This is becoming one of my favorite traditions. I love this video. I’ve posted it before but I am always moved by it. There is a newer version done by the same group but it’s too perfect. Part of the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Kate Crimmins
Random 5 for December 24 – Traditions, bad luck, good luck, deliveries, cryptic messages
Gallery
This gallery contains 1 photo.
An easier way to go — Earlier this week I had lunch with an old friend (as in long-tenured not age-old!). She had sent an email to her friends saying there would be no formal cards or decorating or parties … Continue reading
Sassy cats – 2017, the year of Gracie, the Velcro cat
Gallery
This gallery contains 2 photos.
A fourth cat showed up in January. It was unplanned but most are. She came to us after two major surgeries. One to remove a badly infected eye and the other to terminate a late-term pregnancy and spay at the same … Continue reading
Ben Hur is coming!
Gallery
This is one of my favorite Christmas stories of all times. It’s all true. There is no need to enhance anything. It happened many years ago. Back when the beloved husband and I were dating we introduced each other to our … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 17 – Gym people, weirdos, Christmas cards, lost pups, winter
Gallery
This gallery contains 2 photos.
Notes from the new gym – The Unabomber (or his lookalike) works out at my gym. Seriously! I did a double-take especially since I thought he was in jail. There are a few guys who workout in hoodies but only … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Random notes from exhausted cats
Gallery
This gallery contains 4 photos.
Hazel is feeling her old chipper self. Sleepy is her natural look. To treat her recent bout of explosive diarrhea I used pro-pectalin which is an over-the-counter medication. I keep it in the house because that’s Hazel’s preferred way of … Continue reading
Semantics on aging
Gallery
This gallery contains 1 photo.
I came across someone recently who took offense to the word “old.” It’s not a bad word. It doesn’t mean decrepit (which is a sad word). It doesn’t mean you are incapacitated. It only means that you have lived a … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 10 – Cats, Christmas, boxes, snow, sales
Gallery
This gallery contains 2 photos.
They are all grown – We put up the Christmas tree this week. It is new cat Gracie’s first Christmas here. We don’t know her age for sure. I didn’t know what to expect. Total chaos? Or opportunist awe? She’s … Continue reading
Sassy cats — The grays are scrapping
Gallery
I was sitting at my computer and the grays were carrying on. The conversation went something like this. Morgan: Human! She’s touching me! Gracie: Am not! Morgan: Are too! You’re sticking your nose in my butt! Gracie: Am not. You backed … Continue reading
Planning life exits
Gallery
This gallery contains 1 photo.
We attended a funeral this week and it made me think about exits. When I was born, my mother didn’t tell anyone she was pregnant — not her best friend or any of her sisters. Not for any salacious reason. … Continue reading
