The Table is gone

 "Lynn, sunshine and my window seat!"

This set up is one of many sets of stairs that

were built in the early 90's for Peepers. That sweet

girl lost her hind leg to a second round of cancer

in 1992. But she never stopped climbing with her

stairs all in place.

In 1993, Seney came to live with us as a tiny kitten.

For the next 15 months, she followed Peepers every

where, including up and down all the stairs. So Seney

was accustomed to them the rest of her 20 year life.

Seney grew to be a very tall but skinny Maine Coon and

she did very little jumping because she had learned to

climb instead up and down.

When she died, we left a few in place for plant shelves,

and then Precious came in for a permanent stay a month

later. And to her, the stairs are just furniture to be used

as an ends to a means.

"I really don't miss the long table now that I'm back in

the sun here."

I'm glad, Precious, as the table spent too many months

in the living room, with the bags, and the box, and the

toys, and the...........................

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Not Much Help

"Lynn, I'm not sure what this is to be. But you know me

I'll walk on anything new on the floor."

   

I've been working on embroidery kit of a pair of pillowcases

for almost one year. I pull it out and get in an hour of work on

the days when I can not stand to look outside at the bad weather

and am tired of reading. I enjoy both things, but when a person

can not have a bit of a change up, these things then become more

like work than fun.

Precious really doesn't have a use for anything that is not

food or fun, so she is only posing for me because I asked her to.

"Lynn says my crunchie and lap time is about to change. She says

she is supposed to reset the clocks this weekend. Humans, what

is the kittie world coming to?"

This project will be months longer at my speed. I'm going along as

if I were the one sleeping from 7 AM until 2 PM. 

And to think 20 some years ago, I was able to work full time,

maintain the home completely, garden, can vegetables, and do

needle work a lot.  Now I maintain the home, and feel like I'm

beat for the day, wishing I was sleeping with Precious.

"Lynn, it's personal how long I nap. A girl must be well rested just

in case you come up with something more interesting than this."

Although, I have been able to take walks up and down our hill

here for the past week almost every day.  Still putting on way

too many clothes just to stay warm.

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Tickle me with a Feather

"Lynn, who gave me this great feather?  It doesn't seem to be

attached to a birdie but it is flying all about."

Precious will sometimes be tempted to play "catch the bird on a stick".

Only if we have not done such for quite a long spell. I have the short

end of a fishing pole with the string on it and the feather attached.

The feather is a free donation from one of the Red Shoulder Hawks

that live in the area and nest. As a matter of fact, I bought a black

rubber water tub, meant for small live stock like goats, and use 

it for a deer watering hole.  The Red Shoulder often baths in it.

When he does, during the molt I find feathers.

I keep this is the TV credenza and pull it out occasionally.  Of course,

she has to inspect the drawer to the max before we begin the game of

flying bird.  The table is still up and the quilt is still on it, but it

must be put away before the sun makes it's way West and and shines

on the cloth.

"Lynn, I'm in motion, catch me catching the Feather."

A couple of "whew, glad that's over" around here.

The foot of frozen concrete melted on Sunday Feb. 29

when we got 2 inches of rain.  And I got my first dose

of covid vaccine on Wed. March 3. They have been trying

once a week since Feb. 8 to do us that are between

65 and 70.  

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Table Time

 "Lynn, I'm getting a sun tan."

This is the folding table I use for the Christmas tree.

That's right, clear back in December and it is still

up. Precious has decided for me that it must stay.

She has her carpet covered step/window seat,

but with the crochet bed and the quilt, she is not wanting

to use her seat.

Instead, she looks out the window from the table,

and uses the protection of the quilt to jump and hide

when she thinks she may be attacked by us.

I'm not pleased that my very small living space is

now occupied by the table indefinitely, but she will

tire of it one day soon and down it will go 'til the 

12th month of 2021.  In the meantime, you can see

I am a sucker for her pleasure.
 

She doesn't mind scratching her ears while

ensconced there.  She quickly overtook the table

when I was silly enough to put the cat bed on it for

what I thought was just the day it was sunny. And 

since I have few sunny days in the winter, I never

dreamed she would want it every day. So thence,

I covered it with the quilt.

"I'm looking for birdies flying, Lynn. I don't

pose for such nonsense as purrsonal things,

the likes of scratching. Not lady like."

I leave you with a weather update. We have had sun for 3 days 

straight and above freezing each day. The 12 inch thick frozen

snow is now down to about 5 inches, like a fallen cake in the

oven when someone slams the door. You can not imagine

how I feel better with sun, as we easily have 10 to 14 days

in a row of no sun at all.

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Put and Take

 "Where has this 'naner been hiding? I thought it got too

ripe and you threw it out."

One month of having her own 'naner, and she is still

playing with it off and on. The offs are when I put it away

in a plastic baggie to keep the scent in and let her forget

she has it.

Precious received a box one day in January and it now has

3 windows with sills and a front porch with roof.

"Who put this fruit on my sill?  I still want the house

painted and wall papered. Can't do that with trash around."

"I'll just have to get it off the sill. Lynn, you are

not helpful to me."

"I'm whapping it with all I got, Lynn. If it

isn't already over ripened, I'll make it a mashed

banana."

This beautiful frozen snow is about 30 inches from over the past 3 1/2 weeks.

It looks to be only a foot deep and it is, however it has settled with 

each additional snowfall and frozen. So much that I can walk on

it without breaking through.  I am so over February. Today's

storm is to bring in 6 to 10 more inches. Tomorrow I will be

shoveling off that clean driveway, again.

 And I realize

how lucky I am that we only have snow up here and not the devastating

ice.

"Whew, Lynn, now the 'naner is done for I'm thinking I 

could really go for a hot chicken dinner. I see just

which one I will pick out."

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Gentleman Caller

 "I hear Blackie. Open the door. What's he doing here?

Is he bringing me a Valentine tuna?"

I hope I have better pictures this time for you.

It was 7 AM when Precious knew we had company.

I really should learn to just keep my finger on the

camera button and just take a 100 shots then sort them

out.  The reason is because Blackie was in a very

aggressive mood.  He lunged at the door 4 times,

hitting it full force with his mouth open in a yowl.

The fourth time, he landed back on his haunches and still

had his mouth open, I think he was seeing stars. I quickly

closed the door, as I was afraid he would break a tooth,

get a bloody nose or worse.  It looked like he was trying

to pop his jaw back into place!

In all this Precious just sat and stared. She never once

raised a paw or jumped.

"He used to be nice to me, Lynn. Why is he such a

grouch these days? And now lookie, he's eating my

wacky weed again. That isn't romantic."

The below picture is the most recent with a foot of very frozen snow

on the ground. They are searching for apple peal I put out every

evening in an area on the grass that was shoveled a bit so

they can also eat grass.

"I'd rather look at these quiet deer than that grumpy Blackie."

This is part of the herd of 17 we have regularly in our back yard.

The does, fawns and the 1 1/2 year olds. The bucks are now all

out of site as the girls no longer of an interest to them.  We saw 6

mature, distinctly different bucks this Fall.

Usually my chair

 "Lynn, I think I need your chair for a nap."

Precious usually sleeps in my chair when I am

in bed at night.  But this particular dark and dismal

day, she decided there was nothing to watch outside

and wanted a nap in the open.  Mostly she

naps in the deep dark of her many hideaways.

I don't use the chair until around 6 pm when I decide

to unwind in front of the TV with an entertaining

DVD playing and Precious on my legs. 

 I really got to enjoy seeing my girl out in

the open during the day. Her nap lasted about

2 hours.  I feel she has vulnerability  issues, so

I have to think that is why she has to sleep only

when she is safely hidden.

"Keep it down, Lynn.  I'm trying to get my

beauty rest. It's no wonder I sleep under

the bed or in the closet,  geesh!"

"oooh, lookie what Lynn did to me.

This picture is when I was svelte."

"Jo Jo's mom told her to paint me and she was finally

able to figure it out.  With my brains and her thumbs."