Life with cats, and other things…
28th November, 2021 Searching for a letter I'd laid carefully aside Led me into boxes best left undisturbed. Inside so many pictures Of friends long since interred. Pictures of the pets I loved And held close to my heart. Their faces hang in frames. From the rest why can't I part? It's not the weather … Continue reading Pain and suffering
November 2021 This is how one gets in trouble with cats: See this boy, Toby? See how thin he is? See this sad face? Could you resist it? Toby needs feeding up. He may be developing kidney issues, so of course we purchased kidney diet, at considerable expense. Needless to say it sits, still, in … Continue reading In trouble again
27th November 2021 No sooner did I publish yesterday's post, than this little chap showed up. Not for nothing he's known as the snowbird. Saucy little fellow. He brought his lady wife along and several of his pals. And it promptly started snowing. No drama, no high wind. Just a steady fall that changed the … Continue reading Magic
In contrast to yesterday, this morning had a gloomy start. Positively soggy, in fact. Far too warm for this time of year, I sat with my window open to get fresh air and enjoyed listening to the eager chatter of the Little Brown Jobs who always have a lot to say. By the time I … Continue reading Interlopers
0644/25th November 2021 What should I write about on this day of thanks in these United States? Thanksgiving, from what I gather, is regarded maybe as the most precious of all holidays in this country. Having not grownup with it, to me it never was and in all the years I have lived here, I … Continue reading NYC story for today
22nd November 2021 The chattering birds went suddenly silent. This they often do if we approach too closely to their bushes. But this time it was a very immediate, coordinated hush. Behold Mr Cooper. He had lunch in mind. But then... Raucous cries rang out ...from the bully boys! Mr Cooper abandoned lunch and challenged … Continue reading Places for everyone
0849/22nd November 2021 22nd November, 1963. Most of us who were alive that day will remember exactly where we were and how we felt when we heard the news that President Kennedy had been assassinated. Aged fifteen, I was deeply shocked. At Catholic boarding school in Devonshire, I was booked to spend the Christmas holiday … Continue reading JFK remembered
0937/21st November 2021 It's over and done, One could really feel quite glum. Garden put to bed, Tools in the shed. As another Winter starts And the heating bill just smarts. "But wait!" I said Lifting my head, "Winter is my time, "I like it quite fine. "The frost and snow "The luminous glow "At … Continue reading Done
0730/18th November 2021 1942/19th November 2021 Usually when there is to be a significant celestial happening, one gets some sort of clue off the media. Maybe the fact that it was to occur from 0230 till 0500, or thereabouts, they didn't bother to mention it. Would I have dragged myself out of bed to view … Continue reading Perished
One of the survivors When I returned from hospital, most of my remaining flowers had succumbed to frost. But Fiddleneck, Sweet Alyssa, larkspur and the smaller of my two hollyhocks are still hanging on, for now. Usually by now we would have had bitter cold. And people still don't believe in global warming. But that's … Continue reading Confessing
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