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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Thursday already?!

At 8am, it's 6F/-14.44444...C with tiny flakes of snow in the air. Accumulation since it began Tuesday night is still only around 1 inch on my back porch railing, so that gives you an idea how tiny the flakes are, and how not-trying-very-hard this snowing is. The street outside is still white, though probably the main roads are clear just from use. These back streets, especially ours, lose their snow only very slowly as long as the cold lasts. But I will have to go out today anyway. I forgot to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Busy day

There was thrift store shopping today, netting a number of interesting costume-shop items, and some of odd personal interest. it is time to put out some more neckties on the rack at the shop, and I also found some for the Tie Cloak Project. Have you ever seen a tie cloak? It is made entirely of neckties that have been opened up and sewn edge to edge. I have been accumulating ties in several different color-pallets and one of these days, I will start actually putting them together. Some makers... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 5, 2016

Snow dreams

Reading of Kabu's and Wiley's snowy wonderland that fell quietly overnight, I remembe that magic of midnight snows coming down heavy, glowing with dispersed town lighting so it is bright enough to walk about, stomping down the squeaky snow, strolling in the magic of it all. I once woke Charlie when he was maybe 7 or 8, going for that midnight snowstorm amble. Even in the city, the blanket of white, before it turns grey and dirty, worn out and full of slush, covers over the bleakness of concrete,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

Any time now...

Marika's due any time now, has had a few Braxton-Hicks contractions already--just practicing! And she feels quite ready. There was an issue that might have indicated C-section, but that has resolved itself, and everyone is glad about that. She saw me up around 9pm my time, which was around 4am her time, and messaged me, unable to sleep. Part of it is the getting up three times a night to pee a teaspoon--anyone who has given birth knows whereof I speak: With a belly full of baby, there is not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 2, 2016

Christmas is really coming...

It begins to feel like it, with snow coming down, snow flakes dancing on the wind! Errands to run, business to attend to, and then perhaps I will begin to get into it, into the spirit, the quiet excitement of the early December days. Ravel's BOLERO, currently on the radio, is illustrative: starting slow and quietly but packed with intent that gradually reveals itself, culminating in a frenzy of rhythm and music. Years ago, when I was around 6 or 7, I remember my dad teaching us to hear musical... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Happy Yule, Embers Eldercat!

http://www.petsmart.com/cat/supplies-and-training/furniture-and-scratchers/furniture-and-towers/armarkat-cat-tree-4979.html?cgid=200085 I ordered this today online. I have wanted to get one for a while, but the prices for what I wanted were a bit high. As you see, this sale is a significant discount! Hopefully, it will suit her. She likes to be on high, after all. It will arrive in pieces to be put together, and hopefully I will be here when it does so the delivery person can carry it up the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The Sneeze Factory

We have both been sneezing today. A lot! And that raspy back-of-the-sinuses feeling that's so often prelude to a head cold... I feel it, maybe Embers does, too. I sucked on a couple of zinc tabs a while ago, and I'll take an allergy pill. Tomorrow I will call the vet and ask about what sneezings portend and whether there's something to do about it. The antibiotic shots they gave her should still be active, but of course they do nothing for viruses. It is not unlikely she picked up something at... Sign in to see full entry.

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So--Scam making the rounds?

My landlord got a notice claiming to be from the utilities company that said I am in arrears by $45.01 and if it isn't paid by Dec 2 they will shut off my power. First, I have been paying my utilities ahead for the past several months, and nowhere on my current bill does $45.01 appear. (First.5-- the current bill is in my hands, and it is due on Nov 30, after which they typically give anyone a 10-day grace period to get it paid) Second, after the grace period and a notification by mail and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 26, 2016

Feeling lightheaded...

I'm guessing Embers is, considering they took out 6 teeth yesterday! She has chosen a spot on the kitchen floor, I'm not sure why, as her personal spot, and mostly just hunkers down there. When I pick her up, she purrs a lot, and wants to rub, especially along the sides of her face that are sore. This rubbing on things or with her paws is to be discouraged, but cats don't discourage as easily as dogs. I can only try to distract her when she starts pawing at her jaw. She was on IV for rehydration... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Embers is sleeping...

The blood work determined that all her systems are good and could handle the anesthsia, so she is having several teeth removed, and will be waking soon to come home again. I am waiting now for the call that she is ready to be collected. Since she won't let me put the pain meds in her mouth, I'll be giving them to her by injection under the skin. I used to do this for our cats when we had several, and we needed to be frugal: we got their regular annual shots at the farm store and administered... Sign in to see full entry.

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