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Haiku: Aglow

18 Mar 2023
Bette in silhouette A study in reverie Watching the flames dance.
Self-Help Whispering

Message From Boaz

5 Mar 20235 Mar 2023
Since yesterday evening, I've been working on a project that is keeping me engaged but not active, considering I still can't breathe and now I've added "can't talk" to the…
Self-Help Whispering

Haiku: Nope!

28 Feb 2023
Let me see out there. I think I’ll just take a step. *lifts paw, shakes off* NOPE!
Photography…

A reminder from my friends

24 Feb 202324 Feb 2023
When I left my long-time job at the newspaper to manage the cat centre, this kitty was part of a menagerie of cats that decorated my desk! I keep it…
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Picture of the Day -“Dreamer”

13 Nov 2022
I’m sooooo in love with our feline family members! This is Hannah. She’s 6 yrs old and a zoomies Queen! When’s she stops, she ***really really really*** stops. A backfiring…
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Haiku: The Ponderer

8 Aug 2022
Birdie? Squirrel? Grass? Please respect my privacy! I must concentrate!
Photography…

Picture of the Day – “How to Meditate” by Hannah Hutton

5 Jan 2022
Step One: Find warm light Step Two: Get comfy Step Three: Close eyes
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Poetry: ‘Twas the day before…

24 Dec 2021
With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore 'Twas the day before Christmas, as I readied for workOur black-and-white Hannah was acting a jerkBiting into Bette's neck with her jaws of cat-steelHer eyes…
Self-Help Whispering

Cat Tarot? – “The Fool” Speaks!

3 Aug 20219 Feb 2023
I'm not a full-time soothsayer, and in fact, I'm not really a soothsayer at all. But I do have fun with tarot cards, especially if they're cats. I mean, c'mon!…
From My Bookshelf

Wintering – Life’s grimalkin, no more!

21 Dec 20209 Feb 2023
"Watching winter and really listening to its messages, we learn that effect is often disproportionate to cause; that tiny mistakes can lead to huge disasters; that life is often bloody…
Photography

Picture of the Day -“ The camera adds 10 pounds!”

22 Nov 2020
Bette isn't as humongously huge as she appears here. Honest. I know a thing or two about this!!! 
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Picture of the Day – “Twisty Kitty”

20 Nov 2020
Miss Hannah
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Picture of the Day & A Poem – Written by da Cat

4 Aug 20204 Aug 2020
I iz Hannah Hear me roar! I killz da mousie On da floor. You seez it dare? Hiz name waz Fred No more squeeeky I killz him dead. I standz…
From My Bookshelf

It Still Hurts – A light read for a heavy problem

23 Jul 20209 Feb 2023
This blog space is filled with life experiences, stories, and books that deal with grief. It is not a new subject for me or anyone else. It's our human experience.…
Photography

Picture of the Day -A new box! With paper!! I must sit in it!!!

13 May 202013 May 2020
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Picture of the Day -“Fluffy Perfection”

22 Apr 2020
Ah, Bette, you are my beautiful kindred spirit and Familiar! 🖤
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Picture of the Day -“Mirror, mirror…”

13 Apr 2020
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Picture of the Day -“Bonus Bette!”

10 Apr 2020
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Picture of the Day -“Draw me like one of your French girls”

10 Apr 2020
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Picture of the Day -“Oh, to be Hannah”

3 Apr 2020
Working from home has its perks! 
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Picture of the Day – “Sleepy-time buddy”

15 Feb 2020
I think this full-time work is catching up with me. 😴😴😴 I'm so, so, so thankful for this job. I've taken some real calls by now and with each one…
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Picture of the Day -“It’s a nice day for a white whisker”

25 Jan 2020
Our Bette, who seems to be sprouting more white whiskers all the time! She's just passed her first decade marker, so maybe that's it?
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Bonus Picture of the Day -“Contented Hannah”

16 Nov 2019
💞 Such a sweetheart!
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Picture of the Day -“#caturday with Bette!”

16 Nov 2019
I love this fuzz bottom. ♥️😻
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Picture of the Day -“First Snow Day”

12 Nov 2019
We got walloped yesterday! I had to go out today and this was 15 minutes into cleaning my vehicle. Total time to clean it? 45 minutes. Remember, my hand is…
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Picture(s) of the Day -“Caturday”

26 Oct 2019
I am so blessed to have these two fuzz balls as companions! Thank goodness for Caturday, a day to celebrate cats!! Bette is 10+ and feels like a plushy. She…
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Picture of the Day – “Nurse Bette & Candy Striper Hannah”

16 Oct 2019
First check after surgery tomorrow. Hopefully, much smaller bandage! Bette and Hannah have been taking good care of me! Hannah, however, fell asleep on the job!
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Picture of the Day -“Cat Thoughts”

11 Oct 2019
The Divine Miss Bette!
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BONUS Picture of the Day – “Learn from Hannah”

11 Sep 2019
Hannah, in her usual stressed-out (Ha!) pose, among her toys! This cat brings me so much JOY!!! She is hilarious!
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Picture of the Day – “Familiar”

11 Sep 2019
She chose me. I passed her enclosure at the Humane Society and she got up and rubbed against the glass. She was huge and scared and beautiful. She called out…
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Remember this one? – QR Codes Kill Kittens

3 Sep 20199 Feb 2023
Nobody wants to kill kittens. At least, nobody I know. And QR codes? Most people don’t even know what they are. QR Codes Kill Kittens by Scott Stratten caught my attention cuz… yeah, kittens.…
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Remember this one? – Praying with Katie

5 May 20199 Feb 2023
We’d just moved into an apartment smack dab in-between a quaint, small town and a bustling large city. Go one way, and you’d be downtown where old brick and mortar…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – Kinship With All Life

7 Feb 2019
I have always loved animals and believe that they are God’s gift to us… for many reasons. I find many of them especially helpful for spiritual and mental health reasons.…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Kaden: All her bags are packed

3 Feb 20193 Feb 2019
You don't know Kaden (yet!) but you will, soon enough. She's my next Interview! How did I get so blessed to know such wise women and men? Well, in this…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Art of Extreme Self-Care

7 Dec 2018
Some of you may not realize that I am an American married to a Canadian and living in Ontario, Canada. This isn’t about that, exactly, except to say that my…
From My Bookshelf

A Series – The Alchemist – Part 1

9 Nov 20189 Oct 2019
Some books are *so* important, they require more than one post. This is not to say that any other books didn't deserve "A Series"... just that with this one, it…
Self-Help Whispering

Remember this one? – The Power of Pets

24 Sep 20189 Feb 2023
Originally posted November 1, 2017 One of the greatest things about a blog like this is the ability to share something very close to my heart… by someone close to my…
Interviews

Interview – Michelle JT Ziemann on surrounding yourself with what you love

8 Sep 20188 Sep 2018
You first heard about Michelle Ziemann about two weeks ago in this introductory (and shameless teaser) post. If I continue the love-fest in this introduction, I'll embarrass Michelle - and…
Interviews

Teaser for Upcoming Interview – Fly High Michelle

26 Aug 20189 Feb 2023
Welp, I've chosen my second interviewee and her name - in case you missed the obvious reference in the blog title - is Michelle. Like my Lucy in the Sky…
From My Bookshelf

Taming the Anger Dragon: From Pissed Off to Peaceful – I’ve been there!

17 Apr 201822 Aug 2020
Thomas E. Ziemann doesn't look angry. In fact, he looks (and seems) very Zen. I originally followed him on Facebook. A dear friend of mine had passed away and he graciously…
From My Bookshelf

QR Codes Kill Kittens – An adult picture book

5 Mar 20189 Oct 2019
Nobody wants to kill kittens. At least, nobody I know. And QR codes? Most people don't even know what they are.  QR Codes Kill Kittens by Scott Stratten caught my attention…

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