Life with cats, and other things…
1718/13th February 2025 . 13 hours later. . An improvement. . How is it that dreams almost always instantly disappear from the mind, unless you write then down? At least, I have read that this is so and it is certainly true in my case. . Generally not though, if it's a nightmare which you'd … Continue reading Life lessons
0927/29th December 2023 Gloomy weather persisting, an attitude adjustment was needed. If fog there must be, I would jolly well embrace it. . We set off to enjoy shrouded views. . Defective windshield wipers contributed. . A vehicle roared past, then was obliged to dawdle all the way to Greenwich. Which shows how pointless it … Continue reading Experiences
Drenched! 1106/3rd December 2023 A ray of sun, a dusting of snow transform a scene. The cleanliness of the windshield too. After my friend Tim moved to Brooklyn years ago, I often visited him there. It was as close to city driving as I ever wanted to get. . At each street corner you were … Continue reading Cards and letters
0950/5th June 2023 Last week because of wildfire smoke our Air Quality Index was in the high 40's. Riding along, happily snapping pictures yesterday, I glanced at my phone and reported that our AQI had dropped to 15 which was brilliant. . The sky was moody, but the air clean. . We arrived home at … Continue reading Ominous
0710/18th December 2022 A plumbing defect sent us to Bennington this morning. On another wild-goose chase. It could be said that purchasing a house on the Internet was not the most sensible way to go about things. But as I have previously commented, house inspectors are paid to check for and identify defects. My personal … Continue reading Spare parts
15th September 2021 Yesterday's fierce storm gave way to an interesting sky today, alternately boiling clouds to clear blue. . Another episode of Healthcare woes: An experience I share as a story of our system. Happily, it did "also pass".. . 16th September 2021 If what I have written so far about being admitted to … Continue reading “This too shall pass”
It is shameful to know that if I had lived during WW2, I would have been a dreadful coward. I would have been scared witless. I had very minor experience with the troubles in SE Asia and I was not afraid then, but I was detached from it. The chances of a Western child getting … Continue reading Small satisfactions
A crack of dawn appointment this morning rather disrupted things. We got home in time to feed the crowd, then we grabbed our own lunches and left the kitchen "for later". Quite a bit later, I finally went to have a look at what seemed a bit of a disaster area and I saw poor … Continue reading Little drinkers
It was all very well to cast aside my beanie and avoid social functions, but some requirements could not be dismissed, as without them, I could not graduate. One was that I had to pass a swimming test. I don't know if this is a standard college requirement. If so, it's obviously a good idea. … Continue reading A listening ear