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You only fail when you quit trying.....

See this star fruit tree? It's Jan. 2, 2021.. Back in the summer we had a hurricane come through here, northeast of us with the eye only 40 miles away. The winds

When do you stop...

You wake up in the morning, feeling pleased with yourself... You stretch and wonder just what you should do today.. hmmm. Do you settle for what you completed yesterday

The secret world of cats....

Ernie's full name is Ernest Hemingway, he was named for the author famous for his love of polydactyl cats... Ernie scrunches down when you try to stroke his back

This Brings Me Joy...

I have been singing most of my life.. In the 60s, I was part of a folk group (who wasn't), but I lost my soprano range during an especially bad sore throat that

Not your average Big Bird

#IAmAliveChallenge "Chachalaca sitting in an old orange tree" doesn't exactly have the swing of "kookaburra sitting in an old gum tree" but it

Curiosity .....

#IAmAliveChallenge Since there are apparently are ankle-high signs around the neighborhood pointing to my house "Cat Lady Lives Here", I was not too excited

You can be alone but not lonely...

#IAmAliveChallenge I know many people who live alone say their biggest challenge is loneliness. For me, I can truthfully say, I am alone but not lonely. For one,

Vertical and Breathing....

#IAmAliveChallenge Vertical and breathing is always a good thing... although sometimes I wonder if there isn't more we could be doing to improve our health!

Thank goodness for big brothers!

There was no room in the hammock with Maisie and Callie, so Bessie decided to use Willie as her personal "bean bag"

Look Ma, No JingleBells...

Ernie isn't ashamed to show off his "abbreviated" privates on a hot day.... Gotta let the fan cool it all off.... Apparently he wears black shorts and

Just my cats.. enjoy....

Maisie has the cutest little "meh meh" instead of a meow... very feminine and petite... Somehow, I don't think Ernie wants me to brush my teeth in THIS

The Night My Leg Got Stupid....

Who can say for certain that what you did last week or do today can have far-reaching effects... a "pay it forward" so to speak.... Umpteen years ago,

Good Bye 2019, Hello 2020

I had trouble finding room on my desk while Callie and Teddy did a head-to-tail position, looking for all the world like a panorama pix of a cat... shortly thereafter,

Nothing is written in stone... ADJUST

Another life lesson... brought to you by way of a mistake... Now, last night, I had planned on making tacos... but somehow forgot to take the hamburger OUT of the

Before the dinner bell....

I put a square of paper towel under the cats' dinner plates, and Mr. Joey is patiently waiting.... fixating on the counter where the filled plate awaits. Plate down

Feline Ying Yang

Callie and Ernie were using each other's butt as a pillow, creates a unique Ying Yang symbol, and gently snoring their contentment...

Star Fruit progression....

We have one star fruit almost ready to pick, three newer ones on the same branch and another crop of flowers getting ready to grow some more...

Oh those cute little bleps!

No sure what Ernie's blep is all about... could it be because his heavier sister, Callie, is squooshing him into the hammock?

When even the cats want to move you out of your comfort zone....

So you wake up and realize you are clinging to the edge of the bed and can't even find your body pillow! "Couldn't y'all find a spot of sunlight to lie in????"

Thoughts of a kitten watching her human....

Thoughts of a cat watching her human during the morning "toilette"... 1.. poor thing, no wonder she only had two children... 2.. she keeps changing her