I'm having a break from the vegging-out session on sofa watching current
stage of Tour de France... Watching all of those perfectly toned male rears
in close-fitting Lycra cycle shorts is exhausting ;-)
Anyhow, whilst I was sat on sofa, a striped cat joined me and positined

I happened to be looking out of the kitchen window the other day when I saw
the side view of a cat coming through the fence from next door, 3/4 acre and
the house is empty.  Boyfriend on rat patrol, I thought, it was just like
him.

When I was very young we had another black cat named Samson.  He was a
loving beautiful big tomcat who spent most of his time outdoors.  We
moved from one small town to the next one, about 15 miles away.  We
left him behind with one of the neighbors because he had always been

Trouble seems to be doing well.  Yesterday he seemed to be much
improved, in that he was actually coming up to me & Mr Mogget, wanting
to be cuddled.
His wound looks clean - fingers crossed, especially since last time I

Harvey is very very picky as to what flavors of food he will let grace
his palete.  Salmon flavor is not one of them, he never eats it when I
give it to him. Well Bob Marley (the ferret)eats food that is Salmon
flavored, last night I caught Harvey sticking his paw in Bob Marley's

It has now been two months since we've been on the road, so Harri Roadcat
has had some adjusting to do. She no longer gets me all to herself, she is
no longer the only kitty in the picture, and she can no longer ignore all
other people and cats.

The thunder woke me up, Quinn was gone from the foot of the bed.  For a
few seconds I lay there wondering how far off the storm was then I
remembered:  the car was open.  The bike was on it.  Papers and
magazines were on the table outside.  I remembered looking at the Times'

Well, during the week it's not so busy at the clinic.  We actually got
to leave a 6 pm instead of like 7 or 8 pm tonight.  it's the weekends
that get crowded when everyone is on vacation.
Depending on how busy we are I'll be bringing in Imp and maybe Mischief

Several years ago hubby and I bought the house I grew up in.  In 1970
I got a cat named Miss Kitty who slept with me until she passed on.  I
grew up, moved away, and got married.  When DH and I moved into the
house we knew we wanted pets, so we adopted two cats, Samson and Cleo,

In 45 minutes we have an appointment (bi-annual, late) with our TED... all
three cats and the dog.
Two of my cats push 15 pounds or more. And one is still technically a
kitten. The other... well, let's just say she's hell in black fur when she's

DH has had a bad back so hence the entrance of the Lawnmower Man.   He
whipped around the lawn and did the edges while '3 you know whos'
investigated his van.   He offered to take away any extra rubbish so van
and trailer were soon full.

Just wanted to share a Perfect Meatloaf!
http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kittenpics/imagepages/shiny-meatloaf.jpg.html
Note how shiny his coat is. He's such a cutie...
Yesterday he caught a lizard in the house! Who knows how it got in.. but

After work, I went outside and met a new neighbourhood resident. He's a
handsome semi long hair grey cat with some signs of tabby stripes, an
impressively plumed tail, and a natty breakaway collar with a little bell.
He was a little startled by the creaking door, but was quickly ...

no link to the URL, as they are a Pay-To-View site:
Still good people in the world
To the editor:
In today's world of terrorists, murderers, every kind of horrible human

Last Christmas we had some mixed nuts in the shells in a bowl by the
tree.  Cleo found them.  She might have thought they were her present.
She scooped out one, then another , and a third.  An English walnut,
an almond, and a pecan.  She batted each one a few times and then