Life with cats, and other things…
Auburn, WA. 29th November 2014 A rare (in those days) snowstorm decorated the hills in late November, 2014. It was very pretty but being so unaccustomed, no-one was geared up to deal with it, so it was somewhat inconvenient. Mere months after I left Washington in 2018, a lot of much heavier snow fell and … Continue reading Pooling resources
26th November 2013 my Office Supervisor. Wherever I happened to be, Panther was never far away. If he had some important task to complete, he'd go off and attend to it, then rush back to resume supervising my actions. His front legs were malformed but Panther moved around the house at top speed, ensuring that … Continue reading Bumper
0748/28th December 2025 Some people believe their deceased animals come back in the form of other pets. Maybe they do. Anything is possible. I don't make such a claim, although I have always felt that Willow and Blackie came into my life at the urging of Panther. Panther's death hit me the same way Yeti's … Continue reading A short sweet life
Cisco and Panther still best buddies! People who dismiss the loss of your animal companion telling you to go get another are clueless. Animals have personality. You love them as individuals. They are not replaceable. Returning home with Yeti's empty carrier, I felt lost. She had been my close companion for 17 years. Of course … Continue reading Thimphu
Sophia 9th July 2025 Changing the sheets may be boring but it's not something that should lead to weeping. It didn't, quite, but as I stripped my bed I was keenly aware of the empty corner beside it where latterly Sophia had taken to curling up. The house is full of such reminders. . For … Continue reading Pattern
0638/23rd November 2025 Perhaps we should have expected it. Perhaps we did, but we were not ready for it to happen so suddenly. Early this morning we lost another beloved little friend. . Sophia 21st October 2025 Our sweet, shy Sophia left us before 8 o'clock this morning and we buried her on the hill … Continue reading Sad Sunday
1805/25th June 2025 . Nothing cheers you up after the loss of a beloved cat quite like - another cat. Especially a goofy boy like Little Man. . Grant belatedly thinks we should have called him Jack and to me he is still Longfellow... Jack Longfellow. But he responds to Little Man, so why change … Continue reading Hard-hearted
0639/25th June 2025 . After the winter equinox, as days began to lengthen, my dawn wake-up call came earlier as time went on because with first light, Muffin needed to be fed. In her old age she returned to the needs of kitten-hood, requiring food every two hours to keep her failing body going. For … Continue reading A long goodbye
A few months, maybe a year or so ago, I came across a website called: thisiscolossal.com It is basically dedicated to art but every day brings something of interest such as the story I am attaching about snowy owls at Boston's Logan Airport. They are wonderful birds and it is nice to see someone dedicated … Continue reading Colossal
28th April 2025 .0 Two steps forward and one step back. Which isn't as bad as two forward and three back, so one must be grateful. Heaven knows, I've had that happen! Consulting a help site on YouTube, I was able to beat my uncooperative printer into submission this morning, obtaining the necessary copies of … Continue reading Unwelcome news