Life with cats, and other things…
0820/30th November 2022 This could well be that direst of days I mentioned, in which there is not a glimmer of sunlight. In lieu of ice crystals this morning, a solid flan-shaped block though it slid easily out of the tray, no bashing required! This is how my sculpture begins, but the weather is not … Continue reading That day…
0700/23rd November 2022 Feeling more than a little unsettled, on Wednesday, I was in need of distraction. Earlier, I had noticed something down in the field below the house. Something skeleton-like. Probably the skeletal remains of a deer we found weeks ago. It had provided a good feed to passing wild animals and periodically bits … Continue reading Loving trees
18th November 2022 Most of us can find something to be grateful for. Discovering that it had vanished suddenly, I was stunned. For four years I watched the little tree on the hill opposite, as it grew and went through the seasons. I came to think of it as "my tree" which obviously it was … Continue reading Gratitude
0635/23rd November 2022 Comparatively, I have seen better sunrises... ..more flashy, more dramatic, perhaps? There have been times when I gasped, "Oh my!" Today it was more like "Hmmm, that's nice." But as I continued to watch.... clouds broke up and light caught their tops, just so... ...before the master crept above the horizon It … Continue reading Another day
21st November 2022 Something is missing. It's been missing since last Saturday. But I only noticed yesterday. How did I not see that it was gone for two days? Something I've looked at every day for four years. Let us say it was because of the snow showers... A feeble excuse. I notice stuff. Stuff … Continue reading Gone
17th November 2022 Today can't decide what mood to be in. So it's gone for gloomy with bright intervals. First snow yesterday did not amount to much. The bird baths were slushy but not frozen. Though the sparrows made a big deal of it. Till the pigeons arrived. The cardinals are much more refined, and … Continue reading Big deal
21st October 2022 It's already late and I haven't got a thing done. Periodically I have insomnia. Often it's more a matter of cat disturbances but last night the brain said: "No! Not sleeping." Instead it sent messages to my legs: "Things are crawling on you...." Restless leg syndrome. When it's bad, there is no … Continue reading Not conceding
0724/19th October 2022 "What now?!" There seemed always to be something wrong in my father's world and growing up with the sound of his constant moans, his world became my normal. When I was leaving the boarding school that I attended for two years in England, I asked some of the girls to write in … Continue reading “What now?”
30th September 2022 **Caveat: This is a bit glum** . It's October. My car went for repairs on August 9th. It's being held hostage against payment from the insurance company. How is it that every other company expects electronic payment but the insurance company has to mail a paper cheque? "Good news!" they tell me. … Continue reading Nature of the beast
1140/28th September 2022 An interaction with Primary Care earlier this week left me fairly spitting mad and I've had trouble re-focusing. Maybe that was why I suddenly got up from my desk and went outside yesterday afternoon. Which is when I had a brief but lovely encounter with one of Nature's beautiful creations. "Oh", I … Continue reading Changes of mood