Happy New Week all.
Big surprise this morning!!! Heard a knock on the front door at 8:15 and thought it was the neighbor who'd just had a load of bricks delivered to their driveway, but NO!! It was my granddaughter, with a basket of flowers, champagne, scones she'd baked plus jars of lemon and raspberry curd on a spur-of-the-moment trip to celebrate my birthday early!! I was amazed and thrilled. She had a few days off what with shift changes, etc., and since we don't get to spend a lot of "just us" time, she decided to drive here to spend a day with me and OH without the rest of the family buzzing about. She even made dinner reservations at our favorite restaurant in Montecito! You can't believe how thrilled I was - and so happy - what a special treat. She's off to her Mom's tomorrow (daughter is not aware she's in town at all, so that'll be another unexpected treat) and they'll spend the day together before she drives back to Arizona on Monday. So happy!
Will respond to posts tomorrow, but in the meantime, take care everyone. :-)))))
Unknown said:Heather, I can understand your OH thinking ahead and maybe not being able to drive in the future. We have been thinking about that, especially in the last year when OH was told not to drive. We never know what the future may have in store for us. Mind you, your OH is still driving and is very active :-))
Heather, I can understand your OH thinking ahead and maybe not being able to drive in the future. We have been thinking about that, especially in the last year when OH was told not to drive. We never know what the future may have in store for us. Mind you, your OH is still driving and is very active :-))
Lindybird - I have often thought about taking on an older cat but it would have to be one that was used to dogs, most cats would not take kindly to a lively whippet! not to mention what she would think of them. Having said that, I have introduced cats to dogs before now and it has turned out successfully.
BRENDA- Thank you for thinking of it but Sheana doesn't have any money over about £10 in her possession, the Home discourage it. She carries all her (costume) jewellery around in her handbag because she fears it will be stolen. Usually after a good search, I find the 'stolen'articles. She tends to hide things away because of her fears.For example I found two jars of face cream wrapped up in a petticoat. It is quite sad that her quality of life is somewhat spoilt by these thoughts which started when she was still at home. There was a big to do over £100 once and thank goodness I found it before she started giving me suspicious looks. If she stops trusting me, we are in BIG TROUBLE :-))))
Morning all: For some reason, I'm a day ahead this week - keep thinking it's Friday so rather pleased when I remember it isn't.
Sounds like folks in the northern UK are getting all that snow that the NE US got earlier.
Saw that Andy M got through to the Ozzie finals, but the match is just after midnight our time (as far as I can figure) so I think I'll be missing it...
Was busy filling in some holes in the dymondia (with more dymondia) yesterday and looked up to see this incredibly scruffy little terrier making its way along the sidewalk. No collar or anything. There's a family up the road who have dogs they don't bother to control, but I didn't recognize this one. Managed to corral it and took it on a walk around the houses, banging on doors, but nobody else recognized it either. One neighbor said someone else had been asking about it and said it had been loose around the neighborhood for a couple of days. Anyway, gave it (a him actually) some water and then he scarfed his way through two bowls of cat food. I posted a description and photo on two local message boards and then took him off to the county shelter, where they scanned him, but found no chip, then gave him a much-needed shampoo and blow dry. I got his ID number there, then went next door to another (more - um - well funded) shelter that doesn't take strays but will take transfers of "adoptable" dogs (and this little fella is really sweet) from the county shelter, which is overcrowded, and gave them his info. Anyway, Heather's mention of the soulful expression in Lindy's pup's eyes really struck a note. This poor little critter gave me such a sad look when they put the shelter leash on him and took him away I nearly boo-hooed, whereupon one lady asked if I wanted to be first in line to adopt him! Not quite, says I. But I will keep track of him to make sure he at least ends up in a safe shelter. Here's a photo of him.
Heather: Just had some Seville orange marmalade (nice and tart) on my toast. Love it. Poor old S; wonder what it is that makes so many old people (nobody in our age bracket of course!) paranoid in their later years as opposed to displaying some other trait...
Brenda: Interesting to read about the punch up with the robins! I'm sure our hummingbirds are siphoning off the nectar in the front feeder and selling it at a profit! It's disappearing on a daily basis while the rear one seems to last at least four. I should probably move them closer together....
Rita: No chance you could "foster" a cat from a local shelter. Our local humane society (all our animal shelters, private and county, are on the same street) has a very elegant "petting" room where volunteers can sit and stroke the inmates. All our family cats seem to go to 18, which Lightning is now approaching.
Lindybird: Your suggestion to Rita is a good one (although I just read that she has a lively whippet). My daughter, who isn't that old, adopted the oldest dog in the shelter - lovely old Shepherd/Chow mix - who was also their longest resident. The employees were thrilled coz they were afraid nobody would ever want him. I saw the news of the earthquake - about 20 miles from my sister's home in Lincolnshire. Haven't heard if she felt it though. Re your friends "stuck" in the countryside and unable to drive; this is, I think, what's behind my sister and her OH putting their house on the market. They have buyers, but that couple is waiting for their own house to sell; fortunately, nobody seems in a rush.
I've blathered on long enough. It's nice and cloudy here today - cool too - almost like Winter!
Take care and stay safe and warm (or coo if you're AQ).
Rita - after I turned 60 ,I have rescued only the "senior" cats from shelters. They make lovely pets because their lives have quite often been turned upside down due to abandonment or death of owners, etc. I am 80 now and just rescued a 10 year old tuxedo cat. Love him to death. My other cats are in their golden years.
I just hope to give them a loving home in their later years while they provide me with companionship and quite often a lot of laughs
ANNETTE re your pic of the bedraggled terrier- it would break anyone's heart. It must have been so hard to leave him but I'm so glad that you have asked to be updated about things xx
Bjane, Lovely to hear about your latest cat. Do your other cats accept a new one ?
Annette,That was so good of you to take so much trouble with the stray dog, when other people were obviously content to let it roam. As Heather says, it must have been so difficult for you to leave him at the shelter, especially when he gave you " such a sad look." I do hope there is a happy outcome for him.
Brenda - My other cats are girls and Ozzie is a boy, so they were okay after the initial reaction. I would never introduce another girl into the fray. Female cats think they should be the only cat in the house but they will accept a male cat.