Life with cats, and other things…
26th September 2023 "What colour are those flowers?" "Mauve" "Actually, there's not!" "Yup, yup they are." . "They just appear mauve because of the pink bits." The pink bits have a name but determining it was taking more time than is available... As far as I was concerned these asters were white. At a stretch … Continue reading A long night
1700/19th September 2023 A great sky and a delightful temperature encouraged me to go for a short walk the other afternoon. Until now, being outside meant fighting off hordes of insects which rather detracts from the experience. . When I first came here five years ago, I found it rather a struggle, walking to the … Continue reading A short walk
0735/17th September 2023 An unwise decision last night led to undesirable results, which I faced immediately upon arising this morning. Because Lucy has shown a great preference for being on the living room sofa, we decided to let her remain there overnight. . We had been bringing her to my room at night because she … Continue reading Interpretations
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
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
0705/3rd September 2023 A good deal of honking alerted me to their approach but I was up checking on the Roses of Sharon and did not have my camera with me. . But I had been talking to a grasshopper and attempting to master the magnifier application. It works very well but I have trouble … Continue reading True blue?
0857/30th August 2023 If you've read my blog more than a couple of times, you will have noticed how often I stare at the sky and how I try to capture it's every change. . Until my parents took me to SE Asia in 1956, I was barely aware of the sky. Clouds were just … Continue reading Stuff
1855/19th August 2023 Cleaning days like yesterday are disruptive. In future, I think I must declare a day off from blogging at such times. On any normal day my mind is apt to wander off at tangents. Add the various cleaning noises and cat protests... . Usually, I can cope well enough but lately I've … Continue reading Feelings
1552/5th August 2023 August 6th is a day that cannot slip by unnoticed. I was not alive to experience that day in 1945 and it is not possible to imagine how I might have felt. Strangely, I never asked my parents about it, never heard them speak of it. . Six years of world war … Continue reading August 6th
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