Happy St. Patrick’s Day! – We don’t do anything different here but locally there are parades and people wearing green. Every restaurant is serving some version of corned beef and cabbage although I understand that is not a staple in … Continue reading
Sassy cats – The special diet debacle
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Gracie here. It was a frustrating week for the peep. It was all about the food. She is working to get Gus on a urinary track diet but to make it work, all the cats (except me) must eat it. … Continue reading
A visitor comes a callin’
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Yesterday was a gorgeous day here with temperatures close to 70 degrees (21C). My canna lilies needed to be divided and repotted for the growing season. I keep them in my windowless garage over the winter. That gives them a … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 10, 2024 – Taxes, DST cat-style, Insects, Guests, family
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Argh! They are done! – I finished up and filed my taxes yesterday. My taxes are complicated for reasons other than excessive wealth or any wealth (which is a problem I’d love to have). After getting caught in a Catch … Continue reading
Sassy cats – Let’s get back to normal
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Gracie here. The last few weeks have been full of Gus drama. To get any attention, I had to barf every day and be creative about the placement. The peep stepped in it twice and had new words to say. … Continue reading
Random 5 for March 3, 2024 – Jeopardy, cognitive ability, anxiety, errors, taxes
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Useless trivia – I was commenting this week that the beloved husband still gets his two questions right on Jeopardy every day and that’s how I track his cognitive abilities. (Lord knows how he tracks mine?) I’m better at Jeopardy … Continue reading
Sassy cats – The healing goes on
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It’s the peep again. Gracie is taking a sabbatical of sorts but promised to return next week. Gus went back to the vet to get his stitches out this week. (Back story – Man cat Gus had surgery two weeks … Continue reading
Random 5 for February 25, 2024 – TV, violence, stress, hearing aids, weather
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Is it just me? – Or are TV programs more violent? I was looking forward to the return of “normal” programming after the long hiatus caused by the strikes. I like most of the NCIS programs. NCIS-LA has always been more … Continue reading
Sassy cats — Gus on the mend and a rant on cones
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It’s the peep today. Gus is doing well. He finished the last of the pain medications yesterday and seems to be ok. He is able to jump up on everything and bang his cone for attention. (He learned that fast!) … Continue reading
Living a Saturday Night Live Skit or is it a nightmare?
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This saga started last December, before Christmas. We have a heat pump. It’s less than three years old. Contractor grade (lower level) systems last between 10 and 12 years. The one in our new house was 12 years old, louder … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 