Life with cats, and other things…
My Balinese Kina and Yeti the Himalayan. Kina opted out to live elsewhere! Our very first adoption, Cassie. She was beautiful and she was sweet, so it was as well a home was found quickly for her. Attachment grows all too soon. "M" and Oliver were buddies and if ever we wanted to keep two … Continue reading …and books…
Casper Although cats didn't come to live with me until after I gained my independence at age 29, I always loved them. When I was very small we used to visit with a relative of my mother in the suburbs of London. Aunty Betty had taken in a black cat that appeared to have lost … Continue reading Cat names and books
When the Covid lockdown was announced, all those months ago, it began to shape up as a very long Summer. Yet here we are at it's end. And I am as confused as ever. Same time, last year, my favourite little tree was already bare. OK, nothing significant about that. But how did my California … Continue reading Confused
Forget-me-nots A couple of days ago, a Monarch butterfly floated by in the wind, so I grabbed my camera and went outside. No butterfly in sight, but I made myself walk all the way round the property, at least until the high weeds in the field halted my progress. This time of year, there's not … Continue reading Flaura
Yesterday I met with one of my "Medical Team". I only call them that because there seem to be so many. This one deals with my ears, nose and throat. Nothing very helpful came out of it. Does it ever? The reason my voice is sounding strange is because I have a polyp, most likely … Continue reading Rude awakenings
An angry-looking sun rose this morning. Perhaps a reflection of my mood Or the mood on our planet Something best not dwelt upon. . So here's an offering from George Bernard Shaw: How to pronounce English: I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough. Others may stumble, but not … Continue reading Anger
From sunsets to sunrises. Misty mornings these days in Cambridge. I like the look. In the Animal Rescue website I do my daily "click" which is supposed to provide food for homeless animals. I don't know how they work it out, advertising and sales, no doubt. Anyway it's a nice thought and it takes no … Continue reading Darkness and light
Colin's ashes were returned to us today. Yes, I paid for a private cremation. In the old days, people used to bury their pets, as far as I recall. Back then I didn't have a cat or dog, so I don't know how it would have been handled. I can't remember what happened to our … Continue reading Letting go?
Yesterday, Grant took me for a drive, in the hope of seeing something that would lift me out of the funk. See Blackie there? I feel like that, only a lot less relaxed. From what I can gather I have PAWS. Well yes, 11 sets of them, but that's not what I mean. Post Acute … Continue reading Don’t do OXY
When we were kids, my brother and I didn't have television. It was a fairly new invention and one my father treated with disdain. So we only got to view it when we visited relatives. One of the programmes I was allowed to watch was "Bill and Ben the Flower-pot Men." The only thing I … Continue reading Weed
