Back in another life, I lived in a little house on Long Island, not far from the university where I’d gone to school and at which my husband worked. We always had a dog and several cats. In those days,… Read More ›
Cats
LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS?
So, Jefferson, among others said: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 5 – BESIEGED
The pictures I drew don’t show it, but we are under siege by a huge number of grackles and a flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds who showed up a couple of days ago, much to my dismay. The Blue Jays looked… Read More ›
TOUGH DECISIONS
A while back Marilyn answered this provocative question It seemed like a good moment to re-visit it. RP Fandango’s Provocative Question #153 This isn’t a question I can answer. It’s not that I haven’t had any life-changing tough decisions, but because I’ve… Read More ›
MAO, A CAT
Jeff and I got Mao as an 8-week-old kitten in the fall of 1965. We had just gotten married the month before, and of course, we had to have a cat right away. Why a Siamese? I don’t know. Karma… Read More ›
SLEEPING HABITS
Share Your World: 10th October I have passed my autumn sleep crisis and am again getting what is for me a reasonable amount of sleep. I wish I could really sleep in, but when I wake up a second time in… Read More ›
TINY WORMS IN THE FRIDGE
My house was neat enough if you didn’t look too closely. You could walk into it without falling over a pile of dirty clothing and our dogs and cats were (usually) housebroken. I couldn’t say the same for my own… Read More ›
BRIGHT SHINY BALL
And Other Distractions, by Rich Paschall If you roll a ball past your dog he is likely to chase after it. He may bring it back to you wet and covered with his slobbery mess. Then the game is on…. Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 86 – CAT IN THE GRASS
It looks like a cat. I’ll improve with practice. It’s the first cat’s face that looks catlike. For some reason, this picture looks better on paper than it does in the photograph. The colors blend together well on paper, but… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 5 – BESIEGED
The pictures I drew don’t show it, but we are under siege by a huge number of grackles and a flock of Brown-headed Cowbirds who showed up a couple of days ago, much to my dismay. The Blue Jays looked… Read More ›
TOUGH DECISIONS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #153 This isn’t a question I can answer. It’s not that I haven’t had any life-changing tough decision, but because I’ve had so many. Which one was the hardest? I can’t say because all of the hard ones… Read More ›
MAO, A CAT
Jeff and I got Mao as an 8-week-old kitten in the fall of 1965. We had just gotten married the month before, and of course, we had to have a cat right away. Why a Siamese? I don’t know. Karma… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 