Life with cats, and other things…
Getting into late Summer. The greens will soon turn.., Yesterday I wanted to write but my brain was stuck in neutral. I can't say that it has improved a whole lot now, but I'm going to try... During my college years in particular and for many years thereafter, I suffered from a form of mild … Continue reading Seeking help
Taken earlier, in the Spring Tuesday wasn't the best. That was steroid epidural day, the onset of the MEGA headache. But it wasn't just that. When we got home, we noticed a little dove sitting in the grass just outside the living room. Sitting, not moving. We had it happen once before and that one … Continue reading Little lives count
In the event it could be helpful to someone else in a similar situation, let me "share" my experience with weaning off oxycodone so far. I'm not all the way there yet and the home stretch could be the really hard part. It depends, really, how many challenges you undertake at the same time, I … Continue reading Making changes
Presumably contrails originally. In this picture I see a sheep sitting with legs folded under. It's amazing what you can sometimes see through the kitchen window. Today I was drawn to this. The sheep from above has morphed. Now I see the pie-man, as in Simple Simon met the pie-man, going to the fair.... and … Continue reading In the clouds
This reminds me a little of a snow flake, or frost on a window. I look forward to it, even though Summer is so full of colour and creatures. I have been reminded lately of another summer inconvenience: cats shed like mad. Everywhere I look, these days, I find bits of Lucy. That's Lucy and … Continue reading Nutty times in Cambridge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40N59SptIdA Indulge me it's from my childhood It's amazing what you see, when you look at the right moment. In this case Venus, hanging low on the Eastern horizon, just before dawn this morning. Such a pretty star/planet: Venus is currently 57.725 million miles from Earth It would no doubt have made a better picture … Continue reading Venus mon amie
Meet baby Flicker. He suddenly turned up in the disgusting grass beneath the kitchen window. Isn't he handsome? He was digging and digging and digging. Note about the disgusting grass: if you throw bird seed out, some of it is going to grow and you might not like it. But just why I have all … Continue reading Waxing Gibbous
One of my two "Christmas trees". After due consideration, I arrived at the conclusion that weaning off oxycodone is returning me to my natural state, that being bad-tempered bitch. For reason unknown (I don't want to know), I thought it was "cool" to have a fiery temper when I was young. Perhaps it was a … Continue reading Upside? Down?
If I could do it all again, I think I would choose to live alone, maybe with a goldfish. As far as I remember, goldfish don't make too much of a mess. And they are quiet. Living with other creatures is hard. It's a lot of work, if you hope to live in peace. Not … Continue reading Venting spleen
It was March 24th when the trail-cam first picked up the image of a squirrel that looked decidedly wonky. The very next day, I saw the same strange movement go past the window as I was riding the exercise bike. Enter Gimpy. I should know better than to let these creatures into my heart. Our … Continue reading The lame and the lost
