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Window display

How much is that kitty in the window Shop Kitty resides in one of the stores on our town square, a resident since kittenhood. The owners leave her there every weekend after they close up shop on Saturday and she spends her Sundays in the window, alternating napping with watching the occasional pedestrian. When she [...]

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Teddy news

The tests the vet performed on Teddy confirmed both feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus, a double whammy. Both conditions suppress a cat’s immune system, making them more likely to contract other diseases.  The condition of his coat, a persistent respiratory infection, his weight loss  and other symptoms I’ve noticed this summer supports this. Both [...]

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Eye candy Friday

The first of the Black Cherry tomatoes are ripening on the deck. We’re having grilled chicken salad for dinner tonight and tomatoes will be a star player.  Yum! Teddy Update Teddy has been cooperating reluctantly with entering the trap to eat his wet food. Last night he turned his back on the whole thing and [...]

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Test of wills

I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been feeding a stray cat for about 18 months. Teddy first showed up in the middle of winter, skinny and starving. Completely feral, no matter how hungry he was, I couldn’t approach him. In the past, I’ve chased away stray cats, fearful of disease spreading to our two house cats. [...]

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Neener, neener, you can’t catch me here Teddy plotting revenge, three stories up, after a scolding.

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Iz u there?

Teddy is a feral tom I’ve been feeding for almost a year.  He’s fearsome with his golden eyes and coal black fur. I don’t know where he sleeps, although I know he found a temporary burrow under part of the house that’s nearest the dryer vent and I’ve created some shelter for him in another [...]

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Cat nap

November’s sun is low in the sky but it’s still good for a noon time nap.

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November comes

I do believe today was the nicest fall day we’ve had this year. It made it to 72 with little wind and lots of sun.  A welcome contrast to the last month of cold and rain. A perfect afternoon to spend doing garden clean-up. I didn’t have the heart to cut back the cleome yet. [...]

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The universe can’t find me

It’s been one of those weeks already. I’ll be back tomorrow. Maybe.

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It’s him or the blog

What do you do when there’s a creature on your lap who objects when you reach over/around/under him to use the keyboard? Discover the onscreen keyboard. Mouse-click typing at its slowest.

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