Life with cats, and other things…
0650/1st April 2025 . Early morning computer issues frustrated me so I abandoned the struggle and went with Grant to get the car washed, taking a circuitous route. Which was all very well but didn't sort out my access problems. . For reasons unknown, I was unable to open Firefox and while I have Chrome, … Continue reading The chase
7th May 2024 Tuesday saw us on the way to the Veterinary Hospital again but only for routine check-ups and vaccines. Lily and Dee Dee make no fuss which reduces our own stress at such times. When you have difficulty rounding up the patient, it can fray the nerves. We allow time for such manoeuvres … Continue reading Finch food?
1913/20th August, 2023 Lately we have not seen a whole list of our usual visitors, His Nibbs, Ghost, Little Red. Our suet feeders are not needing to be replenished with any frequency. So what's up? . Judging from previous years, this appears to be a normal pattern. It happens suddenly, as if in the middle … Continue reading NOTAC
26th June 2023 This is likely to be a rather short post. Damp weather seems to irritate sensitive bits of my anatomy such that sitting for any length of time is shall we say, uncomfortable. The only cure is not sitting. . England may have a reputation for being damp but New York weather at … Continue reading Family dynamics
1900/27th August 2022 Becoming a countrywoman in 2018, I found I could not pass by a window without looking out. Wild animals are often nearby and timing is everything. Even if there is no bird or animal in sight, I can usually be certain of a strangely shaped cloud. And failing that, it makes me … Continue reading Dog days
1534/29th April 2021 Somebody's been taking lessons. Little Red's technique has been adapted to a much larger body. Grey squirrel used to reach the top of the porch post and find himself challenged by gravity, sliding back down. Little Red is so tiny, he doesn't have that problem. He gets to the top and launches … Continue reading Who runs this show?
0706/16th April 2021 Snow had seemed a possibility, but I was mildly surprised to see that it had materialized. Fortunately, this time it was barely more than a dusting so not a problem for the early buds, I think. Little Red was rather taken aback but he found something to nibble beneath the white stuff: … Continue reading Ides of April
Winter is back. Not the pretty, snowy kind, but the blustery, get into the cracks, raw, miserable, wet kind they always had when I was in England. In those days it was the only kind and Summer wasn't a lot different. Before climate change disrupted everybody's weather. I've even got the sore throat that always … Continue reading Red?