Pam and Rob have left Genesis and are driving home.  We enjoyed the visit
immensely and were happy to provide a mini-vacation for the Shirks.
It seems mighty quiet here now.
Cinder is sleeping on the bed and hugging the catnip snake Pam made for her.

I took some very poor videos with my digital camera on the island. I
uploaded them to Dropshots, but be warned, they are very fuzzy. The
first shows Caliban wrestling some long dry reeds while Miranda washes
herself in the background.The second shows them right by the water, on a ...

Hi group,
Lois is having trouble reading the ngs, so she has asked me to post the
following message for her.
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Why is it, when you have cat toys all over the house, the cats still act
like they have nothing to play with?  They still walk around like they're
bored!
kili <------- scratching her head

Someone brought this up in another thread and it was somewhat buried, so
I thought I would bring it out into the daylight.  It really is time for
it to be reposted.  But all food and beverage items in another room.
"Oh golly, that reminds me of the "dog in elk" email thread.  Now ...

ok,this is weird, i let Oreo in about 3 am this morn to eat,that's  normal ,
i noticed a whitish patch about an inch long & almost as wide on his back
just below his shoulderblades, i thought "well he just got into some paint
somewhere,i'll try to remove it later, well, as i was ...

I just went into the kitchen for a moment and when i came back i found
the black and white bitty had escaped the tub and was wandering about.
Imp was watching nearby and the bitty waled up to him.  Imp started
backing up, and the bitty kept advancing.

Now for the staff.  I apologize for the length, but part of it is a
rant too.
Dr. T is the one that comes in 2-3 times a week.  She's very into
holistic medicine and does animal acupuncture.  I haven't really seen

I came up to check on Sabrina and found her out of the closet, and
having taken possession of some pieces I had crocheted and put into hot
water to "felt." I'd taken them up and set them on a towel on the other
desk in the computer room, also our sequestering place for new kitties.

Well I did it - successful video capture in low light! Also got a few
.jpgs - all can be seen at:
http://www.dropshots.com/abelardandfriends