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About Kate Crimmins

Retired Human Resources executive with two bossy cats ready to share insights, experiences and wisdom to make you laugh and think in new ways.

Inappropriate intimate relationships with…insects

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New relationships should start slowly. Maybe with a nice dinner or drinks. Then move to activities that take longer like dinner and a movie. Slowly! That’s not what happened. No dinner or drinks. Just blood sucking. There are very few … Continue reading

When it comes to gardens, the critters win again

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A few years back I wrote a post about my tomatoes. The critters were eating them first. After I put in a dog pen I was able to enjoy a garden. Then this year happened. If you read my post … Continue reading

Random 5 for June 26 – Vacations, Amazon, cats, illness, groundhogs

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Where is everyone? – Everyone seems to have disappeared. Maybe vacation? Even Starbucks isn’t crowded. Bloggers, shoppers, friends are all on hiatus! There is something I like about that (at least the Starbucks part) but it also feels like something … Continue reading

Sassy cats – and the occasional dog! Who Says I’m Up For Adoption?

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I hate reading pet books. I fear the worst. I was the last person on the planet to read “Marley and Me.” I knew that he died. I am not good when an animal dies even if it’s not my … Continue reading

Summer Solstice Odds and Ends – dreams, conga lines and general silliness

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I love summer. The solstice is exciting. To celebrate I sang my favorite summer song to the beloved husband. It was off-key and the paragraphs were mixed up but the words were all there. I can’t remember what I ate … Continue reading

The week that was – the weenie and the cat crisis

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When it comes to a crisis I’m stronger than most. I know what needs to be done and have the guts to do it. Unless it involves my cats. Then I am a weenie. The queen of weenies. At a … Continue reading

Random 5 for June 19 – Pets, activities, irony, cameras, water lilies

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Pond – This is the first week that all three colors of my water lilies bloomed. It is just gorgeous. The week that was – Hazel had surgery this week. (That’s a total other story!) Talk about a household turning … Continue reading

A look back in “Time”

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I like cats. (No, this isn’t about cats!) I recently found an issue of “Time” magazine that a good friend gave me in December 1981. It had a feature story on cats. I kept it all these years. (I also have the post … Continue reading