Musings on a Small Life

Chip, one of the resident cats at our vet clinic. (See my August 2017 post with previous pics of and info about him.) Chip was hanging out, obviously not stressed by the comings and goings, though he definitely didn't appreciate the 3-month old puppy that was allowed to annoy him. (Chip swatted at him, justifiably so. The pup's human "mother" just thought it was all funny, that it would teach her dog a lesson. Yeah, whatever, lady.) Anyway, Nicki survived the ordeal of being in the carrier for just over an hour all told (taxis were hard to come by yesterday and it was a long wait to get home), and though he wouldn't admit it, I think he feels better for having had his anal glands expressed. (They were quite filled up.) Chip weighs in at 8 kg, 17.6 pounds. He's a big boy! I picked up some senior food, Royal Canin paté, to see if the boys will eat it. (They already do eat some RC Adult Instinctive that I get from the local pet stores.) I'd li...

Surely it can't be a cold virus for two solid months, keeping me this congested every. single. day. I must be allergic to winter. It was a quiet weekend at our place. I had to run up to Walmart on Saturday to return something I had bought online (they sent me the wrong size), and for the first time ever, I wussed out and took a taxi to go shopping. The windchill was minus 38C at the time and I. just. could. not. bear to stand outside waiting for a bus, even dressed in layers. I didn't even leave the house on Sunday. It was minus 35C in the morning, with the wind, and I'd had enough. I went back to bed at 8:30 AM instead of heading out. The boys had the right idea: Nicki, above, was sitting on a small stool covered with one of the Ikea faux "sheepskin" rugs. (I have two others in the house for them, one on the living room floor, one on the bedroom ottoman.) Derry, meanwhile, snuggled up on the couch. Smart cats! Today is "war...

We're almost through the first work week of 2018; yay! Current temps in our city this morning: That's -9F with a windchill of -35F, for those who don't use Celsius. I'm very thankful for thermal layers and a toasty winter coat, and I'm sure the boys are thankful for their cosy napping spots. I really haven't been out taking pics this week, except for one lunch time when I walked over to Bellevue House, one of Sir John A. MacDonald's homes, and the one that's open for tours through the spring and summer. That's the only glimpse you can get from the street. A great old home in the same neighbourhood: It looks askew, the fence line is throwing me off! I did get around to clearing the back space last week (we've since had more snow), and both boys went out, briefly, to check their territory on a couple of days that were less bitterly cold.   Look closely at Derry, below, and you'll see a bit of snow on his nose. ...

A very happy New Year to all! Image via a Google search I don't know what 2018 will bring to us, but I hope the new year will be a bright one, filled with Light, laughter, love, Joy, Peace, good health and prosperity for all. The boys suggest a little more napping in 2018 would be beneficial for all.  :-) Peace, Blessing and Light to All Beings. Comments are off.

[ Warning : Picture-heavy post. Includes tussling cats in compromising positions.] Someone's been listening to Bing's "White Christmas" a bit too much--okay a lot too much--because we've certainly had a white Christmas with a vengeance. I was out both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, took lots of snow snapshots. I don't think we've had this much snow, this early, since winter 2008/09. In recent years we've been getting our snow in January and February, so this already is nuts. Three storms in less than a week, I think. Christmas Eve--and yes, it was cold ! Christmas Eve night and early Christmas Day brought yet another snowstorm. We must have had 15 - 20 cm of snow, most of it in my driveway.  I couldn't get through to a taxi on Christmas Day morning, so headed out on foot. None of the side streets had been plowed and I walked for over an hour on the messy streets to my destination. (I co...