Aging has brought a new phenomenon. I can’t realistically predict how long it will take to do something. I forget I’m old. Everything takes longer. Getting the dang ladder out of the garage takes longer. Half hour projects are around … Continue reading
Random 5 for August 10, 2025 – Energy, hot cars, blogging, readers, end of summer
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Something new to try – I’ve been complaining about lack of energy for ten years. I tire easily and sometimes require a daytime nap. My PC doc has tested my thyroid, vitamin D levels and the standard blood tests. Everything … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Reruns
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Sasha here. Fallish weather here. Squirrel hasn’t visited the deck, just the bird feeder. Maybe he heard my growl. No deer. Peep is having a window washer come in today and clean all the nose prints we applied with precision. … Continue reading
Random 3 for August 3, 2025 – Projects, foods, Mom
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Only three today. I’m taking a small summer break. Is this a swan song? – I did a small wallpapering job this week. It took two days. Back in the old days I would have finished it in one day. … Continue reading
Sassy cats – Priorities!
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Sasha here. What a week this was! The peep did a house project. She wallpapered a wall. She’s getting old. She creaked and whined. She said her butt muscles hurt from climbing the ladder. Us cats don’t have that problem. … Continue reading
Random 5 for July 27, 2025 – Time, death, new phones, housing, aging
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And it happened again! – We are at the end of July and I swear there were seven days in July and only two were decent weatherwise. It’s been toasty hot here but at least we didn’t have severe storms … Continue reading
Sassy cats – The scoop on the poop!
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Sasha today! Big news (at least in this boring house)! The peep cleaned the potty room in the basement a few weeks ago. She was “appalled” (not sure what that means) at the amount of dust the litter was kicking … Continue reading
Worth remembering and worth understanding the differences among us
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I posted this in 2019 after my brother and sister-in-law were in a bad auto accident. They were 89 at the time. My brother fared well but my SIL was touch and go for a while. It brought out a … Continue reading
Random 5 for July 20, 2025 – AI, Gracie, carpets, concerts, weather
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That was weird AI – An update for Word resulted in AI intruding on my writing. Before I just started typing when I opened the program. This time it asked what I wanted to write about. By mistake I put … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Friends addition
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Sasha here. We’ve had lots of friends, the furry and wing kind, visit this week. Yesterday the peeps had their carpets cleaned. The peep said it was overdue. There were lots of barfs (that’s us) and spills (that’s the peeps). … Continue reading