Ready for my Close-up
Well, my little self-groomers, my photo shoot for the Humane Society of London-Middlesex 2021 calendar is booked! Here’s the scoop.
…Pandemic Purchases
Online and curbside shopping in the pandemic era has been anything but smooth. For a while, it was next to impossible to get a timeslot for grocery pick-up. Deliveries take a lot longer than advertised. Canada Post has been backed up like a taster in a cheese-making contest. We’ve all had to adjust. Some of us take it better than others.
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House Rules
Greetings my little moth chasers! Thank you for visiting to see what’s what in my world.
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Doot Doot Do
I’m lookin’ out our new back door!
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Sounds Like
Voice work ebbs and flows. All freelancers and self-employed people go through this with their work. There are times when you feel like you’re standing in front of a tidal wave. Other times, you crank the tap and only a trickle comes out!
…Sugar’s Fab Fifteen
Hello my little pole scratchers! You know that old cliche, you’re not getting older, you’re getting better? Well, it’s true! This I know, because today I celebrate my fifteenth birthday!
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Sleepless in Southwold
Ask anyone and they’ll tell you why they don’t get a good night’s sleep. Poor sleep isn’t special although everyone’s reasons for it are a little bit different. Isolation has created a sleeping problem for some people who never had one before. But we are already a nation of bad sleepers.
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The Art of the Nap
Hellos my lovelies! How’s your hairball today? Mine’s slung low and to the left.
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Fifteen Shades of Grey’s
In the early days of the pandemic, we started binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy on Netflix.
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Old Bugs and New Muse
Hello cats and kittens and welcome back to my mental scratching post! You’re as appreciated here as a piece of tuna dropped on the floor. Thank you for returning to find out what I’m up to.
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On Doing Better
There are many ways to support Black Lives Matter. My way, right now, is to use my social media feeds and to purchase books written by black authors.
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That Song
Discussing frivolous things right now seems wrong. Serious, important issues are at the forefront and I’m definitely taking part in those conversations. But sometimes, you need a mental break. Whether it’s turning off social media, or talking about the weather, or what have you. In that spirit, I want to share a little happy, silly, but satisfying occurence in my life! And it’s all about a song.
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Calendar Girl
You – yes, you – you’re my favourite! Thank you for voting for me to become a pin-up gal. It was a real claw-biter of an ending to land in the top 12 out of millions and millions of animals vying for the 2021 Humane Society of London & Middlesex calendar. Cuddle up on a fuzzy throw and I’ll tell you all about it.
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On Being an Ally
I’m a white person who wants to stop racism. Many of us – I’d like to think most of us – want to do something, we just don’t know what to do.
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Berry, Berry Clean
Maybe you saw one of the viral videos about soaking strawberries and maybe it grossed you out, too. If you didn’t, I’ll give you the Max Haines version.
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Cat’s Height Gallery
Hello, my sweets! I’ve been thinking. It’s a wonder the neck of a cat isn’t as long as a giraffe’s. We spend so much of our time looking up. Everything we want to see is many miles above us. This is why we love climbing up onto things like bookshelves and roofs. It’s from such a perch that we’re able to finally look down on the world.
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Rural Routes
I fought our new way of life for several months after we moved in. Even though I know it’s futile and frankly, unhealthy for my mental wellness, I dug myself into a state of forcing this old house and property to prove itself to me. It’s too big, too unpredictable too…rural.
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