Lying in bed this morning- Dave's stopped being a grumpy so and so, the "open house" went fine yesterday although a few less people than usual because some people had to work although all is full steam ahead for the New Year's Eve get together....."What's that cat doing?" says Dave I leap ten feet...

All I asked was that my brothers provide the attorney with a list of furniture and household items they might want. What I got was a bill for attending her funeral. Yeah, well here's a bill of my own: $87,000. lol The caregiver agency charged $240 a day for someone to be here 24/7. I've...

I've uploaded some photos to Flickr, and of course got them scrambled. If I try to unscramble I know it will just get worse so I'm leaving well enough alone, knowing you all can tell a cat from a dog and won't be overly confused. Only one picture of Mia, that appears twice, for now. I took it...

The tabby looks *exactly* like Caliban as a teenager. http://icanhascheezburger.com/2008/12/25/funny-pictures-kistmaz-tree-oh-kistmaz-tree-ur-orn-a-mintz-are-his-toe-ry/ -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.

My brother got me a pair of cuff links with cats on them - just like these: http://www.tiewarehouse.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=116&products_id=3405 So, I just *had* to wear them when we went out to Christmas dinner at a local hotel today. One of the cufflinks fell off at the dinner table,...

A major, major snow storm arrived Christmas evening.It was an old fashioned storm and not at all like our recent ones. Avalanche danger is high -- three young people have already died. More storms expected! On the positive side, it will help the water shortages we have endured in recent...

For reasons I can't figure out, I have lost almost all access to the 'net. I got back access just minutes ago, and wanted to send good wishes, and purrs to those who need them, while I can, especially to Kili and family, and Steve T. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^..^ "Life without cats would be only...

This year Liz bought some very poor cards, well the cards are not too bad but the envelopes are very poor. But of course I did not find out until the time came to send them, last thing at night before a long weekend, so I could not let them wait - that's the foreign cards. She bought some...

Christy's husband posted this to her CaringBridge site: "I spoke with the pulmonary physician today concerning the course of action. The ventilator tube will be removed, possibly tomorrow. She will then breath on her own. The tube will not be replaced. It seems we have reached the end of the...

A while ago, he vomited up a very small baby carrot. I must have dropped one on the floor at some point, and he found it and swallowed it whole, and the poor little guy's stomach couldn't digest it! I must admit that I was mystified at first, thinking he had produced some sort of thick, bright...

After what looked like a good recovery she suddenly started going downhill again late last night. I took her into TED's today and once again acting bright & perky and like nothing was wrong. But this time he found a lump on her shoulder. He took a needle of it and it turned out to be pus filled...

Steve just posted: A half hour before I was going to call California to wish the family a Merry Christmas the 'puter pinged to say I had mail. It was a message from my brother to let me know Mom, Dorothy Elizabeth Touchstone, had passed away. She had a massive stroke this past fall, and has been...

Let me start and say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all the RPCA To all those who need them Purrs, Prayers and My families both 2 legged and four legged best thoughts and wishes for all. I had two great gifts this season The best one is My phantom is back to his old grouchy self. I...

For some reason the card I sent you was returned to me because of "lack of postage". I have no idea why that one in particular got rejected when clearly others have gotten to their corect places. It was too late to re-send it, so I'll have to send you a new year's card. Sorry Yowie --

Somebody sent me a long dark green envelope with no return address on it, and our address printed on a computer. Alas the envelope flap wasn't sealed and all I got was an empty envelope! I presume it was a christmas card/greeting, but I'll never know unless the sender comes forward...

For the last two years, I've thought that our Christmas Card numbers were down. Now, I'm not anal enough to tick people off 'the list' as I receive cards, but I thought I had sent out far more than I had received, and wondered why. Perhaps there were more 'receive only' folks on the list that I...

My lovely, thoughtful ladycat has just given me my Kissamouse purresent: a freshly caught, still warm, shrew. :-)

Hi All Came early for us this year on Toosday- we woz tellin' Paw we wanted some grub (we iz not real greedy but the bowl was almost EMPTY!) an he realised Meowmie was gonna bring the cat food in when she come back from the work thingy so there iz 2 pouchies left...Now we's good cats an' that...

I went over early this morning to feed the neighbor's cats. Fedders was yowling at the door to be let outside. Until I got out the can of human tuna and the can opener. Suddenly all thoughts of the BIG OUT were gone. Oh boy, tuna, tuna, tuna! LOL (Persia doesn't like tuna; she's not much for...

Again, this is being cross-posted to both rpca and rpcc so please be careful how you reply. TED called with the results of Kitty Schottland's lab work, and it looks like her kidneys are shutting down. My dad, my sister, and I talked it over, and decided to try a new procedu to admit Kitty...