Peeing to freedom…

So MaeMae wails to go outside at the back door on a regular basis, and the wind died down today so when she hopped on the blue chair, where we apply her harness and leash, well, okay, we’ll read outside a while. Abby and Beloved joined us; MaeMae started out on the wall then relocated … Continue reading Peeing to freedom… →

Cat on a Thin Tight Leash

MaeMae is essentially in her teenage years and she’s a PITA. Our crèche is looking a wee bit bald where she’s chewed the moss off the roof. Shooting her with water is becoming less effective. She also tries to torture/play with the hound, who, at almost 14, is mostly deaf, largely blind and gets confused … Continue reading Cat on a Thin Tight Leash →

The Bombed Out Lawn

Training a cat to leash walk is not easy, the little bastards are not at all grateful and the constraints are problematic in other ways as well. Our front lawn resembles London after the blitz, courtesy of a damn gopher, who appears to be a friend of the hound. The gopher makes periodic appearances in … Continue reading The Bombed Out Lawn →

Avoiding a Swim in the Chalice

I gotta say, attending a service in a church with a spectacular pipe organ and NO MUSIC is like being offered a frosting-less cupcake when there's a bowl of amazing looking icing sitting RIGHT THERE. Pleeeeeeeease may I have some? NO! Christ Church is a gorgeous old (1870) church - okay, gorgeous on the inside, … Continue reading Avoiding a Swim in the Chalice →

A COVID Holiday Celebration… on four wheels…

Well, thanks to this clusterpluck of a year, most of our holiday happies are out the window, as they are for everyone. Our Thanksgiving was a special treat when Edison shut off the electricity to our neighborhood due to high winds and fire danger... ever hear 20,000 people drop the F-bomb simultaneously? Anyway, we survived, … Continue reading A COVID Holiday Celebration… on four wheels… →

My Very Best Day

Twenty eight years ago I visited an old friend who was learning to read tarot cards; I reluctantly agreed, being a bit superstitious, and said I was having lunch with an amazing woman I liked a lot. She said it was the best reading she’d ever seen, and this was sure to be good. I … Continue reading My Very Best Day →

Decorating Giant Silver Chickens

So my cousins, aunt and I were driving in Sussex in 2014 and of course the English have roundabouts freakin' everywhere. Big ones, little ones, round and round you go. In Dorking (I love that name - DORKing) there's a roundabout with a statue of a 7' fowl in full plumage. Robert, at the wheel, … Continue reading Decorating Giant Silver Chickens →

Dobby the House Elf Procreates

This thing...is not... a cat. We’re not totally sure of what she is, but she’s not really a cat. She looks like Dobby the House Elf had a love child with a possum. Frankly, this critter is UGHhhhh...LEEE. She was one of my sister’s recent foster kitties, and being that butt-ugly AND shy, her chances … Continue reading Dobby the House Elf Procreates →

Ice Skating During Eucharist

Well, it’s Sunday and I’m on the road again. Time to find another temporary Episcopal home for the morning. Beloved and I had been discussing it, and she found one “Believe Out Loud” congregation – meeting at 5:30pm. Eck. Sunday evenings… not so much, thanks. As a kid I went to the 8:30 service and … Continue reading Ice Skating During Eucharist →

Bedroom Issues in the Land of Dog

We’re having Bedroom Issues, Beloved and I. Not the kind to which your dirty little minds immediately flit... but... the more troublesome Bed Insufficiency. The animal lovers among us can relate. May I present evidentiary piece #1. The damn hound has made the center of (god,you know I just typed “her bed” instead of “our … Continue reading Bedroom Issues in the Land of Dog →