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Having a Jubilee
Yesterday, we got the call to please take in one more kitten. It was supposed to be about the age of my current younger litter, and how could i say no?The call to the nice lady ended with me agreeing...
View ArticleOf Human Conditions
"So, mom, I've been studying history, and you know what I've decided?"When Bigger Girl starts a conversation that way, you know she's also been studying philosophy again.What's that? i asked."With all...
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Feline Friday: Let Me In!
Let me in! Guys, don't just lie there, help me! This is where the food is! Yes, they do try to climb in the refrigerator.Today isAldersgate Day -- MethodismAzalea Festival -- Brookings, OR, US (with...
View ArticleWell, it was supposed to be
...just a normal, average day of feeding the cats at the shelter. That was before i got there.Well, really it started a few hours before. We had 13 foster kittens in the house; five most certainly...
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That's how today's Congregational Meeting after church will be.After a several month search, a replacement associate pastor has been found and offered the position. The business meeting will sound...
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Who always puts backEmpty cartons in the fridge?Teenagers strike again.Should i clean the fridge?Bacon grazes on lettuceTake that as a yes.Where is cheese i bought?Children have opened the newBefore...
View ArticleAnd in other news
Well, really, there isn't much news around here. That's the sad truth of it all.We are popping along day by day, feeding the kittens, trying to find a bigger litter box for Hope cat (who is picky...
View ArticleWhat's the Total?
It was time, once again, for a visit to some of my favorite car people, Kevin and Lenny.Sweetie and i switched cars for a day so i could take his in and make sure it's in good shape. As i walked in, i...
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It was back to the mechanics with Cicero, Bigger Girl's car. While driving it up there, i noticed her inspection sticker had expired last month. Good thing i didn't put this off, i thought.Once i got...
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Feline Friday: Teaching
C'mere, mini-me, I'll teach you to drink from the bowl!Dansig teaching Thomas about the water bowl.Today isArrival Day -- Trinidad and TobagoBicycle Race Day -- anniversary of what is supposed to have...
View ArticleTime once again for...
...The 20th Annual Cram the Whole Family in a Two-Bedroom Condo at the Beach for a Week Family Should Be Close But Not This Close Vacation!Yes, we are on the road again, and Willie Nelson singing that...
View ArticleGetting There Is Half the Fun?
Friday afternoon we took all of our remaining kittens to the shelter to go to other foster homes for at least a week. While every one of them had finally figured out how to drink formula from a bowl,...
View ArticleSeaside Services
My abnormal brain woke me at 4am Sunday with the message that sleep time was over, not to bother rolling over and trying for another hour. So i quietly went through my morning routine and slipped...
View ArticleCan't Get Away from Destiny
Another sunrise walk on the beach that featured clouds turning colors, but no sun could be seen until it was well up. It was still worth seeing, as i walk toward the east and onto the nature reserve,...
View ArticleSuits Me Fine
Each morning has been cloudy, but it's a particular kind of cloudy. There are no clouds directly above when i stand on the beach. Instead, they surround the horizon on all sides, ranging from thin...
View ArticleCatching the Moment
Weird dreams don't usually wake me up, but i had a doozy. A group had figured out how to steal people's computer passwords, and i had figured out how to stop them. Apparently while i was calling...
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Photo-Finish Friday: Views of Paradise
A few views from paradise.There are fish in the water that are so tiny and see through, that when they end up in the sand, you can hardly see them. When i do see them flopping, i scoop them back into...
View ArticleChill!
The tropical storm wasn't near enough to do much around here, but it did do a few things.First, it brought in a lot of seaweed on Tuesday and Wednesday, but it was no longer out there by Thursday.Also,...
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What i love about our yearly Florida vacation:Too much to list, but i can start with sunrise walks and sunset walks on the beach. Those i could love year round.The proximity to what we need, but none...
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Blogger has been giving me fits. Changing post titles i thought i had set. Not publishing as scheduled. It's not very nice, but "We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff...
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