Blog Archives

Inappropriate intimate relationships with…insects

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 1 photo.

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

Gallery

Posted on by

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

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 2 photos.

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?

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 1 photo.

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

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 1 photo.

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

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 1 photo.

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

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 3 photos.

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”

Gallery

Posted on by

This gallery contains 1 photo.

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 →