That’s funny K:)).
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That’s funny K:)).
I similarly feel bad for our Oggie sometimes because Raymond is so energetic and playful and doesn't respect Oggie's need for some peaceful quiet time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
The only time I've seen him do it is when he accidentally got trapped in my room when I was vacuuming. He got scared and crawled under the comforter to hide. I just happened to see the lump so I turned off the vacuum and let him escape to the downstairs where he feels safer. Boone is 16lbs but a baby at heart. He suckles to soothe himself. Normally on my shirt in the armpit area. Then he buries his head and falls asleep. Even when I am sleeping. He wakes me up by trying to move my arm with his paw so he can get to my armpit. Gracie on the other hand is Miss Independent. Can't hold her but she will allow herself to sit on my lap from time to time. Boone loves to be held. He even reaches up like this when I bend down to pick him up. **This is not a video of him. Just a cat who does the same thing** Cat Loves Hugs | Can I Get a Pick Me Up? - YouTubeQuote:
Originally Posted by rosarugosa
I watched that entire video of the black and white cats who likes to be picked up. Cats!
At least that cat has a slim build. At 16lbs, picking Boone up like that is like picking up a cinder block.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
Now I need to see a full body photo of him. This is necessary!Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
Boone
That's a big cat! And both are cuties!
My rave for today is IT'S FRIDAY!!! :cool: (Even though it's Friday the 13th :0! )
I am proud of myself. Slow day at work so I did what I love to do. Look online for seasonal home decor. On two separate sites, I had a few things in my cart but I deleted them and didn't buy them. I knew that I really didn't need them even though I really wanted them. Probably saved $100 by checking myself. :cool:
Thank you. He is quite the cat.Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
My rave for today is that at almost 50, I am finally confident in myself that I can be bare faced on the weekends... sometimes. :~)
@Iris... after posting those pictures, I found this one which sums up his life in a nutshell. Sitting by the fire while he meticulously bathes himself. :laff:
He looks like a sweetie! Our Ogden loves to be picked up and hugged too!
nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
Just got my first cataract eye surgery. One week later 20/20 in that eye and I could see most of the 20/15 line. Now I a happily waiting for the second one at the end of this week.
Super easy, simple, fast, no pain. Only discomfort is when they pull off the tape holding the drape to the face. Wish I had not waited even one day. I have worn glasses for 60 years.
Congrats, sweetana! I hope the 2nd goes just as well!
Wow Sweetana, that is wonderful!
Sweetana, good job. DH went from having super bad eyesight all of his life to nearly 20/20 after cataract surgery. This is truly one of the modern miracles of medicine.
sweetana- congratulations! I am thankful every day for the surgery! Having 6 pairs of readers from the drug store everywhere in the house and car is the only down side! BUT! I don't have glasses at all as of now. Might succumb to progressives if I can't pass the drivers' eye exam without them, but so far I've been thrilled every day to be glasses free.
Good news indeed, Sweetana!
This morning when walking my dog in the local cemetery with large trees as per my usual routine for some time, visiting with the other regulars, some facing serious health challenges and others just glad to be about on a cooler morning, I commented to one couple about the unique, fun, supportive community feeling that exists. They agreed with enthusiasm with the DH saying, "You come here and things are 'normal' and friendly". We laughed about an informal daily gathering in a cemetery as being normal but it is. During lockdown, it was part of our bubbles which included the maintenance staff.
Newcomers gradually get to know each other, where we live, where we came from, family situation, share recipes, advice based on experience, successes and challenges, etc. It is a unique community. Some of the regulars join in the conversations, others don't; some have dogs to walk, some don't. Some are young and others very old and frail. I have learned to mention if I am going away for a few days as they discuss who is going to check on me if I am missing too long. It struck me today as kind of neat how human beings can be quite remarkable social, tolerant creatures. Wish more of the world was like this.
Razz, that’s great about your cemetery friends:)). Cataract surgery results last forever and getting it done was great. I still need reading glasses though.
What a lovely story, Razz, and what a great group. One of the problems of living so isolated with Covid is forgetting just how great people are, for the most part.
For the last year or two, I had been saving egg cartons for a local woman who raises chickens. I don't know her but she had put out a request on our local FB giving page. Today she sent me a message that she wants to give me a dozen eggs as a thank you, which is a sweet and unexpected surprise. :)
How nice, rr! I used to do the same thing, but then was told the person had enough for a couple years. I guess she got responses from more people than just me. LOL
The orchid that I gave Mom when she went into the first assisted living place looked dead after a year in isolation in the pandemic--obviously she had stopped watering it, and nobody else bothered. It was one brown
leaf. I brought it home in January and now it is healthy and flourishing, with three glossy green leaves!
(She used to love her orchids, and always gave then a bath with the sprayer every day, because she said they lived in tropical rain forests, and it rained every day. I am suspicious of this "ice cube orchid thing." So bringing it back feels like I am channeling her spirit a little and she's still in there!)
That's so nice, Tybee! I had one and gave it to a sibling who was better with orchids than it turns out I was.
That's wonderful!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
Got an award and a check for $1350 today at work. Didn't deserved either but hey, if they want to give it to me, who am I to say no, right??? :cool:
Nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
Way to go!Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
Well, you know darned well that they wouldn't have given it to you if they didn't feel you deserved it! Congratulations, and well-deserved!Quote:
Originally Posted by Klunick
Congratulations on your award!
Nice! Congrats!
Once I was telling someone about an award I won at work and he said, "You didn't win it, you earned it." Same to you Klunick. Organizations don't give out money for nothing.
I cleaned out a storage room so... no, I really didn't deserve it. :laff: Even told my boss that. He said that I was "part of the process" so that is why I was included with the rest of my officemates. Really only 3 out of the 5 of us did the bulk of the work and deserved it. The other person did some labels for the project so she really didn't deserve anything either in my opinion. Made me feel like I was part of the "everyone gets a trophy" mentality and I hate that.Quote:
Originally Posted by catherine
Nice reward for your work!
Mass Audubon has given the green light to start feeding the birds again! There has been a mysterious bird illness in the Middle Atlantic states, and we were asked to take down our feeders as a preventative measure a month or two ago. We've been feeding the birds here for about 35 years, and I felt like such a bad, unreliable friend when my birds would show up and there was no food for them.
Rosa, Good news. I'll have to check here in MD as I shut down the bird baths as well....Hoping it is better here, now. enjoy the birds. We had several goldfinches on the cone flower. I did keep out the hummingbird feeder.
That notice was in the Midwest, too.
I finally figured out the clips mystery! I kind of did it again, only this time I wrote "FB clips." It was a reminder to order some spare clips for my Fitbit Inspire, since I wear it clipped to my clothing instead of on my wrist, and the clips tend to break after a bit. I've gone ahead and ordered them so I don't have to write any more perplexing little notes to myself, at least on that particular topic, lol. The vines still need to be clipped. :)