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- Reviving Dad’s Birdhouses: A Touch of Love in Winter
- Keep What Matters: Decluttering Strategies
- Growing Old with Grace and Humor
- The Life of a Cat: Setting the Record Straight
- Adopting a Wildcat: Two Weeks from Hell
- The Journey of Adopting a Cat
- My Ongoing Battle with Household Mice
- Buzzwords We Love to Hate
Category Archives: Creatures
Home Alone
Day 1 – I come home from work and find the garage door partly open. “What’s going on?” I wonder. I go inside to check and find a strange dog in the garage. Whose dog is that? “Get! Go away! … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Home, Humor
Tagged black lab, dogs, frightened dog, lonesome dog, lost dog, spoiled dog
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Never Feed a Stray Cat
A stray cat began hanging around our house this week. Actually, it is more of a kitten that has reached the stage when you realize that, like other kittens, it will eventually become a cat. It was wearing a pink … Continue reading
A Boy’s First Frog
My grandson stood in the open garage door looking out at the summer rain that had spoiled his plans to stretch the day by playing outside in the dark and maybe even chasing fireflies. Just as he was about to … Continue reading
Puppy Love
Oh, no! How can she be in heat? She is still a puppy, only 8 months old. “Well, I don’t know, but she was blinking her eyelashes and shaking her buns at the neighbor’s lab.” The black lab? Oh, my … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Home, Humor
Tagged animal control, dogs, neuter, puppies, Shih tzu, spay
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This Gnat is Making Me Crazy
This gnat is making me crazy Every time I sit down at the computer, this gnat flies between me and the screen, right in my face. It is really hard to type and swat at a gnat. I end up … Continue reading
The Singing Bird Clock
The other day I was strolling along in the local discount mart when what should I spy but a “Singing Bird Clock.” Wow, for under $20 this was a deal, a genuine, plastic, Singing Bird Clock, approved by the Audubon Society, as seen … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Humor
Tagged bird songs, bird watching, birds, clocks, home decor, Nature
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My Cat is a Junkie
It must have been a stroke of genius when my grandson named her Frisky. I have to admit, the current problem is at least partly my fault, so I can’t in good conscious say too much. Nevertheless, a normal cat … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Home, Humor
Tagged animal behavior, cat from hell, catnip, cats, Pets
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Of Dogs and Beaches
Dear Owners, Thank you for taking me on your vacation to the beach. I hope you noticed how well I behaved as I might want to go again some time. Might I suggest more rest stops along the way? I had … Continue reading
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