I’ve been inventorying my Fenton and Bakewell and Pears thumbprint glass collection and culling the pieces I don’t love for future sale. I found five more boxes this morning and completed the inventory. In the box was a polar bear I’d purchased and forgot about. This goofy fellow emerged from … Continue reading →
The cats have had a quiet week. To our knowledge, Lady was not responsible for any altercations. However, Tarzan and Rossie had an under the ice cream table discussion in the hall outside the bedroom at 4am this morning. Needless to say, Mr. L was not amused. For some reason, … Continue reading →
About a month ago, I was reading a list of recommended apps and noticed one called Last Time. I read about it, but I already use several tracking apps. Wouldn’t this be a duplicate of something I already have? I wasn’t sure. As time passed, I began to wonder. Nothing … Continue reading →
Welcome to 2015 MGRers! The years go marching by, and this year will be no different. It will be gone before we know it, but while it’s still fresh, I’m going to share what I plan to accomplish this year. It’s ambitious, but I think it’s doable. First, I need … Continue reading →
Sneaky came inside for a little while, and she visited me while she was investigating the parlor for the first time. (She was getting ready to walk on my laptop keyboard and type her first Hangout message, which, I believe, was “poo”–more literate than most cats.) Rossie has been spending … Continue reading →
When Sneaky’s siblings disappeared two years ago, she came looking in our windows for companionship. I wanted to catch her to get her spayed and examined for health issues. She was too smart to be caught in the trap. That left one thing. Earn her trust. I began with Fancy … Continue reading →
Brrr. Even Texas is cold in January. Did we get anything done over the last month? Let’s look. San Antonio House: We were down there for Christmas and New Year’s but we both came down with that flu-like crud that was going around, so we slept and burned up most … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago, I mentioned my troublesome knees. I saw my doctor in mid-December, and he recommended a referral to orthopedics and offered me a steroid injection to tide me over. I gratefully accepted the steroid injection. My doctor said orthopedics would probably want to fix the problem, and … Continue reading →
We have a water feature along the fence line at the ranch. Last week, we took steps to relocate it out of the main roadway. That puddle under the fence in the foreground is where the hogs circumvent the hog fence to transition between the properties. We’ll be filling that … Continue reading →
We’ve survived another week in Catland. It’s chilly outside (low 30s), so the inside cats are hugging registers and finding other warm places to snuggle. We humans have been challenged to keep the temperature in the house balanced. The downstairs heat pump is particularly problematic. The thermostat is in the … Continue reading →
