Another of those "who is training who?" situations...
I make coffee the Turkish way, using a conical copper pot with a long
handle over a gas stove.  It makes a distinctive clank of copper against
iron.  Almost every time I do this, I look round from the stove and

FINICICITY II
with apologies to The Police
Another cold winter morning
Kitties screaming to be fed

You gotta check out cuteoverload.com for the adorable lovebirds. ;)
Theresa
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Make Levees, Not War

This afternoon we took Rosie to TED because her anal glands appeared to be
leaking.
Yep, that was it, the vet said, and squeezed out the rest.  Then she checked
Rosie over and said her teeth needed to be cleaned and there was an opening

YIKES!!! 12F this morning, with a windchill of 20 below.  
Theresa
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Make Levees, Not War

http://cutecast.ning.com/index.php/main/video/show?id=3281436
Theresa
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Make Levees, Not War

Pictures of a custom built-in wall unit designed for easy egress for the
kitties.  The right side is stair-stepped.
Please excuse the clutter;  this project is still under construction.
http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2564152730100494391QGVEVh

The discussion about vocal cats reminded me of some videos I saw by a
Bengal breeder with some very talkative cats.
This kitten for example, likes to talk with her mouth full:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=309suKDayyc

An all-men ice-skating demonstration.  Very nicely done IMNSHO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkp9OXAVD88
(I got this from another group - where all the women are now drooling LOL)

Annie seems to have responded well to her first chemo treatment.
Last Tues. she ate a package of soft food.  Last night and this
morning I noticed she was drinking from the water bowl.
I haven't been able to get a good look but it appears that her tongue

I did something very difficult for me yesterday - there's an awkward
situation brewing at church and rather than stewing about it I emailed
our minister with a direct request for an answer... writing it out
helped me to feel better about it temporarily, but then I realised

We are at a friend's house in Corpus Christi, Texas, where we will stay a
few days.
Cinder seems to be intrigued by the black cat in the bedroom closet door
mirror.  Rosie, being more mechanical, was more interested in applying the

Abelard here. I has *so* much energy lately that I wear out my playmates.
Mom told me bout these critters called ferrets, that they love to play all
the time. How can I get one? Mom sez we can't afford it, but gee whiz,
they're so small, I bet they don't eat very much. I would ...

I saw the gorgeous dark Siamese again today ... in my computer room.
He didn't look as good as he did a few days ago - I think he hadn't
been eating until he figured out my difficult (possum proof) cat flap.
Since this was about feeding time, most of my cats were inside - they