Life with cats, and other things…
0738/4th August 2023 It seemed to be a bright sunny morning over there in Vermont! On our side of the border...it's been a bit wet, again. Thunder which started at about 9 pm yesterday continued through the night, accompanied by torrents of rain. . At 4 am I was grovelling around on the floor again … Continue reading Attention please!
0658/3rd August 2023 It is far too soon, but there has been a discernible shift. Perhaps it's just the cooler weather which is not typical for August. Maybe it's that the fields are planted with different crops. As they grow, the countryside changes. . But we've been here five years and I have never experienced … Continue reading Brain talk
1954/31st July 2023 A very early start yesterday ensured that we were home well before lunch, which meant there was time to accomplish the morning’s chores. The downside of this was that by the time I had cleared the decks, so to speak, my brain had put its feet up for the day. “Thinking? … Continue reading Joys
1800/27th July 2023 The best cure for depression, in my experience, is a good view of the sky above a natural landscape, or sea. These days I am not usually down, but everyone is sometimes. Nothing revives me like the sky. At the risk of belaboring the subject... . While washing dishes after supper, I'd … Continue reading Watching
Smoky 18th July 2023 Yesterday's vista was smoky. It adds a challenge to my opinion of Summer but I will not go so far as to complain. As we drove to Clifton Park we saw swallows on the power lines and swooping about over the fields. . Waiting for me in the car, Grant heard … Continue reading Then, again
14th July 2023 Despite massing clouds, there was no replay of Thursday's storm. Two like that in a row, unlikely. Though more and more one feels anything is possible. Evening light has such a yellow hue. Not unpleasant. Just strange. (see below) . My father could probably have explained it to me. He was an … Continue reading Sidetrack
2013/8th July 2023 The only evidence so far of the promised flash floods was a heavy overnight dew. But we generally need to add 24 hours to the forecast, so we may well still get the rain. Being on a hill, the only flooding we experience is from blocked gutters or drains, or personal faux … Continue reading Dealing…
2023/25th June 2023 How absurd to allow oneself to become so anxious over a medical appointment. Perhaps it was that the doctor has a "scary" sounding name and looks like a potential terrorist. Or like not a few petty officials who sought to ruin my day in the past. . But surely I know better … Continue reading Granted
19th June 2023 So pleased with myself, I was this morning. We'd gone to the Post Office and returned without delay. For once I was ahead of things. Well, maybe not ahead, let's not get ridiculous. However I was staying abreast. . But, I had come home with a thick envelope of paperwork. Questionnaires from … Continue reading Preparing
0645/8th June 2023 It may have seemed that my decision to return from the West Coast in 2018 was sudden and impetuous. At first, when I moved there in 2000, I loved it. The mountains and the proximity to the Pacific Ocean, a more laid-back life style all made me very happy. . Moving three … Continue reading Sweeter