Persia is so funny!  If I'm lying on the sofa she stretches out on me full
length; a flat cat... sometimes she even rolls over on her back but she's
completely stretched out.  I love it when she does this; she lets me rub her
belly and it's so soothing to hear her purrrrrrrr, I just ...

I really need a MIDI of that ice cream truck song.  You know the one that
you can never get out of your head once you hear it?
dum dee dum
dum dee dum

Muffy, a beagle d*g we "owned" for 18 months passed over the RB a few
days ago at the august age of about 15 (very old for a beagle).  She
lived a full, varied and wonderful life with lots of different
owners/staff (she, unlike many d*gs, did believe in having staff!!).

Tomorrow he starts his *big* examinations... between then and July is the
biggest test of his young life - his GCSE examinations. This decides what he
can study to age 18 and then on into university.
Tomorrow he has his German oral examination.

    I don't expect any answers, but I have a question.  Why, when a
cat wants to cross from one side of your legs to the other while you
are lying in bed, is it necessary for them to step on each leg with
all four feet?

This morning I put a collar on Clyde.   I worry all the time about one
of them getting in a car and being carried off.  The collar is a clip
one that snaps off with pressure on it.   Let's see how long he has it
on.   I haven't attempted it with Bonnie yet, with her it will be a

Next week I'm supposed to find out if I keep my job or get let go.
I'll ask Natasha to purr, but any extra purrs and good thoughts that
can be added would be greatly appreciated.
Jeanne Hedge, as directed by Natasha

Just to let you know DH called and says there is a mighty thunder & lightning
storm in Lawton. We are thinking about you and hoping you aren't afraid!
The Riddles Crew

Lately, there were problems with mice getting in through the walls
behind the kitchen counters. I found  droppings on the counter, in
drawers and three dead mice in glue traps. I clogged up the gaps
connecting the counter to the wall. Still a big hole inside the conter

If this has already been posted then my apologies but it is such a
lovely story :)
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Bev

After having no rain and a lot of heat for the last couple of months, we had
that huge storm last night and drizzling rain for most of the day.  It is
now very wet.  Suddenly you can hear frogs' eerie croaking in the drainage
pipes and sewers of the neighbourhood.  I love the sound, ...

Well, all I can say is I should have been careful what I wished for!  When I
expressed jealousy of Steve's recent thunderstorms because it's sooooo
awfully hot here, I should have known better.
Last night we had the worst storm of my life.  And it can storm around here,

The Dust's dust that is. :)  The Pet Cemetery of Tucson has made this whole
experience just wonderful for me.  It is so nice to be around people who
understand and care.   My DH brought Dusty in to be cremated the day after he
went to the bridge and even though his dust was ready to ...

Bruiser just had his first big cat fight. I wouldn't say he won but he
wasn't backing off.  Normally any real violence just confuses him. I
heard two cats fighting out front.  Not screaming but fighting. I ran out
there pretty sure it wasn't Maya. Maya's fights tend to be quick ...

He found a nest of baby rabbits in the yard and brought one in to show me.
Dropped it under my desk, still alive. I of course took it away from him and
put it in a soft bed and started warming some KMR.
Meanwhile, Tommy went back out and got baby #2 and brought it in. I knew