Posted in blogging, cats, life, etcetera on March 14, 2008 | 10 Comments »
First, a picture I took of Mike in the herb garden this afternoon.
He’s really none too pleased with us. Not only did we trespass upon his personage and force him to eat, but we poked him full of needles to give him subcutaneous fluids. And then we took him to vet and restrained him.
And then, [...]
Posted in blogging, cats, life, etcetera on March 12, 2008 | 18 Comments »
Before I begin this post, I want to thank everyone who has been sending Mike positive thoughts. You will never know how important all your support has been for us in the past weeks. I know the blogosphere has its trolls and jerks, but I have been blessed with a group of communicants that are righteous, [...]
Posted in Weather, blogging, cats, garden on March 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A pointed question from one of my friends via email made me start thinking about the fact that I am leaving my garden basically unkempt for four whole weeks during the main spring planting season. What am I doing to get ready for this absence?
I immediately realized that I had some chores to accomplish, and [...]
Posted in Vineyards and Wine, Weather, Wildlife, birds, cats, garden, life, etcetera on March 5, 2008 | 7 Comments »
If you ask Mike, we are vile torturers. He still does not particularly care to eat, although he has started at least investigating the food situation in the morning. This morning he actually ate one bite of food before he decided he was done. So, the assisted feeding continues. I have graduated from subcutaneous fluids [...]
Posted in Weather, birds, cats, labyrinth on March 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Jim saw the first robin this morning. The other day I saw blue jays and chickadees.
I went out to visit a friend of mine who as a lovely, rather small Cretan style labyrinth out in the woods on the nose of a ridge. It was a beautiful day for a walk in the woods, temperatures [...]
