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A Cat’s Tale
Did you think that all the time hubby and I have been spending at the shelter playing with the kitties was going to increase our cat count at home? A lot of people have mentioned that they expected me...
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Return to the Nest
My father passed away two weeks ago. That is when the hummingbird returned to her nest with the intention of starting a new family. She did lay two more eggs before I traveled to Michigan for my...
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A Robot for My Cat
After all my yakking about my new cat Kana you might wonder how she’s doing. She’s absolutely adorable, and I’m madly in love with her. She likes to follow me around and when I go outside in the yard,...
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Endings and A Hope for New Beginnings
The year is winding down, and it’s been quite a year for me. I guess it was my turn. You’ve probably had your own years with lots of ups and lots of downs. I feel a post brewing about mine, but I don’t...
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What Is Found in a Liminal Space?
This prolonged heat spell is making me feel as if I am in a liminal state. Between living and dead. Even in the air conditioning I feel drained and sweaty and as if my body continues to swell. What if...
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Is She Really Writing About Cats Again? (Hint: She Is)
Most days I’ve been visiting Perry at the shelter. He’s not a happy boy at all. Look at how he’s keeping his ears flattened now! Yes, that’s a litter box he’s sitting in. One with little poos in it....
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Guess Where Perry is Now?
Don’t tell my mother, but Perry moved in here Friday evening. She told me once that she didn’t think she should tell anybody I have five cats because it was embarrassing. I know what she would say...
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What in the World is a Chapbook?
Sometimes we get so used to the jargon of the field we’re in that we forget it’s a specialized language. And that others don’t always know what in the heck we’re talking about when we use it. I was...
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New-ish Cat and Brand New Book
I had a couple of requests for a Perry update, so as tough (hahaha) as it is to write about him, here it is. We’ve moved way beyond the “give me your paw” trick. His next move was to head butt my face...
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Off to See the Wizard
Cutest 11 seconds on video: my sweet Perry. I’m off to be seen by the infectious disease doctor this morning. Fingers crossed. Here are a few photos of our wacky garden. Click to view slideshow.
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