Golf and Kitty Kats

Kind of a rough night here @ 44!

 

HB and son in law Will left last Friday for a 10 day golf vacay in Myrtle Beach.

 

 

 

HB's bro (Robert) and nephew (Scott) make up the rest of the quartet.

 

Siobhan and I are spending most of the 10 days together.

She is the momma of MacGuffin whom I have written about recently.

You know the $2000.00 kitty.

 

 

She came out on Thursday with MacGuffin and new girl Shelley in tow.

She has another fella ,Mulligan, who is part of the source of MacGuffin's stress.

Anyway long story short she felt she needed to go home and do some Mully cuddles

 

 

taking Shelley but leaving MacG here.

 

 

Good for MacG Bad for my girls Addy and Lucky who have been hiding out under my bed.

 

 

Last night it came to blows with MacG and Lucky ---- Lots of Hissing  Spitting  Fur flying  and a bit of Peeing!!

I came downstairs to find MacG cowering behind the sofa and  Lucky sitting in the front room window.

Of course it upset me too and I was awake A LOT just checking everyone.

Seems they are okay.

All have eaten their breakfast.

Certainly still not friends.

Wish us luck.

 

Looks like a Rainy  Freezing Rain   Snowy day

Thank goodness I don't have to go anywhere.

So maybe a curl up on the sofa.  Tea.  Find an old movie.  Knitting..

 

 

Cuz Siobhan asked me to Update...............

A  Birthday

 

A sick  Grand Kitty

 

New Books

 

Coffee Catchup

 

3 Weeks Strong

 

 

My sweet baby girl has turned 29.

 

 

 

 

We visited with her and her hubby.

Watched a hockey game ---- O Please will someone put the Ottawa Sens out of their misery?

Ordered the most delicious Indian feast from Karara.

 

Unfortunately her birthday was overshadowed by her sick boy MacGuffin.

 

 

 

 

A couple years ago he almost died from a blocked urethra.

But after lots of treatment, days in the hospital, and copious amounts of drugs he was better. $$$$$$$$$$$

Fast Forward ------ he was acting strange again so they rushed him the  clinic emerg and he was blocked AGAIN!!!

Well this time he didn't have to be in as long but he has a lot of meds and he seems to be peeing perfectly. :)

 

I finished reading  "The Book Thief" and I highly recommend it.

 

 

Not sure I will see the movie. I am always disappointed in the movie adaptation.

 

Just received my next books in the mail.

Started "The Goldfinch" by  Donna Tartt. I have been hearing good things about this book.

 

 

Its a hefty one -- over 600 pages.

 

The second book is "The Favored Child" by Phillipa Gregory

I have read numerous books by this author and have enjoyed them all.

 

 

She writes historical fiction around English Tudor times.

 

Had a great coffee catch up with my friend Chris.

Its been a while since we did this and it was terrific getting the skinny on each other.

 

 

 

The weight loss journey is going fine.

I am deciding to give myself leeway on this journey.

In that I am only weighing in on Fridays and realizing that a 1 to 2 pound loss per week is the healthy way to do it.

 

 

 

Looks like spring is taking its good sweet time getting here.

We have done something to Mama Nature and I think we have pissed her off!!

Sorry!!!!

 

 

New Grand Kitty

Siobhan and Will are spending the weekend in Toronto and guess who gets to play with Shelley.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About a month or so ago a wee kitten showed up at their door.

Despite all their efforts no one claimed this sweet girl.

So Siobhan, being my daughter, took her in.

I have been known to rescue quite a few little fellas.

 

My girls are not too impressed with this usurper but are managing.

 

 

This is Shelley peeking around the corner.

 

 

Her and Lucky could be cousins.

Not kissin cousins tho ----- Hahahaha!

 

 

Look at those eyeballs!!

 

There have been a couple of nose touches resulting in some very impressive hissing and sissing.

 

I forgot how much fun a kitten can be and quite annoying as well.

 

 

 

I have had to put my knitting away for the time she is awake.

When she decides she needs cuddles and lovin she is straight up in your face ------ literally.

 

 

I threw some extra seeds on the deck and Shelley is quite enjoying the squirrel and junco activity.

A Busy Fall Day and more Kitty Kats

What a gloriously beautiful fall day!

Sushine and just a wee nip to the air.

I was up bright and early and got the day started with a bit of laundry.

Drank some coffee and did some knitting.

Then it was time to get that yard work started.

I got the veg patch de constructed only leaving thyme, rosemary, and some parsley.

I plan on making salts and jellies with the thyme and rosemary.

The parsley I will leave until it gets ravaged by that first frost.

I harvested my onions.

I still can't believe I planted 50 or 60 onions and what is my reward 7!!!!!!

Shake fist at those damn squirrels!

After lunch I did some more fall sprucing up.

 

And for the past 3 or 4 days this little fella has been hanging around.

 

 

 

Is he a stray? Is he lost? Has he run away from home?

I don't know but today I put some crunchies out and he devoured them!

What to do? What to do?

 

And then this afternoon this guy showed up!

 

My heart leaped from my chest when I saw him.

At first glance he looks like my girl Addy.

He is a bit more chunky.

Probably heard of the free eats!

 

 

After a nice hot shower.

I popped a wee roast in the oven with lots of veggies.

Then was able to sit on the deck with a glass of wine and flip thru my magazine

Kitty Kats and Fall Decorating

I have been battling some sort of weird flu like incapacity.

Major headches and extremely tired.

After a week I am feeling better altho after a few hours of "doing" I am ready for a nap.

So as you can imagine my "doing" list is getting longer and longer.

HB is in Chicago the rest of the week so my plan is to get caught up on my own time.

 

 

 

Looks like we have a couple new visitors to the garden

 

I am hoping to erect an enclosure of some sort for the feral feeding station this winter.

HB is not as excited about my plans but I know if I ask him he will help me (grudgingly) but he will!

Deb at Just Cats has posted a link to making winter homes for ferals too.

I am hoping to try a couple of them too.

 

I have a special place in my heart for ferals.

My girls are rescued ferals from 12 years ago.

I found them meowing under my back shed.

They were about 5 weeks old.

I think Mama abandoned them or was killed because it took me close to 3 weeks to finally catch these guys. I saw no evidence of mama during that time.

 

 

 

My girls are starting to get into their fall activities .

Sleeping in the sun will be top priority.

 

And a few fall decs to end !

 

 

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
Jean Cocteau