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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.

Feeling home

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Last week we finished the furniture and window treatments for our upstairs landing. It’s a quiet spot with enough room for a chair, ottoman and lamp. My favorite armoire is there too. We hung a shade replacing a 20-year-old window … Continue reading →

Random 4 for October 15, 2023 – October, health, people, winterizing

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Another day in paradise! – Can’t believe October is half over. I was just whining about September and poof it was gone. Can’t complain though. We’ve had a lovely October weather-wise. Well, that was dumb! – I have a policy … Continue reading →

Sassy cats — Another week in paradise!

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Gracie here. It’s been another non-descript week. Nothing much going on. I’m barfing but that’s gotten to be normal. Sasha is sleeping in my spot and Gus…well he’s Gus. The peep noticed that Morgan is a much happier (and better … Continue reading →

Random 5 for October 8, 2023 – Lifestyles, pumpkins, ants, suggestion, fall

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Lifestyle changes – Garden centers were therapy to me. I would go a few times during the summer and look at the flowers, shrubs, containers, anything gardeny! It could turn a bad mood into a good one. I realized that … Continue reading →

Random 5 for October 1, 2023 – Time, relatives, collections, seasons, weather

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Yikes! How did it get to be October? – It was July yesterday, wasn’t it? The older you are the faster it goes. Something inside of me is getting ready for hibernation season. We go out less, especially at night … Continue reading →

Random 5 for September 24, 2023 – Illness, salmonella, rain, fall, apples

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Onslaught of bad news – Last night and this morning have brought bad news. A friend who rescues and nurtures very young kittens lost one and has another litter very ill. A blogging friend’s husband had a bad reaction to … Continue reading →

Sassy cats – Gus – the mancat, the myth, the legend!

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It’s the peep again. (Gracie is on vacation currently sleeping on the windowsill after an exhausting morning of bird watching!) Gus is our resident mancat and what a mancat he is. He’s very smooth. He came here laid back, like … Continue reading →