Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Autumn Again?? 2012

Odd. It seems everytime I log in, it's autumn, yet another year (or 2) later!
October 31, western Mass has survived the hurricane Sandy. It all seems so surreal, the storm that has swallowed up the Atlantic seaboard and more.
NaNoWriMo 2012 starts tomorrow. I'm so excited. I haven't participated since 2009. I've been dealing with major health recovery each of the last 2 autumn/winter seasons (reconstructive surgeries).
Halloween is a black cat!

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Been hybernating

Wow. March 20TEN! Only just starting to thaw out from winter. Was a mild one, still.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Fall in the Valley


Fall Foliage is in full swing; predictions say it won't be here very long. Sharp frosts, hard cold nights may effect its beautiful duration. It's too early for snow!!! but.... flurries are imminent.
Try clicking on the image for a full size-varied angle view. Connecticut River in Sunderland, shot from Mt. Sugarloaf October 09.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Waiter, There’s a pill in my dinner!


The ongoing saga of "how I gave my cat his meds."

Well, if you're just tuning in, last week we had the "blue liver pill" fiasco.
I've discovered--via my 3rd-sibling sister--a neat little product called "Greenies Pill Pockets," at the Farmers Supply. It's a nice soft little cat treat, with a hole in it, where you stick the [blue liver] pill, squish it all closed around the pill, and give your cat a treat!

so, okay. Abu's good with that. for day one. day two. day three. Then, he seems to have caught on. Day four. I left the two treats he gets on the carpet for him. He left them there. About three hours later when I checked on the treats, sitting there exactly in the same spot was one little blue pill. No treats.

The following night: let's switch the treats, put that pill in a different treat, and squish it all up. Three hours later. Nice little blue pill sitting on the carpet!

Okay, so now, well, we've finished up the prescription of blue pills (yes, the in-the-mouth-last resort method did it). Now we just get the one-half tablet of thyroid pills, which break down real nice. That one goes in the pill pocket. No problems!

Last night, I got his treats all nice and ready (all two of them). I set them down on my little couch-side table, on a little tray, while I went to the kitchen to gather my dinner, figuring to give Abu his treats a little bit later, while we're both sitting there. So, I'm on my couch. I'm eating my fresh corn on the cob from Butynski's, {delicious!}. I glance over to the little table, to the little tray. There's NO treats!!! Just a couple of treat crumbs. He ATE his treats!! he went and got them himself, and he ATE them! Pill and all.
What a funny little pumpkin!

Monday, June 8, 2009

French King Bridge


Another view of the Connecticut.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

winter was for hibernating

Wow!!! It's April 15th, and A whole quarter has gone by, almost 2 of them! with no post. Not that there hasn't been plenty to blog about, but I just never made it here.
Will try to correct that in the next few days.....