They say pets know. They can tell when their master is ill, or when something is wrong; they seem to have a sense about what is going on in our lives. I have to say that with our Russian Blue, I agree. Meet Gandalf, otherwise known as Mr. Big Boy. He’s tipped the scales at…
Today I woke up with renewed energy. It was sort of like having ants in my pants (not that I’ve experienced those critters in my lower regions, but, work with me here; it’s how I imagine it would feel had they been there; I wanted to run and jump). The burst of energy may be…
Sometime in May we began hearing faint mewing noises under the house through the vents inside and realized we had a family living “downstairs.” Our normally closed-up four foot crawl space was discovered by an expecting Mama where the bricks had been moved. Four to six weeks later, we saw evidence of our new “neighbors.”…
We had to put down our 17 year old cat two days ago. I haven’t been able to see straight ever since. I feel shaky. Kind of lost. “It was just a cat” are the words I think I see when people find out what our week was like. Pain is pain. Period. Of course,…
It’s Retirement–Day 9–and while my body understands what happened, I’ve noticed a cerebral hitch in my get-along. I can’t relax. I’m wound up tighter than a __________. You may fill in the blank. Be kind. I’ve mentally cut people off this past week. I’m not sorry. I want them to stop talking. I’m nearly choking…
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change. ~ Stephen Hawking Gandalf saw his doctor, and he didn’t want to go. Sinks must feel much safer, a thing I didn’t know. He assessed his new surroundings, thought it through and through. He took immediate action and said, “Forget, you!” If he can do it, so…
finding merle 