Yesterday, we were supposed to have a great snow storm! (well, 3 inches which is rare for us this late in the year). By Mid day, it was down to a flake here or there (and some snow ones as well). We were just getting cold rain. Not a lot, and we need it, but the thirsty earth drank it in. Then what to my wandering eyes should appear? But a tiny sleigh and 8 tiny reindeer! Screech! Sorry, wrong story. We got about an inch of snow. It accumulated on the la...
Last year, England banned the ancient sport of lords, Fox Hunting. Now it seems the foxes are exacting revenge! In what so far is only an amusing invasion, it appears the crafty fox is invading suburbia. So far - because other than a few flamingos of Her Royal Highness, the Queen, the foxes seem only to be raiding garbage cans, not hen houses (cat houses?). It appears that they have adapted to the encroachment of man, and like the squirrel, can live side by side with ma...
My Wife flew to Dallas to visit her friend and her friends Mother for the weekend. The flight is 'kind of' free (her friend works for American, so American does not get any money, just the feds and the airport which usually amounts to $100-200!) She flies down there 3 or 4 times a year leaving my son and I to have a bachelor weekend, which is fine. But this one was different. First because my son was not down this weekend (it being Mother's day, his mother gets him).&...
Yep! I took a ride. Under a lot of protesting and excuses, I was forced to take a tram ride (for the uninitiated, that is a cable car that goes high!). The tram was from the desert floor of Palm Springs to the top of a mountain! Fortunately, my in-laws surrounded me as the tram was lifted 8600 feet into the air and kept me from a panic attack! But when we got to the top, it was awesome! You could see the desert floor (a real desert), yet you were in an Alpine val...
Yea, poor Scotty! That mean cat of the 7. He got a respitory infection. And he was so sad. Almost broke my heart! He is not a nice cat. But when I took him to the vets, he hugged me like I was the last love of his life! And was very good (except when they took his temperature - ahem!). We had to isolate him as it was contagious. So he spent 10 days in a room that neither my wife or I have figured out what to do with yet in this house. And ...
I went out in the backyard to get in one of my cats, And while calling to him, I notice a large bird in one of my trees. About the size of my smaller cats! It was a hawk! Beautiful bird too! I wonder if he is going to stick around, or just dropped in for a snack on voles? I wish I had my camera. My wife took it to Germany with her.
I did not realize that our newest addition to our family was talkative! But like Henry (with kudos to Dharma and her family member), yep she is! So with out further ado, Sally is going to write! Please come home moma! Daddy never comes home at lunch! When he does come home, he plays with me, but it is just not the same! And he wont let me bite his neck at 2am! He hides under the covers! And he wont let me go out! I managed to get out a couple of ti...
Yes, I showed Sally a picture of Socrates! My mistake! And this is what she did. I got to schedule that appointment soon!
My wife went for a walk this morning. To survey the damage that Ernie had caused. I was being lazy, having fed the cats, and was laying in bed. Watching some nameless movie that I cant remember now. She came into our room with her hands cupped. Ok, you got a bud from your favorite plant? No, she had a baby squirrell! So young that there was no fur, and the skin was almost transparent! I told her to take it back so the mother could retrieve it, but she re...
Yes, my wife submitted the picture to an internet contest and she is in the finals! Sally is cute (and a pain in the neck! Quicker than Speedy Gonzalez!). But for those that like cute, here is the pic submitted. She is female and females and flowers........
We have 6 cats! It was not really planned, but it happened. When my wife and I started dating, she had 4 cats and I had a dog. Due to the nature of our romance, I had to get rid of the dog when she started digging under the fence (she was a pound rescue and I found a very good home for her - our neighbors behind us). Then one of her cats, her favorite, died. She was really upset about it. So we went looking for another white cat. (Sparky was white as were 2 of...
What a week this has been! I missed speaking to my friends Socrates, Pumpkin and the dawgs. My servants fooled me! They took me to this place where they did experiments on me! I know, cause there was nothing wrong. Yet they knocked me out and then opened me up! But I made them pay! I played the wounded animal so well, they took me to an all night emergency room! The man servant did not want to go, but the woman servant told him who was boss! So ...
Sally has not talked for awhile. She misses others. But she hopes this is not going to be too sensitive to some. Sally - Momma! I miss you! Poppa is ok, and I love wrapping around his neck. But he is not you! he says you are coming home soon. Please do! Suzy, Sammy, Sampson and Serena have been to visit me. ANd I did have fun. but Momma, I do miss you! Why did you not take me with you? Poppa and I have had some good times. H...
One of my tabbies, Sampson, has been sneezing for the last couple of days. Other than that, he does not seem the worse for wear (well his puppy dog watery eyes are not normal). But this morning at 6am my wife decided that there was something seriously wrong with him. So she called the 7x24 Vet place and off we went as the sun was rising (it really did not rise today as it was rainy). Sampson is one of the 3 pound rescue siblings my wife rescued and I adopted (when we were st...