This is me checking in. I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth, despite any signs to the contrary. I have been sick since Sunday with some weird mixture of a high fever and a cold, which is why I have been noticeably absent from both blogging and email, but I am finally feeling [...]
Archive > March 2005
Just a reminder.
I will be away from the computer until the 26th. I will answer emails after that date, but will also continue to be away from the computer more than usual. Spring is almost here, and the outside is calling.
A cat, a feline in the flesh…
In a nod to Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, my husband has named our feral cat Wendel.
Meow.
I put up a fence this morning on the steps of my deck. It is a white plastic gate that most people would use in their house for child-proofing a room. The gate is to keep the feral cat from jumping onto the birds. The fence will not stop him from climbing over it, but [...]
I had to make a note.
I just looked out my window and saw two Pileated woodpeckers. I guess that means the female finally found a mate. Very, very cool.
Dante and his inferno.
There is a cat that frequents our neighborhood. I see him hiding in drainage holes and occasionally roaming the woods. I could not tell if he was a stray or feral cat until yesterday when I saw him eating birdseed. He ran off as soon as he saw me. Today I decided I wanted to [...]
