May 5, 2008
It’s the time of year when everything is bursting open - while my tulips have faded, the redbud in the back has finally decided (after several years of skipping flowering and going straight to leaf, just to spite us) that it is, in fact, a redbud. We’re thrilled it has deigned to bloom in our backyard, [...]
February 24, 2008
What a glorious sunshiney day. My semi-elderly cat is soaking up the rays, moving from chair to chair in the dining room as the sliver of sunshine arcs across the room. He’s loving the sunshine too, flipping over now and then to “brown the other side”.
January 19, 2008
This past week my husband was overseas on business. He’s back now, I’m grateful for his safe return and the chocolate he brought, of course, but I’m also grateful for the time apart.
A Sailor’s Suitcase, originally uploaded by Bob AuBuchon.
I am grateful for the little pleasures of having the house to myself: sleeping diagonally across [...]
June 23, 2007
In 1994, me and my new boyfriend got accosted by a stray cat. Not in a bad way.
July 23, 2006
My cat, Floyd, is quite fluffy and so he overheats in warm weather. His cool-off spot is in my closet. He’s been there a lot this summer. I’ve probably got too much stuff on the floor right now because he barely fits. Today he left his paws sticking out under the door.
not particularly objective musings on odds and ends - Dunrie Greiling, Ann Arbor, MI 48103