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Snowed In

This day 4 of our isolation here on the side of a mountain. The snow was generous and our driveway is still covered in white. I imagine (no, I know) there is a good layer of ice under the white stuff. The truck will not ascend the driveway. The Man did try, mumbling about getting the mail. I doubt that was the real reason he tried. He disdained all my suggestions for dinner, and he really wanted to go get take-out. He was forced to eat what I offered. I made a nice soup from frozen turkey and potatoes and carrots. It was good, he had to admit. The feral feline colony thought so, too. They were happy to scarf up the leftovers. Lucy almost succumbed to the bitter cold and enter the house. Then she chickened out. I feel certain that Kevin has told them to let me pick them up, that they won't regret it. I am really worried about Scar. Her wounds have opened. It looks like she may have made contact with the ground, and her belly froze to it. Now it is a big raw mess. I want so badly to ...
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Watching It Snow

  I sit here with the cold dregs of my coffee watching as the snow drifts down onto the snow covering the ground. Is this the new storm? Or is this the storm we were told to watch out for two weeks ago? At any rate this is sticking around for a while. It is 20 degrees with a feel like temp of 9. I went out on the porch to open the door and let the dogs out, then scooped their food out of the big container and came back in. The plastic we put up, that is quite ugly, by the way, seems to be doing a good job. I have two small green house structures that are housing plants that are still green and I put all the ferns and big hanging plants on the table and put a plastic sheet over them. The spider plant is looking sad, but I saw some new green shoots at the base of the plant and the ferns are still green. I need a for-real green house! I would prefer one that is half under ground level to take advantage of the insulating soil. It doesn't need to be all that big and it could double as a...
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Bummed Out

  Just when you think things have settled and you can plan the immediate future and you are smugly patting yourself on the back for having it all together, reality reaches out and slaps you in the face. I was eating and when I swallowed my tongue brushed against the big screw that was holding the tooth implant. Wait, I thought, this does not feel right. The implanted tooth is gone! I must have swallowed it with the food. I rushed to the mirror and saw the ugly screw and no tooth. I am beyond upset. Implants are expensive and you get them thinking you will never have to think about them again. You brush your teeth and floss and are happy that at least one tooth will never decay. Now I am worried that I have an opening into my jaw and your mouth has more bacteria that your intestines. I know I will have to call the dentist tomorrow and get in as soon as possible. I have a cardiac appointment Thursday, and we planned to pull out Friday and head south. I bet that won't happen now. The ...
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Storm Ready

  Finally. a quiet morning to contemplate life. The Man is helping out a neighbor, taking her to get her car from the repair shop. He likes to run errands and chauffer people around and I am happy to lend him out. The dreaded cold front is coming!! Still warm today, though. Rumor has it that "we" will be trying to lure the 3 feral cats onto the enclosed porch. I think I might leave The Man to his own devises. I know how to get them onto the porch, but why would I ruin his victory when he finally has them in what they will conceive is a prison? Food, that's all he needs. A trail of tasty morsels to entice them through the door.  Kevin has successfully acclimated himself to living indoors. How do they know what that litter box is for? I am quite sure that Kevin is wondering where the canine litter box is and why there is a big pee pad on the floor at all times. Toni's reusable diapers are here; we tried one on and she was not impressed! But her onesie that will keep the...
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Name Changing, Is This A Thing?

  Mr. BoJangles here. So many things have happened since the last time I posted. Where do I start? It is very cold outside. It makes me do my business quickly and run back to the door to go inside. My Mom says, "do your business" and it means to poop and pee. In case you didn't know. But here is the crazy part; it is just as cold inside as it is outside! Well, the wind is not blowing inside, so I guess that is worth something. All of us dogs have warm beds on the floor, and I can also jump into the bed with Dad and tunnel down under the covers. I can jump in bed; Eddie is too short and fat and Toni's too old and spindly. That means that I am just right! When Dad awoke, he insisted that we bring that kitten inside. He has been visiting inside for some time now, but Dad wants him to actually LIVE inside with us dogs. Why? The cats are outside creatures and not a part of our family!  We had a cat before that we all loved. Martha, the boy cat, lived inside and outside. Ma...
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The Man and His Ways

  I am still pondering a new name for our feline. Several times I woke in the night to see him either sleeping at the foot of the bed or sitting in front of the mirror on the closet admiring his image. When he was really sleepy, he cuddled next to Eddie and Eddie draped his sweet head over the kitten and slept with him safe under his chin. You might recall that Gray Lady invaded the underside of our home. When The Man built the new deck off the side of the enclosed deck, he removed the skirting around the small entrance to the door. I asked if he should replace that skirting. Oh no, said he, we are skirting the new deck, so it is not necessary. Sounded reasonable to me. So, when it was 49 degrees in here the other morning, it was not the plate that flew down behind the shelving that sits in front of the thermostat. It was equally cold in here two days later. When the man awoke at the crack of noon (it was 11:45), he proclaimed it to be too cold in here. Let's over state the obvious...
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A Name Is Just A Name?

  Polo spent his first night inside. I slept lightly on the alert for any sound or movement that would indicate the kitten needed help. He stayed in bed with us all night until the canines decided it was time to get up. I took him out with the dogs and put him out in the front yard while the dogs took care of business in the back yard. He scampered off in search of Lucy. He seems to have adopted her as his new mother. Silly cat, does he not realize that I am his new mother? Today we will venture out into the cold snowy weather to purchase a litter box. Where will I put a litter box? Even a small one will take up valuable space. I will need to enclose it to keep the dogs out but allow a cat to gain entry. I am hoping to find inspiration as I shop. Polo seems like a wrong name since it needs Marco to go with it. I will try not to think about the fate of Marco and Gray Lady. Does Polo know that his name is Polo? If I change it, will he be confused? I use his name when I call him, just...
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