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Building a Catio
Spring and summer bring time for outdoor work. This year, in addition to spending my creative energies on playing building games, I’m doing some real building. I have 16 cats of various ages and mixed genders in an old 1980s … Continue reading
My William
William is the old man of my cat household. Today, he is on the sick list. At some point in the last month, he mixed it up with one of the other cats, and was bitten. The wound infected. He … Continue reading
Spring
Long-legged kitty boys, chirrup and fight Coy kitty girls hide from sight. Tired old woman Can’t think what to blog. Sweeping out the house… Dogs been inside, You’d think I’d been hosting hogs. Sunshine Opens up the heart Birdsong chorus … Continue reading
Projects for Improvement
Another year older, not necessarily better. I thought 2023 was one of my worst years for writing production, until I tried a mini-class in Rescue Time. I subscribed to the application in either late 2019 or early 2020, so I … Continue reading
Reconsidering the Problem
When my children were young, I used a lot of reverse psychology with them. Instead of asking them to do something, I would bet them that they couldn’t do it. Now, this is a ploy that can backfire, but if … Continue reading
Change is, But Is Not
The more things change, the more they are the sameThe same problems. The same kinds of people.The same sorrows. So few joys. Change is, but is not.
A Missing Friend
I feel a little lost today Like a piece of me has flown away. A voice is stilled, A presence gone. Yet I am here, and must go on. Others need me now today, But a piece of me has … Continue reading
Summer Garden
Summer Gardening is easy. The rain is gentle, the sun is bright, excitement is high when those first plants grow. Never mind the bugs, the drought, the weeds, the failures…those are yet ahead. Never mind the bunnies, the raccoons, the … Continue reading
Recovering Daisy Peasblossom
Today is January 20, 2021. The year 2020, with all its bumps and warts has been laid to rest, and the world looks hopefully toward a fresh year. Covid-19 notwithstanding, 2020 was only moderately horrible for me. But I shall … Continue reading
Daisy Peasblossom Fernchild 