics, I can't quite see how even she could have … Continue reading Confessions
1140/28th September 2022 An interaction with Primary Care earlier this week left me fairly spitting mad and I've had trouble re-focusing. Maybe that was why I suddenly got up from my desk and went outside yesterday afternoon. Which is when I had a brief but lovely encounter with one of Nature's beautiful creations. "Oh", I … Continue reading Changes of mood
0845/23rd September 2022 It always seems that on even the gloomiest days, a ray of sun finds the house across the valley. Equally if there is a single unusual cloud about, that is where it will park itself, though without blocking the sun! Until it sets, anyway. Last week some 30 or more wild turkeys … Continue reading That house
0655/25th September 2022 Clouds and contrails. I don't remember them being so varied when I was young, but maybe that's because I wasn't paying enough attention? As a city dweller, you don't have as much opportunity to watch, but often enough I found myself in places with wide open skies. Maybe, if I had had … Continue reading Goings and comings