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“Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.” ~ W.L. George
Dear little Sissy Kat appeared about three weeks ago and before we could take her to get spayed, we spotted her 4 kittens following her out from under our construction scrap woodpile!
They've finally gotten brave enough to climb up on the porch. Mamma Sissy Kat has moved them to our side porch is a sheltered area we made for them. That sounds so fancy! It's actually on top of our old washer and dryer from Texas. Ha!
Now I have photos!! The gray and white male is Jack Benny; he's identical to our indoor cat, Sophie, except with short hair. The black and white female is Freddie; she looks a whole lot like her mama, Sissy. The solid gray female is Ashley with bright green eyes. The gray and white female with the pink nose is Pinky.
We cannot bring them all inside. We have two Border Collies and a cat inside now. So they are going to be porch cats. I'll probably worry about them every day, but hopefully they'll be fine.
I had forgotten how cute kittens are! We will be bringing them and their mother for spay/neuter services as soon as they're old enough.
They've finally gotten brave enough to climb up on the porch. Mamma Sissy Kat has moved them to our side porch is a sheltered area we made for them. That sounds so fancy! It's actually on top of our old washer and dryer from Texas. Ha!
Now I have photos!! The gray and white male is Jack Benny; he's identical to our indoor cat, Sophie, except with short hair. The black and white female is Freddie; she looks a whole lot like her mama, Sissy. The solid gray female is Ashley with bright green eyes. The gray and white female with the pink nose is Pinky.
We cannot bring them all inside. We have two Border Collies and a cat inside now. So they are going to be porch cats. I'll probably worry about them every day, but hopefully they'll be fine.
I had forgotten how cute kittens are! We will be bringing them and their mother for spay/neuter services as soon as they're old enough.
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“When gardeners garden, it is not just plants that grow, but the gardeners themselves.” -
Ken Druse
Ken Druse
We finally had a garden! I loved my garden in Texas so much. I worked for years getting it into shape, making it beautiful and lush, and loving every minute of doing so.
One year our neighbors cut down all their cedar trees and fed them into a chipper machine. They had a HUGE pile of cedar chips and said I could have as much as I wanted. I drove our old Chevy truck up to that pile, loaded the truck bed, and shoveled those chips onto plastic sheeting, making walkways all through the garden. I'm not talking one truck load; I'm talking about 30! I did most of it myself, I'm proud to say. It was worth it for my garden.
I also built an "Aggie" compost bin, named after the bins that Texas A&M University developed from cement blocks. Of course, I painted grape bunches and flowers on mine!
I cried big, old fat tears when I had to leave that Texas garden and I've been missing gardening ever since. But now we've made one here. It's out by the barn, so a bit of a hike to get there, but it has a great view and good soil. What more can you ask?
One year our neighbors cut down all their cedar trees and fed them into a chipper machine. They had a HUGE pile of cedar chips and said I could have as much as I wanted. I drove our old Chevy truck up to that pile, loaded the truck bed, and shoveled those chips onto plastic sheeting, making walkways all through the garden. I'm not talking one truck load; I'm talking about 30! I did most of it myself, I'm proud to say. It was worth it for my garden.
I also built an "Aggie" compost bin, named after the bins that Texas A&M University developed from cement blocks. Of course, I painted grape bunches and flowers on mine!
I cried big, old fat tears when I had to leave that Texas garden and I've been missing gardening ever since. But now we've made one here. It's out by the barn, so a bit of a hike to get there, but it has a great view and good soil. What more can you ask?
