Life with cats, and other things…
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
0845/23rd September 2022 It always seems that on even the gloomiest days, a ray of sun finds the house across the valley. Equally if there is a single unusual cloud about, that is where it will park itself, though without blocking the sun! Until it sets, anyway. Last week some 30 or more wild turkeys … Continue reading That house
1848/22nd September 2022 Good memories and bad , in my experience anyway, are often intertwined. It had never occurred to me until this morning. We have one of those fine Fall days of scattered cloud and warm sunny intervals with just the hint of a chill in the blustery wind. A perfect day to attend … Continue reading Home?
0710/18th September 2022 Breakfast! So many mouths to feed! "There's another plan scuppered", I said coming in from the garden. After breakfast, Blackie had installed herself for the duration on the big pillow which these days is on my bed because that's where certain cats prefer it. "So, I'll change my sheets tomorrow.." "The only … Continue reading My thing
0633/9th September 2022 "Anything for the Post Office?" "Nope." 2 minutes later I saw the loaner car sitting wrong way round in the driveway and Grant inspecting the wheels. "What now?" I asked as he toddled back in. "Hole in a tire!" Fortunately a small, easily fixable hole. Of my own car? Still no word... … Continue reading Tiger, tiger
"No Parking" "No Stopping", "No Standing", "No Left Turn", "No Right Turn", My dad drove to Ipswich, where my brother's boarding school was located. In one side and out the other. It was as if they didn't want us. That was nearly 60 years ago. Imagine what it must be like now? Signs. They punctuate … Continue reading Cycles
1347/4th September 2022 Should I be asked what is the best time to visit my part of the world, I would probably say September. The days are still warm, the nights are mainly cool and the scenery alters by the day. Officially, here, today (Labor Day) marks the end of Summer. It's an American holiday, … Continue reading Good-byes
0615/3rd September 2022 What is the value of a spider's life? Or a cricket's? My indoor morning chores include cleaning cat boxes. The kind they pee in, not the kind they sleep in, although sometimes.......I digress... Why, I don't know, but spiders are drawn to these boxes. There was a time when I could not … Continue reading Pink
1310/31st August 2022 August departed with grace... ...cloudy, but benign... Running outside to get a better shot of these clouds, I sent the groundhog fleeing to her hole. "Was just getting a carrot before fatso comes back." As I finished my latest book last night, we got another heavy shower. Then this morning, September arrived. … Continue reading Dreamer
24th August 2022 One of my frustrations, of which it's fair to say, there are a few, ought to have a solution. The question is whether I shall ever get around to finding it. There is an insect in the photograph on the left. I noticed it when I was attempting to capture raindrops. But … Continue reading Always hope