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 →
Over Christmas week, I took the MacBook Pro Retina in for repair. Apple diagnostics tracked down my “graphics problem” error to a “memory problem.” I sent the machine off the Monday before Christmas, and I got it back on Christmas Eve. I was most impressed with this speed, and the … Continue reading →
If there’s a high place, Daphne will find a way to reach it. Mr. L brought a ladder inside so I could change a few light bulbs. He left it sitting in the parlor. It didn’t take long before this happened: It took her a little bit to figure out … Continue reading →
I owe Sneaky a big apology. We left for San Antonio two weeks ago, and it appears the outdoor feeder jammed the same day or soon thereafter. That means the outdoor cats, Sneaky, Boomer, and Walter, were without food for nearly two weeks. Since we can’t handle Boomer or Walter, … Continue reading →
