Tomorrow will mark the anniversary of the day one of my cats was born. He’ll be 16 years old. 16! And he’s still the biggest freaking baby. [^_^]
So, happy birthday to my boy, Sylvester! And, by proxy, happy birthday to my eldest, Tigger, who’s now 17!
Happy 16th birthday, Sylvester!
Happy 17th birthday, Tigger!
Like Bob Barker always said (and because it‘s a good idea), Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered. d_[^_^]
Until next time….
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~A.M.
Over the past few weeks it’s been extremely cold in my little corner of the world (my fellow Mainer’s know what I’m talking about). With alternating snow storms and sun overshadowed by a constant cold, my cats (like me) did whatever they could to keep warm. The heat from the furnace didn’t seem to be enough for two of my cats and they decided to cozy up in a patch of sunlight.
Now, these two cuddle all the time, so this is nothing new. I just thought it was cute!
Anyway, stay warm, folks. And if you can‘t stay warm on your own, take a page from my cats’ book and cozy up to someone!
Until next time…
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~A.M.
I mentioned last week about how I was starting to get back into the groove of writing after a year-long dry spell. Well, sometimes when the proverbial “creative juices” go from a steady flow to a sporadic trickle, I try something different to kick-start the creative process. It’s usually something simple like a change of scenery. This happened recently and since I was without transportation, I had to rely on a very small change of scenery. Like a twenty steps or less, change of scenery. Basically, I just moved my work from the desk in my office, to my kitchen table.
Bad idea.
Now, before I go any further, I have to mention that I typically write long hand (to those of you who have lost touch with simplicity and the ways of life before computers became the go-to method of…everything and don‘t know what I mean here, “long hand” means “I write with a pen and paper”). That arcane technique opens me up to some interruptions, namely from my cats when they want my attention. And what do my cats do when they want my attention? They sprawl themselves across whatever book or piece of paper I have in front of me. And that’s exactly what happened recently with my cat Abby.
Proof…
Looks like I’m going to have to try typing my next novel instead of going the long hand route.
Until next time…
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~A.M.
Yes, you read the title right. No, I’m not joking. And sadly there’s no image I can share with you this week.
Now, I don’t know why this happens, but my cats’ fur tends to absorb scents from around my house. Most often it’s the scent of my perfume or an air freshener/fabric refresher I’ve sprayed, but their fur also absorbs the scents of things I cook. It’s kind of hilarious!
A few days ago, I cooked up some vegan bacon (yes there is such a thing and don‘t judge!). About an hour after cooking the bacon, while I was on my computer, one of my cats (Kenzi, whom you’ve seen images of before) jumped up onto my desk and rubbed her head against my cheek. I had just happened to take in a breath at that moment and smelled bacon. I realized the smell wasn’t a lingering scent in the air, but that it was coming from my cat‘s fur.
My cat smelled like bacon!
Until next time…
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~A.M.
Last year I mentioned in a post that one of my other interests outside of photography is writing. I recently began planning out a new writing project, but last week my biggest error was sitting down in the evening to work on said project. Evening is when my youngest cat craves my attention. My undivided attention. And, like all of my cats, she tends to get her way.
I had the tools for my project laid out on my desk ready to go and just as I sat down and started to work, this is what happened…
Now, I love my little grey ninja monkey as I love all my cats, and I really don’t have the heart to close her out of the room when I want to work, but I think I just might have to start. Either that or I’ll have to force myself to start working during the day when she’s off in another part of the house playing or napping with the other cats. It just sucks for me that the creative flow tends to hit me when the sun goes down, just when she wants my attention the most. Oh well. I’m sure everything will sort itself out sooner or later.
Anyway, this Thursday is Thanksgiving so I’d like to wish everyone out there a happy, safe, and healthy Thanksgiving. Don’t eat too much!! Oh, and happy Hanukkah too!
Until next time…
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~A.M.
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