Life with cats, and other things…
19th March 2022 Curses! My cunning plan failed ! And the day is so blah, I've had to fall back on last year's photographs to illustrate today's post. What cunning plan? At a low ebb, as I recently was, rudely awakened at 3 am by two furry beasts, I decided enough was enough! This could … Continue reading Dictators
0815/21st March 2023 Since the turn of the year, anxiety has begun to creep in around the edges. Lots of little things contribute that are of no importance what so ever. The new tax year. Big deal. That's what I pay an accountant for. A few friends still exchange birthday cards with me and it … Continue reading Lighting the fuse
7th March 2023 Odd little tree. Little, I may be. But odd? Not me . It's all perspective You see. , A small cairn we passed this day. What it's for I cannot say. Mostly gray it was, that day. Though not all, As I recall. A curious row of Evergreen Snowy fields, was in … Continue reading Recharging
1st March 2023 Wearing a hat in bed, as a defense against a cat that pulls hair, only worked for as long as it took Toby (said cat) to find another way of getting me to rise at his command. Biting. Well, I was happy to lose the hat which interfered with my body thermostat. … Continue reading Choices
21st February 2023 27th February 2023 A different look. "Snow? I laugh at snow!" The trees are undaunted! Hawks in trees. Early light with snow on the ground, very pleasing. . On the way, yet again, to Clifton Park. . The geese were waking up with cold bottoms. Grant tells me that wildfowl get themselves … Continue reading What matters
0735/17th February 2023 Just after dawn it seemed we had fast-forwarded to dusk, as it got increasingly dark. Rumbles of thunder sent most of the cats for cover. Dee Dee abandoned her stock-taking and rushed off down the basement. Our stoic Himalayan wasn't bothered. Muffin was happy to play red-dot unchallenged. Thunder is very out-of-season, … Continue reading Next time
0706/13th February 2023 More explosive sneezing caused me to leap from my bed this morning. Perhaps leap is a slight exaggeration. My own sneezing had stopped after two notable episodes, but now a cat was sneezing and in my experience this often signals a cat cold. When you have multiple cats, colds can be a … Continue reading Manners
1127/10th February 2023 "No, don't write about that!" counseled the doves. They apparently read my mind and did not approve. My mind keeps dragging me back to that subject I touched on yesterday. Sometimes it's good to write what you feel and let it out, but it doesn't do to let it overwhelm you. 'Brain' … Continue reading Adjustments
11th February 2023 Could it be? Oh dearie me. Could I be allergic to my cat? Oh drat! Hair on my clothes And all up my nose That hair in the eye It did make me cry. . Half a lifetime ago, a white kitten was with me briefly. His long hair and Roman nose … Continue reading Anniversaries
0707/2nd February 2023 Dumping ice out of the water bowls this morning, I sent a mental message down the groundhog hole: "If I was you mate, I'd stay put!" Whoever thought groundhogs would want to emerge from hibernation on the 2nd of February? Of course they don't! A few of the poor creatures get dragged … Continue reading Borderline