Life with cats, and other things…
1644/27th January 2025 . Everyone, I think knows the expression that things go in threes. In my experience this certainly holds true, though sometimes it's more like fours or fives. . When we collected Lily from the vet last Friday, blood test results were outstanding and there was the possibility of a further test and … Continue reading Rescued?
10th January 2025 . A beep woke me at 5.45 this morning. I thought it had come from my clock which had not been commanded to do any such thing, so I thumped it and had almost dropped off again when a second beep occurred. The phone. Really? Abandoning the idea of sleep, since now … Continue reading WhatsApp Birthday
0704/19th November 2024 . It was early when we started out on Tuesday, the sun only just rising as I took a shot of "bad haircut hill". That's what Grant calls it. I rather like being able to see the contour beneath the naked trees. . It's always good to know what lies beneath. It … Continue reading Things to be glad for
30th September 2024 . Heading off for the non-medical appointment at a much later hour than on Monday, the horizon was clear. It was one of those stunningly lovely Fall days. . In my book, they are unmatchable. . Although this was not a medical appointment, it took place in the same clinic where I … Continue reading Hope!
0619/30th July 2024 . Black-eyed Susans arrive in the height of summer and continue to bloom through Fall, which is why they mark the "beginning of the end" to me! It will be weeks until Fall sets in, but already some trees have begun that slow turn, something I have never seen before the end … Continue reading Perhaps
1st July 2024 . On the way home from Bennington which is a mere 30-minute drive, we turned onto a previously un-explored road and continued turning randomly, this way and that. Heaven knows where we might finally have ended up without a homing beacon. . It reminded me of a time, ever so many years … Continue reading Travels with Tim
26th June 2024 . It was back to Clifton Park on Wednesday to meet yet another physician. This sort of thing had been making me very nervous, due to a series of shall we say unfortunate experiences. However, some months ago I was fortunate enough to find a doctor who broke the chain, as it … Continue reading Fine days
13th May 2024 . May 13th was one of our better days. It saw us on the way to Vermont which took us past the nursery and I was surprised to see that the trees are in fact flowering fruit trees. Somehow I'd thought they were pines, though I never got a very good look. … Continue reading Juxtaposition
1752/8th May 2024 . It's hard keeping up when the season suddenly accelerates, creating so many photographic opportunities! There have been numerous transitions from fair to stormy weather which I can never resist... . A few clouds appeared on a late afternoon and now that it stays light so late, I got to watch their … Continue reading Comfort
0853/30th April 2024 Tuesday morning Sophia had to go for a booster shot, so the day started with a quick excursion to the vet. It's such a help to have a vet clinic just ten minutes away, minimising the traumatic journey . As we drove, I held the cat carrier in my lap so I … Continue reading Coping