Life with cats, and other things…
1850/14th September 2023 Dee Dee was miffed! She was forced in while Toby loitered! . It was such a delightful evening we loitered ourselves, watching deer grazing in a remote field. Their white tails swishing away insects always draw your eyes to their presence. . After we came in, our "token" squirrel debated whether it … Continue reading Poppet
1720/13th september 2023 The Battle of the Open Doors. It seemed I had no hope of winning as the reason they are open twice a day for 15 minutes is to allow the cats access/egress. Apparently some dreadful thing might befall us if the little dears had to wait a nano-second to be let in. … Continue reading Making a case
0638/13th September 2023 Not more than 5 minutes after the loveliness of this morning's dawn, the bright lights turned off and a blanket of grey wetness unravelled. So wet, that the cats decided to cancel their morning walk. Toby put on a brave face and quick-marched to the garage, but returned hastily and found himself … Continue reading Tink’s invention
10th September 2023 Perhaps it's the time of year that is bringing on great waves of nostalgia and that sinking feeling of : "Waiting for the other shoe to drop". Something about this year. . The removal of invasive honeysuckle changed the appearance of the woods behind the house but our two apple trees, one … Continue reading Squashed
0654/9th September 2023 Saturday came and left without fanfare. Even the expected rain did not arrive although we are promised a wet week ahead, with a tropical storm coming up the coast. It's that time of year. . School tax time. Ugh. There's not much one can do about it. Is it just me, or … Continue reading Gone to seed
1750/8th September 2023 Yesterday's storm was much less bad- tempered than the previous one. Not so much of the howling and thrashing. Less wet. Lightning stayed "in the wings", flashing somewhere behind the hills, prompting grumbles but none the earth- shattering crashes which sent cats fleeing. . This was a storm with after effects. Suddenly … Continue reading Emotions
0553/7th September 2023 The humidity yesterday morning had me gasping and my joints protesting. This weather turns me into a slug! How grateful I am that the whole of August was not like this, which it easily can be. . Anyway, I would surely survive it. Relief was in sight, according to the Oracle. Doing … Continue reading Slug
6th September 2023 "Excuse me?" "If it's not too much trouble," "Could you come back inside," "We would quite like breakfast." . "Um, would now be suitable?" "She's not even listening." . "Maybe I'll just nibble this little flower." "Please flower, may I eat you?" Muffin is very polite. She would never eat a plant … Continue reading Woe’d
28th August 2023 Do you ever stop and ask yourself how many moves it took, to get you where you are? How many things had to fall in place to make important events occur? In 1976, as my aunt and uncle planned to retire and move to Maine, I found myself an apartment. The rent … Continue reading No returns
0611/3rd September 2023 Labour Day! Generally it is considered to be the end of Summer. Kids return to school and pretty soon it will be Halloween, etc. It is hard for me to picture what it is like in a schoolroom now. Even harder to imagine what it is like growing up in this day … Continue reading Queen of the World