7 + 4 Weeks: Nature, Neighborhood, and Cats
I’ve never been very good at planning, but somehow my plans still work out. Just sometimes later than sooner. Nature and my cats help keep me on track.
8 Weeks and Baby Steps #nature #cats
Baby steps are the kind of steps that risk-adverse people like to take. These kind of steps pay off in huge rewards of light and color, warmth and furry critters.
9 Weeks and Tiny Flora and Fauna #iPhonephotography #cats #nature
Getting close to that time when our cats will have to work for their food.
10 Weeks and Planning How to Drop the “R” Bomb
The “R” bomb meaning retirement, resignation. Gee, those words really sound kind of depressing, like I’m resigning myself to retiring into oblivion. But that’s not how I see it. I might retreat further into my bubble when I retire, but my bubble needs some serious attention. I read recently that […]
11 Weeks: We Have Flowers and A Cat Update #flowers #cat #nature
The adventure has begun in earnest. Will he or won’t he become the fourth dimension of the kitty kingdom that is our home?
12 Weeks and Now I Have a New Man in My Life #lifewithcats #writerswithcats
I’m continuing my countdown in perhaps a more upbeat tone that I had when I started. The next 70-some days will be rough for this country, no doubt. I’m no Pollyanna, but I can be optimistic. I’m old enough to know that staying calm, being patient, and holding on to […]
13 Weeks and Counting #hanginginthere #nature #vote
I love the number thirteen. That and the fact that I got an extra hour’s sleep this weekend made me feel quite chippy on Sunday. Monday (today) starts week #13 in my countdown, so for once I actually looked forward to Monday. To a point anyway. This will no doubt […]
14 Weeks and Counting #reflections #nature #aging
At 63 years old, I still enjoy getting dirty as much as I did when I was 6.
15 Weeks and Counting #wfh #newchapter #nature
My husband and I used to walk the 12-mile loop, although for me anyway the last two miles were more hobbling than walking. These days neither of us can manage walking the 6-mile loop. Bad knees, bad back, less tolerance for heat and humidity. But we have bikes.
Getting Older and Getting Better #aging #writing
As if I needed another reason to anticipate a new chapter in my life, I received word yesterday that an anthology of essays and poems on aging–including one of my own–has just been published!
