A quick survey

Daily writing promptWhat are your favorite animals?View all responses It is dangerous for me to answer this prompt. The cats or the dog are likely to take offense if they suspect even a shred of favoritism. So to be safe, I'll quit while I'm ahead. So I decided to put the question to Max, Sabrina, …

Lots of Responsibility

Pets are a lot of responsibility!

The Grey Menace Goes Hunting

My all too wise Canadian feral cat, Clancy, saw himself as a tough guy.

Responsibilities

Daily writing promptWhen was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)?View all responses Sabrina: What would he do if he didn't have us to remind him that it was getting chilly and the stove needed to be lit? That wood needed to be brought in? Sigh...I thought kittenhood would last …

Busy, Busy

Daily writing promptWhat is your favorite hobby or pastime?View all responses Just one? You have to be kidding! Lets see computer games, writing this blog, my garden, carving, spending time with my family, spending time with my pets and of course my model railroad. Let me spill the beans on getting rid of frustration in …

Meoowwww

Daily writing promptWhat's a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?View all responses I think I am known as a cat lover. I currently find my life led by two adorable Bengal/Tabby mixes. Prior to them was Her Imperial Majesty, Xenia, Empress of all she surveyed. Before that had been the incredible Sidgen …

Let’s See…

Daily writing promptWhat's your priority tomorrow?View all responses Sabrina: Let's see...play tag with Marcus, or play with a toy? Which toy? Wait a minute, where is my favorite? Upstairs on the bed? Under the bed? In dad's office? Marcus: Full disclosure! They're in my hidey hole. My toys! Later on in the morning: Dad: …

Woolly Comfort!

It's true. I do enjoy the better things in life. At the first hint of fall, I desire that wonderful heated blanket, and of course, the wonderful zebra-patterned one that is woolly. I thrive on luxury and the lanose feel, the warm comfort of wool against my fur is so exquisite. I don't know why …

Toys, Toys!!!

Last night, Sabrina lost her favorite toy beneath one of the cabinets in the kitchen. Getting down on my knees and using a stick, I groped around under the cabinet. I got the expected dust bunnies, pens, a long-lost wooden spatula, and this assortment of toys. Both cats behaved as though it were Christmas. Sabrina: …

Filet Mignon

It all started in the early seventies when I was a beginning undergraduate student at Boston University. I was still attending the Metropolitan College, working days and living in my workshop on Sherman Street in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood. I think the where needs some comment. The building was a huge subdivided nineteenth-century loft building: my …