Well, I’m certainly glad I finished the outside stuff, yesterday! Especially wrapping up the post pounder. Continue reading
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Feline Followers
Any time we are out and about in the yard, it’s not unusual for us to have at least one or two cats following us around.
Since Doom Guy has discovered he likes humans, he tends to get underfoot – literally – fairly regularly.
These days, my morning check around the yard has gotten more extensive, since I’m now looking for more than just downed branches. This morning, while walking on the far side of the big garden, I had Butterscotch, Rolando Moon and Beep Beep following me. then Doom Guy caught up and joined his aunty in trying to trip me up! :-D
Rolando Moon tends to keep her distance, though if I stop walking, she might come over for a quick pet. Usually, she just tags along and meows at me.
With Butterscotch and Rolando Moon around, Beep Beep kept her distance, too. Usually, she is underfoot and trying to get me to pick her up. Not today!
What was adorable was the other kittens. I could see them making their way through the tall grass in the big garden area, following at a distance. Bob, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, from what I could see through the grass. Possibly Jim, too.
The kittens didn’t continue following me was I checked the fence line though the spruce grove. Just the adult cats came along.
Poor Butterscotch! She was underfoot for the most part, but when I paused for a bit, Rolando Moon came over Rolando is the cat that is the most aggressive towards the other cats, though it usually is just a bit of hissing and the odd batting of the paw. This morning, however, she actually went at Butterscotch! Butterscotch ran off further into the spruces, but Beep Beep was there. Beep Beep then attacked Butterscotch – only to have Rolando Moon attack Beep Beep, as if she were protecting Butterscotch!
So weird!
The Re-Farmer
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Plans? What are those?
The hard part about making plans is, they get disrupted so quickly! :-D Even scheduled appointments and the like often get changed at the last minute. Even the medical appointment we had for my husband this morning was one that had been rescheduled twice before – and that turned out unusual. Continue reading
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A difficult post
I admit to substantial hesitation before writing this post. But since I’ve already posted about the vandalism to our locks, I suppose it doesn’t make much difference. Plus, this blog was intended to be about all of the things we are discovering and dealing with as we take care of the farm for my mother, and… well, this is part of it.
This is the latest vandalism we have found.
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Blog-versary
Wow.
Well, here it is.
One year ago today, I made the very first post on this blog.
At this point, my husband and younger daughter had already been at the farm for over a week. My older daughter and I were purging and packing like crazy until we could join them.
What a year it’s been!
Thank you to those who felt this little window into our lives was worth visiting, following and commenting on!
The Re-Farmer
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Changed plans
Ah, life. The things you throw at us.
While, thankfully, my husband did not injure himself when the kittens tried to kill him, and he ended up falling, it did not leave him entirely unscathed. As time went on, it became clear he did pull some muscles (I guess that should count as an injury?), and now he’s in even more pain than usual. Continue reading
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Gone to pot
Visiting
Today was a day for visiting.
We even got a visit from my brother’s dog, this morning. :-)
I think we need to add “dog” to the list of critters we’ve been feeding – he does seem to enjoy the cat kibble! :-D
Then it was time for me to go and visit my mother. Continue reading
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Getting feisty!
Part of my morning routine, weather willing, is to walk around the yard and check on things, such as looking for fallen branches, or seeing if anything broke or blew over during the night.
Having been able to clear as much of the spruce grove perimeter as I have, I now include that as well.
So I finally got a photo this morning, of the lonely little cedar tree, cleared of the poplars that were starting to crowd it.
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I will have to do some research to find out the best way to care for this little guy. :-)
Beep Beep has taken to following me, as I walk around. Sometimes, Butterscotch as well.
This morning, I had both of them.
Beep Beep, we’ve noticed, has been getting feistier and more aggressive to the other cats. This morning, she went after Butterscotch!
It’s one thing to be growling at the other cats, and maybe batting at them a bit. Rolando Moon has always been like that.
But this morning, she was ready to start a fight with Butterscotch!
And Butterscotch is definitely the more passive of the two.
I broke them up and ended up carrying Butterscotch for a while.
Poor thing. :-(
The Re-Farmer
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Vehicular Milestone
You know, the outside cats make going outside quite entertaining! Check out Beep Beep!
Earlier, when I was walking around the yard, she followed me, insisting on attention, until I finally picked her up and carried her the rest of the way.
Later, as I brought the van into the yard, cats and kits scattered all over the place. Beep Beep went up the tree. When I came near, she started rolling around so much, she almost fell off!
