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
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Sassy cats — Quiet week
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Gracie here. The peep was under the weather this week. Moving slow and sleeping a lot. I suggested maybe a hairball and offered my medicine but she declined. I also offered a snort of my nip but she declined 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
The flip of a switch
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This past weekend I was enjoying summer. I didn’t (and still don’t) want to pull the summer annuals in the front of the house. Then just like that, Mother Nature pulled the plug. We had some “crisp” nights in the … Continue reading
Random 5 for September 17, 2023 – WordPress, scammers, porking up, allergies, transitions
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Hello WordPress, what’s going on? – The prepubescent cherubs at WordPress have been fooling around with the reader feature. It used to be that I could easily access someone’s post on their blog with one click from the reader. No … Continue reading
Aging out of yet another thing
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Back in the “old days” I loved shopping. I didn’t need to buy anything. Just look at what’s new and perhaps fondle the merchandise! I could try on shoes and imagine where I’d wear them. Swirl around in flowy dresses … Continue reading
Random 5 for September 10, 2023 – Summer?, distracted, cooking, hearing, TV sound
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Why, hello summer? – We had oppressive heat and humidity this week. Not like our southern neighbors but a lot for us in September. That was weird – I was in a hurry. I was shopping in a big box … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Nothing much going on
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Gracie here. It’s been a quiet week. No one was sick. Morgan recovered from her drug overdose. Her dental is next Tuesday (Sept. 12) so the portal to hell will come out over the weekend. The peep took some new … Continue reading