"jmcquown" wrote in message ... Where I live there is a listserv - a fairly antiquated method of communicating with people who live on Dataw. Yesterday evening we got this: "If anyone happens to see a Blue and Gold Macaw down...

Always in search of ways to celebrate, honor or whatever over the years I've run up against the things that we can no longer do, or shouldn't do and the like. Around here throwing rice after a wedding is verboten because the rice can cause a serious eye injury, can cause harm to some of the...

Most weekends I don't bother to shave, since I don't usually go much of any place where I have to deal with people. Samuel R kitten doesn't seem to think much of that habit, though. I like to lie in bed and watch TV some evenings, and Samuel often joins me. He will frequently lie down on my chest...

Who says cats don't eat greens? I bought one of these for Persia years ago: http://www.chewy.com/cat/smartcat-kittys-garden/dp/49067 Persia loved munching on the fresh grass. She preferred the barley grass but also liked the wheat and oat grass. Rye came in fourth. I still had a refill kit...

It was 30C today, I stayed in until I had to water the veggie plot at 8 pm and although Boyfie likes the heat he decided to stay in too, and he's just gone up to his bedroom deciding even going out during the night is far too hot for comfort. I have a Galileo thermometer and for the first time I...

They came round with a solution. "We've decided that we will let you get your car out if you will agree to let us do this.. build a 6ft 1 wall in front of your kitchen window and they gave me something to sign. I was quite kind and took their letter and said I might have have to let a solicitor...

Cleo went into a coma last night, we made her comfortable, gave her cuddles, talked to her telling her it was OK to go. Been a very emotional time, she has been my DH constant companion for 15 of her 17 years, she came into my nearly 5 years ago. She slipped away a few minutes ago. Sorry got to...

Hey guys, do any of you know where I might find a minature (6" - 12") statuette of the goddess Bast / Bastet? I saw one in a catalogue for $60.00 but didn't want to pay that much. Hugs, CatNipped CatMom to: Bandit, (a.k.a. "Bitch Cat From Hell"), 14, DLH Tabby

In my neverending mostly unsuccessful attempts to get organized and get a handle on clutter (which I hate).. Hobby Lobby had all wicker baskets 1/2 off, so I bought 3. One large one for a clothes hamper, one medium one to put beside DH's recliner for his "stuff"...remote, TV guide, books,...

I had a lovely suprise saturday. The adoptive mom and dad of 2 very sick, very feral, very timid and terrified kittens that I fostered in September '04 stopped by out of the blue and knocked on my door. When I got the kittens, they were infested with roundworm to the point they were puking them up,...

Well, someone apparently has fleas, and I guess that means we all do. I don't see any, but a follow up to Nipsy's ear surgery shows that he still has some issues, and the doc thinks it's probably fleas. Great. It's my fault. I did give them Frontline before letting the start to go outside, but...

Let's start out by saying that we are very open here, and not (normally) pushy about what is basically just a convention. However, since most text-based media simulate conversation, it has been the practice on Usenet, to post beneath the original text, so that people reading the followup will...

This is just wonderful!! Seriously!! They had been predicting for a day or two some winter weather so I told the kitties yesterday to purr for bad weather so Meowmie and Daddy could stay home with them and build a big fire in the fireplace. It worked!! When we went to bed last night, the...

They're by far the cutest kittens in existence. I need support to keep from trying to get one. If one becomes available to me I will not be able to resist....

Whistled and set the food out for Bootsie, our new mother, and White Stocking this morning. WS showed and went through *flop down, roll around, scratch my head, my tummy, pet my back while I rub against your legs* greeting ritual. Bootsie, however, didn't show for roll call and, with the neighbor...

Similar to the 1987 one, overnight. Boyfie and myself are tucked up safely in the house, so no need to worry about us. Whether it will happen, I don't know. It might do, our weather forecasters are quite good. I'll tell you tomorrow. If I have power.. Tweed

Scout and Silver take it in turns to escort us to the bathroom. If you close the door to keep them out they lie on the other side and poke their paws through underneath... they REALLY want to be in there, so they can walk in circles around you, rub against your legs, demand pets, and in Silver's...

My babies are busily exploring their new home, and we are a family again! I moved to Arizona on October 30th, having boarded the cats for the previous three days to spare them the chaos of the move. We then drove from California to Fountain Hills, spending one night in a motel. The cats were...

oh no, Pat -- purrs coming for Abelard to return home quickly! Christine "Pat" wrote in message ... He went out yesterday morning, as usual, and never came home. I called and called, searched and searched, all last night, all day today....