Snap of calendar

Snap of calendar, a photo by siouxzb on Flickr.

Snap of calendar

Cherry Blossoms and Tea

Happy February

Today M'Agnes was helping us prune.

She was very helpful and made sure all the cut branches stayed on the ground.

I think she had more fun with the citrus than the prunus as there was more branches and leaves to swat into submission.

She looked very beautiful with the cherry blossoms all around, 

I would have liked it better if I could have gotten a better picture of her in them.

It really is to early for this to be blooming. It is the only one so no fruit this year I hope the other trees bloom more together so I might get at least a little fruit from the trees.

I did finally use my 'new' tea cup.

this cup is wonderful and has its own tea strainer and lid!

I christened it with rose tea.

The real question is "What are my tea leaves trying to tell me?" 

Is that a cat?

Is that a bat?

What does a cat and bat have to tell me?

Or

Is this a very fat tree?

The other day I was at half price books and found a small treasure.  It was an Andre Norton book that I had never read.  The book is Cats eye. It was published in '62.  I am pretty sure it predates Beast Master as it seem to be toying with the idea of a mental communication between animal and human.  I am so very very sad that Andre Norton has passed on I wish I had gotten to meet her.  At least now with her estate settled her books can now be republished.

I know some people think her stories are to sketchy but really think about the time she lived in and how many she rolled out. Science fiction and fantasy takes on history. She created whole worlds to be explored.  She made me question the run of time. I no longer accept linear time and have not for quite some time.  It is splintered, it circles on itself. Time is irrelevant.

As I was reading this book that is older than me, that on its front cover says for young and old readers, has inside it an advertisement.

 A very shocking one for this generation.

Inside this book for Young and old readers is a pull out ad for Kent Cigarettes.

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Deepest apologies for not posting since September. I have yet again a new laptop the last one was shattered when it fell. I have not seen Lakota or Mikael in months I think they are gone for good this time. I miss them.
Gabrielli is still here as is Moira they are the last of Bettie's babies. She also shows up from time to time, unfortunately She also gets run off by Carmen. I am more and more thinking that Carmen has Bengal in her. Her demeanor, spots and size really make me positive.
M'Agnes my very delicate chocolate pointed Siamese with an attitude from hell's half acre.  She plays Elder Pounce still but now the Elders no longer hold back, she was taught how to spar and that she does. 
We were recently up at the prairie and she went for a walk of a mile I was allowed to hold her on the way back.  I did get some good pictures and jokingly stated that a colorway was needed to match the picture.
Well Guess What

We Haz Colorway
Laura from The Unique Sheep has created a beautiful hand paint to match our girl and I am currently knitting it up using a Susan Pandorf design called Rivendell. This is a smoke ring that I have been eyeing for some time and finally gave in and bought a copy of the pattern. That was before the colorway was created.  I see the irony of it.
I think M'Agnes if one of the best things to happen to me. Everything snowballs and I am finally doing the things I talked about.
I have now made 2 calendars
I have a colorway
I am knitting lace

If this girl had not have such a fan base I would probably still be talking and not doing.

Just a random observation. I find it very odd that some cats will not tolerate each other yet sleep with only a thin sheet of netting between them.

freeze dried chicken livers

I think I have found the ultimate cat treat!
They stink,
they are crispy dry,
AND they have the cats begging!
House and street alike.
These are of course hidden in the dog section of the smaller pet supply stores.
After all Only Dogs get treats that are healthy. Cats need corn, grain, rice and soy. what cat would want a pure meat treat it is not like they are carnivores is it? Oh wait Cats are carnivores and Require meat in their diet.

These treats are 100% pure chicken liver
They are made in Georgia. Well that is the American Georgia not the European Georgia.
They are the original freeze dried training treat. Called Pro treats for dogs.

Why is everything for dogs? and why when they finally package it for cats the price goes up exponentially?

Gabrielli

I am having problems with Gabrielli,she has wounded her throat and is staying away from me. She sits at the perimeter of the yard up on the fence and cries. I sometimes get her to come to me and can bring her in to tend where she has scratched herself to a bloody raw mess.


She will them sigh and sleep. Then manages to disappear in the morning. She has kitty dementia and it is getting real rough now. I am wondering if I did her any favor when I raced her to the vet after the bad reaction to the rabies vacc. I sometimes think it would have been kinder to let her go. She is such a loving cat when she is aware of her surroundings.
Right now she is not aware she is lost and does not know who I am. She will approach Lulu but is wary of the rest.
I had her inside with the inflated collar so of course someone let her outside.... oh i did not see her sneak past... She did manage to get the collar off so I have no idea where it is.
Gabrielli, I love you please come back in where I can take care of you.