Life with cats, and other things…
0700/7th December Brain took note that I had set my alarm the other night and, as is always the case, it insisted on waking me two hours earlier. Finally drifting back to sleep, I had just time for the start of a strange dream. I would like to have followed it, but of course the … Continue reading Sounds!
1445/4th December 2023 Crows! If there was nothing else to do, the sky would keep me entertained 24/7. . A surprise this morning: A dusting of snow. . On days like this, it takes me forever to get the dishes done as I watch the clouds morph. Dustings of snow are not our norm. But … Continue reading Circle trip
Drenched! 1106/3rd December 2023 A ray of sun, a dusting of snow transform a scene. The cleanliness of the windshield too. After my friend Tim moved to Brooklyn years ago, I often visited him there. It was as close to city driving as I ever wanted to get. . At each street corner you were … Continue reading Cards and letters
29th November 2023 It works so often, one has to wonder... "I miss the groundhogs!" said Grant yesterday morning. The last sighting had been November 2nd. It was the latest we have ever seen a groundhog out. Shortly after, as I wrestled to re-insert a quilt into its zipper bag: . "Oh my God! You … Continue reading The summons
Mount Tom. 29th November 2023 You'll find this hard to believe, I know, but I did something a bit... silly. When I set my mind to accomplishing a task, I am loath to admit defeat. Pig-headed it may be called. . You see, I have a notion one ought to be comfortable in one's bed. … Continue reading Never say never
29th November 2023 Lonesome trees always draw my attention. Maybe for the same reason that I am drawn to abandoned or mistreated animals and downtrodden people. . As far back as I can remember, I always wanted everybody to be happy. Quite often we travelled around London on the underground and when we sat facing … Continue reading Smiley
1603/28th November 2023 On-line "chat" and conversations with technicians on Tuesday failed to resuscitate our phone service and gave us no hope that it was likely to happen. So now what? I hate telephones but they are a necessity and it seemed to me our choices were limited. Signing up with a new service or … Continue reading A nice man
0724/28th November 2023. Sheep escaping from predator (?) While I waited for an appointment yesterday, at the pain clinic, another patient suddenly exclaimed: "Oh! Look at this photograph!" She extended her hand to display the image she had received on her iPhone. A friend had captured a large flock of snow geese, somewhere in Vermont. … Continue reading Simpler
0715/26th November 2023 Challenge. It's what I had in mind to write about. My printer apparently read my thoughts: "Ah! She wants a challenge!" !*&£@*!!!! . Printers have been challenging me now for more than 50 years. Every single stinking one! Dealing with them is not challenging, it's just plain annoying and futile. As I … Continue reading Challenges
1545/15th November 2023 It has been my habit for many years, to have all my Christmas cards written by Thanksgiving and in the days when I did shopping, that too had to be completed. Living on Long Island and even when I was just outside Seattle, approaching a shopping mall after the last Thursday in … Continue reading Not now