Indoor Camping

"Lynn, don't put that sheet in the pantry.  I want it."

Precious, I am trying to fold laundry.

What are you going to do, go camping?

This bulge in the sheet is Precious.

I draped it over the basement stairs banister

for her enjoyment.  When she is finished camping in

a few weeks, it'll need a good washing.  All the

grey furs embedded in it will be unbelievable.

"What are you doing?  Trying to make me

look like I'm in jail?"

Nope, Precious,  I just wanted humans to see

the inside of your tent.  I had to raise the

"flap" to stick my head under  to get your picture.

Just don't try lighting a camp fire under there

just because it has turned back to winter.

We had extreme heat 2 weeks ago. And now

this week it is 30 degrees below normal every day.

The bird baths are frozen in the morns, and

we have had the "10" snows after the

forsythia blooms.  Oh yay, that is supposed to

be THREE snows.

"Oh my,  Lynn just read on The Poupounette that we have

spam folder on Blogger!  I have 74 comments and Lynn just clicked on 

many to load the comments where they were intended.

Thank you all very much and sorry Lynn did not see them earlier."

PS, I do not like computers at all and I am very

ignorant actually for this reason.

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She stepped out!

 "Lynn, this is a bit scary.  I like the warm air and sitting here with you but it is all so new to me.

Four or five times a year Precious and I spend

a lovely long weekend or even a full week at home

alone.  The first time this year it was in March and

the weather here meant staying inside unless I 

dressed like and Eskimo to take a walk.

The week after Easter, April 10 thru 16, we had an exceptionally

long week at home together.  And the weather was

picture perfect.  I biked 5 days out of 7. 

And had lots of weeding and pruning to do and loved

every bit of it.

So here I was sitting on the patio for a bit

in the shade as it was 79 degrees and hot in

the sun.  I have not put the screen door up yet

for the back but I left the glass slider open a few

inches so Precious could sit and smell the air.

She shocked me when she asked if she could come out and look

around.  She was tasting the air in this picture.  She never did

go all the way over to inspect the grass.  But she has never

been a grass eating girl.  Peepers and Seney loved to eat it.

Every time I moved a bit to get her picture

she started to bolt for inside.  Which is a good 

thing actually.

"Lynn,  I think I better go in and take a long

bath.  I must have gotten dirty just being out here."

The Ohio Wildlife Division has just issued a

warning statement that Lyme disease is up in Ohio.

I stopped to speak to a jogger while I was riding,

and he had stepped off the path just a couple feet

into some grass and immediately had ticks on him.

And this is just mid April.  One good reason

that I am glad Precious is not too interested in

outdoors.

However, on that note, she did go out 2 other

afternoons with me. I had my plants sunning

but they can not be planted until mid May

due to more frost will occur.

After a wonderful week, on Monday 17th we

had rain, sleet and snow.  Can't wait for real

Spring to get here and stay.

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Post-Easter Post

 "Lynn, what's with this bunny up here?"

"I'm shooting death rays at you with my eyes

fur the interuption."

Precious couldn't make up her mind to go upstairs

or not.  So I thought she'd get a bit jealous if

the rabbit was in her spot.  We had a couple mornings

when it was peaceful and not blowing gales and 

thundering.  She went up for her morning nap.

"I am not going to give that rabbit the time of day.

I just am tired of hiding out under the bed.  I thought

I gave it up a couple weeks ago when the furnace

did not need to run non-stop. But the Thunder

Boomers have been awful."

And as this week has been just shooting along, it is

super sunny and extra warm.  So I have had the

fun of being on my bike a few days in a row.

Loving it.

"Lynn, what's with the fake bunnies.  I saw

real live bunnies in the backyard in the dark

morning and they were cavorting around.  That's 

correct hoomans, this is the word fur girl bunnies

to decide if they want a certain boy bunny.  Soon

we oughta have babies."

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Brushing Up for Easter

 "Lynn, get the ears, chin, cheeks, and of course all the

rest of my grey onesie, please."

"That's about purr-fect."

This is the 5 PM routine every day of the week.

And if I am late, Precious lets me know she is waiting.

And this is my reward at 5:30.

Three hours of leg time.

"I am getting all groomed fur 

Easter Sunday this weekend."

Happy Easter, Sunday April 9.

Some of our furry feline friends are having Passover

this week. We wish them peace and blessings.

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Tea Time

 "Lynn, you can have the blueberry pancakes and the hot tea. 

Give me the scrambled eggs, please."

Just us girls one mid morning having a quiet time.

"I like eggs sometimes. And this is one

of those times."

"I stayed up all morning long hoping I'd

get some more food.  And I did!"

I figured Precious was deserving of a bit of

warm egg as she did not go directly to sleep

at 6:30 in the morn, as usual.

She kept me company and we played chase the

jingle ball.  Then she sacked out for just a rest

on my jacket I placed on the floor for her.

My pancakes were tasty and I did get most of the

egg.

Some of our furry friends and their humans will 

be celebrating Passover this coming week.

May it be a blessed one.

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Cat foods and prices

 "Lynn, please do not cut off my supply of meals!  I know I am

an expensive kitty to feed."

Not to worry Precious. I will continue to buy your

brand of crunchies.  However, I was going to tell 

folks about the price.  I am sure they are going 

through the exact thing as us.

I started Precious on Purina One dry food in

January of 2020.  It has helped her drop 2 pounds and 

as of now, keep it off.  So I don't want to change a thing.

When I started it, it was so much less expensive than

the many different levels of prescription cat food 

we had to try and fail on weight loss.  It was only $7.00

for a 3 pound bag instead of $15.  

Then covid and pandemic and the lack of cat food. 

It has been hard to find some times, but I keep at least

3 if not 4 bags in reserve. 

The price has slowly gone up to $11 one month ago.

It is now $13 this week at the grocery.

I can only guess how the prescription food has gone up.

And when I was at the grocery, I found this new cat food.

"Lynn, isn't this the woman who used to croon tunes and 

married the wacky Garth Brooks?   She knows how

to cook cat food now?"

I guess so Precious.  And no, you do not get to try the

stuff out, no matter the price.  You know canned food,

even if it is in an "apple juice" style box, it is still 

soft and messes with your innards.

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Time Change or no Change

"Everyone fur time changes, raise your paw.  Lynn and I are

agin them fur a few reasons."

"One reason is Lynn is a nut about "time". She

always has to know what time it is and she must

always get up at the same time, 5:15."

"Now, fur me.  This newest change meant Lynn got up at

the old 4:15 AM and I was still asleep in our recliner.

So she POKES me with her finger to wake me up!  Now

mind you, I do like my breakfast but not the poking."

Now, Precious, please let me explain so folks and kitties

do not thing I am being hurtful to you.

I have to walk down the dark hall into the dark

kitchen and get the jar of crunchies out of the cabinet in the dark.

When you are not circling my ankles, and remember you

too are dark, I have to feel around for you.  In this case,

I poked around on the chair and there you were, asleep!

"Then there is the loss of one hour of sleep in the Spring,

and in the Fall, the extra hour means I have to wait

longer fur breakfast!  Someone stop the clock!"

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