Farewell, Charlie
Karen Jo of Kitty Limericks has written a touching and healing tribute to Charlie on her blog. Compassionate and thoughtful, Karen Jo has taken the time to learn about Charlie's life in Vermont and New Hampshire. This blog, a "celebration of the kitties (and their friends) of the CatBlogosphere in verse," is one of the Top 21 Cat Sites.
Please stop by and visit her.
Thank you, Karen.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Farewell, Charlie
After Charlie
The cats have been going through their own grieving. They know what happened. Buddy, who walks everywhere outside with me, will never go with me to where Charlie died. Buddy was mute and nearly motionless for at least two days and had no interest in hunting, let alone going out.
For some reason, Zorro, who has never been top cat, is wooing Buddy. Knowing that Buddy is now top cat, Zorro will roll around submissively in front of Buddy, who will sit up tall and disapprovingly and occasionally bat Zorro's head. In bed, Buddy and Zorro, who had been sleeping together, have now separated to different spots. And with the other cats, Zorro is now shoring up his second banana spot by batting Turnip about if Turnip gets too chummy. Buddy's relationships with the others are unchanged.
Cats' lives are complicated lives as they wrest power and control from each other in order to grab a bit more for themselves.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for Sunday, July 12, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 20092 Samuel 6.1–5, 12b–19
Psalm 24
Amos 7.7–15
Psalm 85.8–end
Ephesians 1.3–14
Mark 6.14–29
Psalm 24
Amos 7.7–15
Psalm 85.8–end
Ephesians 1.3–14
Mark 6.14–29
2 Samuel 6.1–5, 12b–19
Teh ark brought 2 jerusalem
Teh ark brought 2 jerusalem
1 david again brought togethr out ov israel chosen doodz, thirty thousand in all.
2 he an all his doodz set out frum baalah ov judah [a] 2 brin up frum thar teh ark ov ceilin cat, which iz calld by teh naym, [b] teh naym ov teh lord almighty, hoo iz enthrond tween teh cherubim dat r on teh ark.
3 they set teh ark ov ceilin cat on new cart an brought it frum teh houz ov abinadab, which wuz on teh hill. Uzzah an ahio, sons ov abinadab, wuz guidin teh new cart
4 wif teh ark ov ceilin cat on it, [c] an ahio wuz walkin in frunt ov it.
5 david an teh whole houz ov israel wuz celebratin wif all their mite before teh lord, wif songs [d] an wif harps, lyrez, tambourinez, sistrums an cymbals.
12 nao king david wuz told, "teh lord has blesd teh haushold ov obd-edom an evrythin he has, cuz ov teh ark ov ceilin cat." so david went down an brought up teh ark ov ceilin cat frum teh houz ov obd-edom 2 teh city ov david wif rejoicin.
13 when dose hoo wuz carryin teh ark ov teh lord had taken 6 steps, he sacrificd bull an fattend calf.
14 david, wearin linen efod, dancd before teh lord wif all his mite,
15 while he an teh entire houz ov israel brought up teh ark ov teh lord wif shouts an teh sound ov trumpets.
16 as teh ark ov teh lord wuz enterin teh city ov david, michal daughtr ov saul watchd frum window. An when she saw king david leapin an dancin before teh lord, she despisd him in her hart.
17 they brought teh ark ov teh lord an set it in itz place inside teh tent dat david had pitchd 4 it, an david sacrificd burnt offerings an fellowship offerings [f] before teh lord.
18 aftr he had finishd sacrificin teh burnt offerings an fellowship offerings, he blesd teh peeps in da naym ov teh lord almighty.
19 den he gaev loaf ov bread, caek ov datez an caek ov raisins 2 each person in da whole crowd ov israelitez, both doodz an women. An all teh peeps went 2 their homez.
Psalm 24 1 Teh worldz belong 2 Ceiling Cat, N all teh cheezburgerz N all teh kittehs. 2 Ceiling Cat made ur worldz like big water bowl, N no backwash! 3 Which lolcat brave enuf 2 climb Ceiling Cat'z scratching post? Which lolcat brave enuf to piss in Ceiling Cat'z territoreh? Which lolcat cn let Ceiling Cat in teh pet-door? 4 only teh lolcat wif bestestest tongue 4 givin bathz. N no fleaz. 5 Ceiling Cat give that lolcat cheezburgerz N cookies. 6 Srsly. kthxbye. 7 Lift teh cat flap N let Ceiling Cat in. 8 Ceiling cat are serious cat. This are serious psalm. 9 Let him in ur cat flap, srsly. 10 Ceiling Cat are serious. Let him in ur cat flap. Itz cold in teh garage. Srsly. kthxbye. |
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Amos 7.7–15
teh levl
7 Den he showded me a wall an he wuz uzin a levl to maek shure it wuz strait.
8 An Ceiling Cat askted, "What duz u see, Amos?"
I sed "A levl."
Den Ceiling Cat sed, "I iz settin up a levl to chek teh peeplz of Israel. I cant put up wif dere nonsens no moar.
9 "I will destroi Isaac's high plaeciz
n trash hiz saef plaisiz
n attak Jeroboams famili wif mai sword."
Amos n Amaziah
10 Amaziah wuz a priest in Bethel. He tolded King Jeroboam, "Amos is causin a ruckus an makin trubl for u here in Israel.
11 He iz all
" 'Jeroboam wil get killded wif a sword,
an teh peepl of Israel wil be drivn awai,
far awai from hoam.' "
12 Amaziah tolded Amos, "STFU an go bak to Judah.
13 Stai out of Bethel kthnxbai."
14 Amos tolded Amaziah, "I wuzint a proffet befor an neithr wuz mai daddi. I takeded caer of sheepz an treez.
15 But Ceiling Cat tolded me to cut dat out and go tell teh fyoochr to teh peepl of Israel.
Psalm 85 Singy Tiem fo tha Sunz Uv Korah 1 Ceiling Cat, yur realeh kewl. Srsly. Yu maek no moar slaev kittehs. 2 Yu maek all uv invisible errors betta an stuff. 3 Yu no maek angwy tiem no moars. Dats kewl, Iz no lieks dat stuffs. 4 Plz dun be mad no moars. 5 Ceiling Cat be mad at us tiems infinity? NOES!!1! Evn our littlest kitteh sunz? 6 Mehbey yu maek it all betta, an we maek funneh sownds at yu? 7 Haev merceh on us!!1! 8 Iz be good listender. Ceiling Cat talkz peece an stuffs an blah blah 2 his fello kittehs. Dey dun need 2 be bad kittehs after dat. 9 We be fraid uv Ceiling cat. Sow we gets gud stuffs! His awesum stuff culd maek dis place bettr. 10 Merceh and troofs be wif each uthur. Gud stuffs and peece maek out. 11 Troofs will pounce frum Urfs; gud stuffs come frum ceiling. 12 Ceiling Cat giveded us teh gud stuffs, an we maek it gud on Urfs. 13 Gud stuffs maek us liek Ceiling Cat. |
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Ephesians 1.3–14
Free stuf frum teh Ceiling Cat
Free stuf frum teh Ceiling Cat
3 Luv teh Ceiling Cat nd Jesus dat givez us teh free stuf.
4 Teh Ceiling Cat pikded us to be teh holey nd gud kittehs.
5 Ceiling Cat adopps uz as teh kittehs thru Jesus cuz he wants to,
6 nd givz us teh Jesus, who he luvs lots.
7 Jesus lets us off teh hook 4 arr invisible errorz.
8 No end of teh good cuz Ceiling Cat has teh brainz.
9 He tellz us evrythin we needs to kno abt, cuz he wantd 2.
10 Nd wen teh time is rddy, its will awl be in wun cookie bag with teh nam uv Jesus awn it.
11 A plan- Ceiling Cat haz it, and choosded us for it. He knos wat hes doin. Srsly.
12 This wai teh Jew kittehs maek Ceiling Cat happy nd they gets saved,
13 nd nao evry1 else has teh life saved 2. We is addoptd 4 real nao, like he promisd.
14 Ceiling Cat buys us so we can has gud stuf.
Mark 6.14–29
John teh Baptist Luzez Headz
John teh Baptist Luzez Headz
14 An teh King Herod heerd dis, bcuz Happy Cat wuz famus nao. And peepul wuz liek "Hai, John teh Baptist isnt ded NEmore!"
15 An othurz wuz liek "He iz Elikhat!" An othurz wuz liek "No, he iz proffet!"
16 But Herod wuz liek "John teh Baptist caem bak to lief? No wai! OMGWTFBBQ!"
17 Bcuz Herod wuz liek "Hai, sumbody put John in prizun, k?" Bcuz Herodias wuz Philip's wief, an Philip wuz Herod'z brudder, an den Herod marreed Herodias.
18 An John wuz liek "Hai, u cant do taht!"
19 So Herodias wuntd to killz John. But she cudnt,
20 bcuz Herod wuz skeerd of John, an he protectd him, bcuz he wuz gud. An John confuzd Herod, but Herod liekd lisning to John.
21 But den it wuz Herod'z birfday, an he hadz a big parti. An dere wuz yummi caek.
22 An den Herodias's dottr caem in an dansed, an she wuz rly gud at dansin. An teh king wuz liek "Hai, Iz gunna giv u anyfing u wantz!" Srsly.
23 An he wuz liek "Srsly, I promisz. I givz u wutevur u wantz."
24 An she wentz to her mothur an wuz liek "Hai, wut shud I ask foar?" An she wuz liek "Teh hed of John teh Baptist."
25 An teh gurl went to teh king an wuz liek "O, hai, I can haz teh hed of John teh Baptist on a plaet, plz?"
26 An teh king didnt want to do taht, but he promissd.
27 So he wuz liek "Hai, cud sumwun go get teh hed, plz?" An sum gai went an cut off John's hed,
28 An he brot it bak on a plaet taht he got sumwerez. An he gaev it to teh gurl, an she gaev it to her mothur.
29 An wen tehy heeerd dis, John's disipls got hiz boddy (but not teh hed) an burryd it.
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Wingnut Makes Strawberry Chiffon Pie
Every summer Grandson Wingnut and I learn how to cook new stuff. One summer we perfected our whole wheat bread made with either honey, molasses or maple. Our first recipe this summer is Strawberry Chiffon Pie. Wingnut can't pronounce chiffon but he sure can make a good one. The recipe came in an email from the Old Farmer's Almanac. The pie is excellent — not too sweet. Next time, I may puree the berries in a blender to see if it makes the chiffon lighter and foamier.
Wingnut learned about heavy cream, tasted his first cream without any sugar, learned about strawberries and how to clean them, pie shells from the store, how to fold ingredients together and how to whip cream.
This recipe was printed from Almanac.com.
www.Almanac.com/getrecipe/1339
Yield: One 9-inch pie
Serve this pie tangy cold from the refrigerator on a hot day. If you don't have a red juice on hand, dissolve the gelatin in water and add just one drop of red food coloring.
1-1/2 cups crushed strawberries (about 1 quart fresh berries)
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin (about 2 packets)
1/4 cup cranberry or cranapple juice
2 cups whipping cream, divided
1 9-inch baked pie shell
strawberry halves for garnish
Combine the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a bowl and let stand for about 30 minutes. Combine the gelatin and juice and dissolve over hot water. Stir gelatin mixture into berries and chill until partially set. Whip 1 cup of cream and stir into berry mixture. Pour into baked pie shell and chill until firm. Whip remaining 1 cup cream and spread or pipe on top of the pie. Decorate with strawberry halves.
In hot, humid weather, consider freezing the completed pie if you will be making it well ahead of serving time.
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Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Another Day Without Charlie
It's so difficult when a cat dies. He leaves a hole in your heart and home and in the pride of cats left behind. The others expect Charlie to return, with his swagger and bullying, and knock them off their sleeping perches or chase them a bit (just to let them know he's top cat, you know). Last night the others tentatively and tensely slept with us and awaited Charlie's blows as he settled on his bed. But it is quiet and peaceful. There are no mice left around the cars, no growls or scuttling about. They will all adjust and I will learn not to listen for him and not to look for him.
My friends at Facebook, Catster, the Purrs and Purrayers Blog, and at Cat Blogosphere have sent us all sweet and comforting words.
KC, the entrepid repurrter of Cat Blogosphere and of Missy, KC, Bear Blog, made a touching memorial for Charlie that I have posted here.
My children have called and and we have consoled each other. Xavier has been very solicitous and kind. And most of all, the love, respect and care of John has made this time easier to deal with.
Charlie already has had a kitten named after him — Celeste in Georgia of My Day and Thoughts, has named a new little one after Charlie. I hesitate to tell Celeste that my kids called our Charlie "Charlie Manson" because of his personality! Maybe this newest Charlie will redeem the name.
From the bottom of my heart I thank you all.
♥ Andree
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Charlie's Death
Charlie never came home last night. I checked for him until midnight and then went to bed. I never heard his high, squeaky voice as he strolled home in the dark as his emerald eyes glow in reflected light. This morning he did not return for breakfast and I became worried. But Xavier and I went to the store hoping Charlie would be home when we returned. When we got back, John was still home, never having gone to work. I felt something was wrong then. And it was.
John had last seen Charlie last night at the wood pile, so when we went to the store, John tracked Charlie's last walk from the wood pile, into the woods, to the edge of the woods where the cat followed the tree line at the edge of the high field. And there in the corner of the field was Charlie's fur and a large area of matted grasses. There was a bit of blood, I saw, but not much at all. The coyotes (John counted two from the tracks) took Charlie across the field beneath an apple tree. There was a bit of fur there, too. There was nothing else.
Later in the afternoon, when I was ready, John took Xavier and I on Charlie's last walk. It was a healing walk amid the wildflowers in the fields as John explained to us what the tracks and grasses told us about Charlie's death. We followed the coyote tracks to the road, which they crossed to get to the Blackwater River.
The other cats had behaved oddly today before we knew what had happened to Charlie. They stayed close to the house. Buddy never went to his favorite field, the other field, to hunt. He was also poking in odd corners and behind furniture today — searching. The cats' sleep is broken and tense. John said they began to be nervous about 10pm last night. That is when Charlie died. That is when Charlie usually comes home for bed.
It is raining now. Thunder rumbles over our heads. The rain is comforting. We hope that your rainbow, Charlie, will appear in the sky later. We know you died so quickly that you probably never felt a thing except a brief flash of fear. We miss you, Charlie. We will never forget._/\_/\_
Monday, July 06, 2009
Summer World i: Sheep Laurel
Sheep Laurel (also called Lambkill) (Kalmia angustifolia)In a previous post on my Photo a Day Blog, Wildflowers & Berries, I misidentified this Sheep Laurel as Mountain Laurel. I wrote that I wasn't entirely sure it was mountain laurel because of the size and age of the plant. While reading Summer World: A Season of Bounty by Bernd Heinrich, I suddenly came across a mention of swamp laurel. With that clue, John and I were able to identify our laurel as sheep laurel because of its location and growth pattern. Sheep laurel has the identifiable growth seen above. The flowers develop on last year's growth and this year's growth is above the flowers.
The best source of information about this wildflower is at www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/kalang/all.html.
And now, because of its importance and value, I will shamelessly promote Heinrich's book. The summer world that I am watching is more meaningful to me now after reading this book. Click, buy it, and enjoy a wonderful summer read:
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A Dog Visit on the Fourth
When Amy & Matt came on the Fourth of July, they brought Sophie (above) and Scout. The dogs loved the swimming in the pond and hunting in the woods for squirrels, chipmunks and mice. Sophie doesn't seem too happy here, but that is just the capture of the camera. She was running and swimming for hours.
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Saturday, July 04, 2009
Happy Fourth of July!
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Amy, Matt, Sophie & Scout came for a cookout today, which we managed to have. It rained harder than it has the past month. Thunderstorm after thunderstorm rolled through and the rain was blinding. But inbetween, we managed to cook and we had a great time. The dogs swam, went mouse and squirrel hunting and we walked them down the road. No fireworks tonite (see the above graph)!_/\_/\_
LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for Sunday, July 5, 2009
Sunday, July 5, 20092 Samuel 5.1–5, 9–10
Psalm 48
Ezekiel 2.1–5
Psalm 123
2 Corinthians 12.2–10
Mark 6.1–13
2 Samuel 5.1–5, 9–10
David Iz TopCat in Israel!!! OMG!!!
David Iz TopCat in Israel!!! OMG!!!
1 An all teh Israel peeps caem tu David at Hebron an wuz leik, "Wez yo kittehs fo reals! We iz wun fambly and stuffs! SRSLY, k?
2 Wen dat d00d Saul waz Top Cat n stuff, yu wuz teh wun who actshully leed uz wen we fited teh nasty doggz. An Ceiling Cat eben tol yu, 'Yuo gunna be teh sheperd uf mai Israel peeps, an yu gunna be Top Cat!'"
3 Teh old cats iz old, butt dey all goed to TopCat David at Hebron. Top Cat David maed deel with them (leik, yuz no steel mah mouseh toyz, I no poop in yuz food bowl, onlee teh deel wif David an teh old cats wuz a littel diffent, probly). Newai, den teh old cats giv David good lickin, wich meens dey liek him, an David waz TopCat in Israel! OMG YAY!!!
4 David wuz tirty wen him startd bein TopCat, an he bez teh Top Cat fo FOARTY YERS! OMG WOAAH!
5 He wuz in Hebron bein Top Cat uf Judah fo seben yers n six monts, an den in Jerusalem he wuz bein TopCat uf Judah AN Israel fo thirty-tree yaers! Srsly.
9 david den took up residence in da fortres an calld it teh city ov david. He built up teh area around it, frum teh supportin terracez [c] inward.
10 an he became moar an moar powerful, cuz teh lord ceilin cat almighty wuz wif him.
Psalm 48 1 Leet iz be Ceiling Cat, and mostest wurthy of prayze, in teh sandbox of owr Ceiling Cat, his holee mountan. 2 Itz pritty since iz be loftee, iz be joy of da hole urths. Liek the tippy-top of Zaphon iz Mount Zion, teh sandbox of teh leet King. 3 Ceiling Cat iz in her bases, bein all her bases. 4 Wen teh kingz joind up and stormd owt 5 dey sawd her an wuz liek, “WTF!!!” and ranz away. 6 dey wuz shakin and hurtin lieks laydee sqweezin owt a baby. 7 Yu pwned dem liek da boatz of Tarshish wuz pwned bai da eest wind. 8 Liek az we hearded, so we haz saw in teh sandbox of teh Almightee Ceiling Cat: him makes her sekur for evr. Selah! (wat diz meen!?) 9 Wez in yur temple, Ceiling Cat, thinkin bout yur luv. 10 Liek yur name, Ceiling Cat, yur prayzez goez to teh endes of teh urths; yur rite paw iz full wif righchusnez. 11 Mount Zion lols, alsoz lols teh sandboxes of Judah, cuz of yur jugementz. 12 Wandah round Zion, be countin her towahz, 13 be thinkin bout her rampartz, alsoz be thinking bout her bases, soez yu can be tellin future kitties bout dem. 14 For dis Ceiling Cat iz be owr Ceiling Cat, for evr and evr, and iz be owr leadah to teh endz. Srsly. |
Ezekiel 2.1–5Zeke am heer ceiling cat
1 Ceiling cat telled me "Stands up kitteh! I speex"
2 I standed ups liek majik.
3 Ceiling cat sez "Go on teh holibobz to Izrale. Teh peepz dere, dey iz trubble dere an doan liek Me".
4 "Go dere (Dey iz trubble dere an doan liek Me) an say 'I has from ceiling cat dudes, lissen!'"
5 "If dey has lissen or no has lissen (Dey iz trubble dere an doan liek Me) dey am seez u iz holiez kitteh. K?"
Psalm 123 1 I look at hole in ceiling. 2 Peoples need peoples and stuff so look at Ceiling Cat til is good 2 us. 3 Be excelnt 2 us cos teh others are not. 4 Bad people make fun of us. |
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2 Corinthians 12.2–10
1-6 Ai haz mowr boastin to do. Even tho yu givz meh nufin, Ai continyu wif Ceiling Cat's revelashuns fuh yu. I haz dis kitteh dat wuz en teh Thyrd Ceiling, rly, an did he haz a kitteh-form der? Ai haz no idea. Ceiling cat noes, srsly. An Ai noe dat dis kitteh wuz takn to teh Ceiling. He herd tings. Tings he PWND me not to sai to yu. Ai tawk abowt kitteh liek dat cuz, tawk abowt meh? DO NOT WANT. But Ai tells yu mai seekret weeknesh. Even az a boastkitteh, Ai not foolkitteh. Cuz I b speekin dat truf, srsly! I haz PWN now. Yu no haz thots abowt wut Ai do or sai.
7-10 I no b hazin teh conseetnesh ov relevashuns. Dey b thorn in mai furz! Minyun of Basement Cat torments meh. Ai ax Jebus to taek dat frum meh. Jebus seys, "Mai grace, yu haz eet. Mai PWN is maed purfekt en ur weeknesh." Sos Ai tawk mowr abowt mez weeknesh to yu. JEBUS' PWN I WANTZ EET! Dis iz wai, fuh Jebus Ai sez to mai weeknesh, "Stai wif meh en teh PWN ov othr kittehs, en teh toylut bowl, teh littrbx. Wen Ai haz weeknesh, Ai haz Jebus' PWN."
Mark 6.1–13
A Proffet Wifout Honurz
A Proffet Wifout Honurz
1 Happy Cat left an went hoem, an teh disipls caem too.
2 An den on Caturday he wuz teechn in teh tempul, an teh peepul wuz liek, "Hay, dat iz awsum! Hao duz he kno all dez tings?
3 Iznt dat teh carpentur? Iznt dat gai Mary's son, and sum gai's brudder? Iz hiz sisturs heer?" An dey was annoyd.
4 An Happy Cat sed "Teh proffit iz wifout honurz onlee wen heez at hoam."
5 An Happy Cat cudnt do miraculz, except fur heeling sick peepulz.
6 An he wuz liek "Hay, wai dey dun gotz no faithz?" An heez went around to lotz of plaacez.
Happy Cat Sendz teh Twelvz
7 An Happy Cat wuz liek "Hay, twelvz, u can comz heer, k?" An den he said "U gaiz go owt an fiet teh ebil spiwitz, k? Remembr to uz teh buddy systmz!"
8 An his instrucshunz wuz liek "U taekz onli staff wif u, k?
9 An u wearz sandlz, but u not taekz spaer shurtz, k?
10 O, an wen u goez insied a howse, u staiz dere until u leevz town, k?
11 An if any plaice duznt hav peepz taht listnz to u, den u shaek ur feetz at dem wen u leevz, k?"
12 An dey went owt an dey wuz liek "Hay, u shud repentz, k?" And teh peepul wuz liek "Wut duz repent meen?" An dey wuz liek "Itz liek apolojyzin an bein gud, k?" An teh peepul wuz liek "o, okai."
13 An dey kickt owt lotz of demunz an dey heeld lotz of sik peepul.
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
Pansy Goes Outside!
Pansy is my secretive and furtive cat. One of my Hartford (CT) students found her on his roof as boys were throwing rocks at her when she was a tiny kitten. He rescued her from the roof and, thinking her leg was broken because it was so crooked, strapped half a Popsicle stick to it with an ace bandage. When Luis asked me to adopt the kitten, we left school, took her to the vet, and she was found to be disabled, not broken. She is now living in the living room (by choice) but hollers for stinky food (that I bought for Turnip) every night. In the morning, after I let the other cats out, I'll see Pansy out in the garden. She has never gone out before — not in Connecticut or Vermont. But here she is safe and feels secure. She is badly disabled with curled and crooked feet and a poor spine. I'm thrilled she is able to be out and about with the others. Now, if the sun would only shine, she could lie around and perhaps her aches and pains would lessen.
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My Lupine
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Not my lupine of course. But it is here and still blooming. All colors. It's been raining too much for me to go photograph the other colors, but I will. I planted lupine seeds that John has saved and they are coming up! They won't be blooming this year — they will begin to bloom next year
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Towel Drying Buddy
John, who claims to have "no use for cats" and now lives with six, is caught here hand drying Buddy with a towel because the cat was wet from the rain. It's been raining every day (for months, it seems) so Buddy is coming in wet very often. He now seeks John out for drying. You can see how much he enjoys it.
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Target Shooting
John took me out to the dump far from the house for target shooting to see how I'd do. I missed with every type of gun except a 44. I hit the coke can on the left. John hit the one on the right. We're going to do some shooting again this weekend. My personal 410 rifle hurt my thumb badly, so John's going to try me with another 410 with a different stock. In the meantime, my thumb is still tingling and in pain when I use it. Years ago my rifle put a gash in my forehead. My goal is to shoot without getting hurt.
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Friday, June 26, 2009
Charlie Takes A Nap
For Charlie, his new New Hampshire home feels just right. He has adjusted so well that he is now trying to dominate the other cats. Again. Like in Vermont. John has new, unique ways to put an end to this — loud noises and squirt bottles. It may be helping a bit because Charlie no longer sleeps with us at night. The other less dominant males (and Possum, too) are.
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Pansies
John and I spent a lot of time and money finding my pansies for this year's garden. We couldn't find any in New Hampshire at all and I thought I'd have to import them from Vermont. But the next weekend, a nursery in New London had hundreds of them. I picked out my favorite colors, we planted them, and sat back to enjoy their beauty.
But the woodchuck enjoyed them first.Andrew & Dan Fly Home
We took Andrew & Dan to the Manchester Airport to fly home to Washington on June 16th. These were, unfortunately, the only photos I took of Andrew on this visit. Andrew is wearing the blue shirt. Dan is not.
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LOL Cat Bible: Lectionary Readings for Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 20092 Samuel 1.1, 17–end
Psalm 130
Lamentations 3.22–33
Psalm 30
2 Corinthians 8.7–end
Mark 5.21–end
2 Samuel 1
1 K so Saul iz teh dedd. An David iz leik totaly pwning teh Amalekites, an den he comz bak an stayz too dayz in Ziklag.
2 An itz day tree, an ZOMG!!1! iz nekkid gai comin from Sauls camp. Allmos nekkid, cloze all tore n stuf. He can has dirt on his hedz, why he do dat? An he fallz down in front of David, an is leik, "David u r full of win!!1!1! an awsum!1!"
3 An David is leik, "WTF??!? Wher u com from, d00d??" An he sez, I totaly ecskaped from teh Israel camp lolz.
4 An David sez, Wut is teh hapz over dere? An teh neekid guy sez, D00d, iz lotsa peepuls is runned away, also lots is deedd. Saulz iz teh dedd, an his kid Jonathan too. It is teh suxx0r1!!1!
5 An David is leik, How u noze dis?
6 An teh nekkid guy sez, "K so Iz in Mount Gilboa, watchin ur battelz.
7 An ZOMG!1!! I seez Saul, leenin on his speer. An iz lotsa guyz chasin him.
8 An hes leik, Who r u, an Iz leik, I r Amalkaleit.
9 An hes leik, D00d, u gotta kill me. Srsly. Iz not wanting to live no moor, it iz to suxx.
10 So I tottaly killded him!!!1!1 Cuz he woodint b havin no cheezburgers newae after he wazent kign no moar. An I got hiz crown and dis bracelet wut he wuz warin, lolz. U can totaly haz dem, David."
11 Den David is teerin of his cloze, an all hiz d00dz to.
12 An dey was crine cuz Saul an his kid got killded in teh fite, an dey wouldn't haz no foodz dey wuz to sad, not even cheezburgers.
13 David sez to teh Akmakalit gai, "Ware u frum agin?" An he sez, "Iz a immigant."
14 An David is leik, "U tottaly shd of thot twize about killin Saul, cuz he waz teh king wit teh anointing an stuf."
15 An David gotz one of hiz d00dz to smoted on teh Almallikit gai. An he watz smoted till hez dedd.
16 An David sez, "D00d, u watz totaly aksin for it, lolz."
17 An David maded Saul an hiz kid a sad song
18 (also he tolded peeps dey shd lern to play it, for realz, itz in a book, u cd look it up), an he sanged it:
19 Israel, ur bestest kittehs r teh dedz! Ur strong kittehs is falld!!1!1!
20 U shd tottaly not talkk about it, tho, k? Srsly. Less u wantz teh Philistines to hatz teh happiez bout it.
21 Rain??!? Gilboa Mountain DOES NOT WANT!11!! Cuz datz ware Saul gotz killded, an his sheeld is tottaly jus lyin dere.
22 Saul and Jonathan, dey watz tottaly good at fiteing, lolz. Dey cud take anybuddiez bukkit.
23 Dey watz teh bestest to dere peeps. An dey watz rlly good at runnin an climbin n stuff.
24 Saul gaved lotz of shiny cloze to teh Israel girls. OMG, dey better be crine about him nowz!11!!
25 Teh strong kittehs is fallded, leik I sed!1!1! Dey shooda stade off teh montin, srsly dat wuz bad place 4 dem.
26 Dis is teh suxxx0r!!11! Cuz I luvded Jonathan, but not leik in a gay way, tho he watz way kewler then ne chix.
27 Teh strong kittehs is fallded!!1! FAIL!11!!
Psalm 130 1 Dis place wuz teh suck so i wuz like "o hai Ceiling Cat"2 Den i wuz all like "oi Ceiling Cat dun be afk coz i is lyk askin stufz" 3 Ceiling Cat if u iz all lyk postal cos of invisible error, iz we all fuxored? 4 But Ceiling Cat stil can giv cheezburgr if we sayz u pwn 5 I brb til Ceiling Cat sez i can has cheezburgr 6 Nvm i afk now, lyk idler in helpz room, til Ceiling Cat msg me 7 All kittehs afk waitn 4 cheezburgz cos Ceiling Cat can giv cheezburgr n Ceiling Cat giv cheezburgr to kittehs wiv invisble error 8 Wen Ceiling Cat bak from afk Ceiling Cat wil be all lyk "o hai kittehs, bout dat invisible error, lyk nvm, watevah" |
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Lamentations 3.22–33
22 Teh Ceiling Cat's compashuns no has FAILS! and he has grate luvs.
24 I sez to myself, I sez self, "Yu no run out of happy. Wayt pashuntly for the Ceiling Cat!
25 Teh Ceiling Cat givs bukkits to teh kittehs hoo has hoaps and hoo plays hyd and seeks wif him.
26 It iz gud to wayt foar teh Ceiling Cat to send HALP.
27 It iz gud for kittehs to hav onlee egg yokes while he iz yung.
28 I sitz a lone in sylenz while teh grate Playa lais it on meh!.
29 I will let mah face fallz daown in teh litterz.
30 If'n sumonez wantz to pwn yu, let dem smakd u in teh face. Cuz tehy wil be teh stoopid n00bz. w00t!
31 Cuz teh Ceiling Cat duznt foarget teh gud kittehs foar long.
32 Evn doe teh Ceiling Cat iz liek misstur meeny pantz sumtaims, der iz sumtaimes wen Ceiling Cat givs teh compashuns, cuz him can has lotz ov mercies.
33 Cuz Ceiling Cat duznt rly wantz to pwnz teh ppl or teh kittehs. Srsly.
Psalm 30 1 Ai wull prayseh yu, teh Cieling Cat, cos yu pickd meh upz frm the toylut bowl an di unt letz next doorz dog laff at meh!! WAI DEY LAFF AT MEH!!!11!!2 O teh Cieling Cat, I corlded yu an yu gis me the maike betta medsin. (Tayste bad tho srsly). 3 O teh Cieling Cat, yu has gotz meh from teh gardin holze an di unt letz meh fallz in teh toylut agen, srsly, ah keeypz duin that… 4 Myawzez 2 teh Cieling Cat, yu furreh toyz ov hiz, that goze skweek! Sayz iz nayme lotz and lotz and lotz!! 5 Cieling Catz mad fing tis shoort, but heez luvz yah frevur, srsly, cuz ai iz mayekin noyzes all nyte (wihch ai iz k wiv), an deh sleepeh kittenz is happeh in teh mornun. 6 Wun ai iz on teh sofur, ai myaw “NAOW, IZ MAI CUSHIN!!!” 7 O Cieling Cat, wun yu lykez meh bestist , yu mayde meh scwatchin powst nt forl ovah wen ai iz scwatchin (vewy inportant), bt wen yu iz hydin ur fayse, ai iz lyke OMG yu dyssapeyude!!! Srsly lyke WTF? Wer yu gon?!!11!!!! YU INVISDIBUL!!! 8 Tuh yu O Cieling Cat, ai myawed mor: 2 Cieling Cat foor murseh!! 9 Wai teh dog allwayz trei 2 putz meh in toylut bowlz!!? Wai?!! Oh noes! Teh dogz trei 2 take mah cookiez!! Iz teh snayulz gunna bee yur kittehz?? Iz it gunna sayz yu luvz Cieling Cat more dan cookiez an meh?? 10 Lizun O Cieling Cat an giz meh cookiez plz, O Cieling Cat, beh mah fwuendz, k? 11 Yuh turnd mah cri cat 2 danz cat, tuk off taht grai furz an yuzed teh fur die of teh fun kynd, srsly, ai hatez teh garai furz, meks meh luk lyk teh ownur of sooicydul catz, srsly. 12 Soze mai hart can myawz 2 yuh an not beh myawluss. O Cieling Cat, ai givz yuh mah cookiez furevr, k, thnx, bai.. |
2 Corinthians 8.7–end
7 Yuz kittehs r pwning, keep giveh deh tastee cookies, kaykay?
8 Ai askde caues yuz all gotta hugses n be niec.
9 Yu see whut Jeebus did dere, him gavded all him cookies to yuz untiw him can has no moar, so yuz can has dem.
10 Yuz stawtde maded cookies a year ago
11 so maded yuz cookies doen nao.
12 Do whut yuz cans, no whut yuz cants.
13 Ai no wanna biet yuz eers,
14 but yuz giffs whut cookiez yuz gots so dem giffs yuz whut cheezburgurs dems gotz, so yuz an dem got enufs.
15 Iz witten: "every1 gots enuf,"
16 Meows to deh Ceiling Cat for cheezburgurs an Tynas
17 cuz him gaveded yuz cheezburgurs an licksed yuz haedz.
18 Weez gaved him bruddre too dat dem sais is win.
19 An him is deh noo raomin kittehs to deh pwnage of deh Ceiling Cat.
20 No pplz can go wtf caues we giffs ussez cookies
21 We "gaveded no liyin cookies in deh siet of deh Ceiling Cat an dem pplz."
22 Weez giveh wiff dem ouwer bwuddah who twustes yuz.
23 Tynas wants to maded yuz cookies, an our kittehs awr teh litter of Jeebus.
24 So show dem ur cuddelz to teh kittehs.
Mark 5.21–end
A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman
A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman
21 Wen Happy Cat gotz to teh othur sied of teh laek, lotz of peepul wuz dere.
22 An den sum gai naemd Jairus seed Happy Cat an fell down. Dis happenz lotz. Maibe sumwun tripz dem.
23 An Jairus wuz liek "O, hai. I can haz help, plz? Mai dottr iz rly sik. U can heelz her plz?"
24 So Happy Cat went wif Jairus. An lotz of peepul caem wif dem.
25 An dere wuz a womun dere who wuz bleedin fur, liek, twelv yeerz. Srsly.
26 An teh dokturz didnt helpz her, but she payd dem newayz.
27 An den she caem to Jebus an tuchd his cloke,
28 Bcuz she touhght liek "Maibe if I tuch teh clos, den I getz bettur."
29 An she gotz bettur! Yay!
30 Den Happy Cat knoed teh powr wuz gon. An he askd "Hay, who tuchd mai clos?"
31 An teh disipls wuz liek "Teh peepulz all crowdz arownd u, wai u ask who tuchd ur clos?"
32 But Happy Cat kept lukin.
33 An den teh womun fellz down an tellz Happy Cat wut she didz.
34 An Happy Cat wuz liek "O, okay. U iz bettur nao. U can go hoem, k?"
35 An wen Happy Cat wuz speekin, sum gaiz comz frum Jairus's howse, an dey wuz liek "Ur dottr dyed. Sry. U no bothur Happy Cat nemore, k?"
36 But Happy Cat ignoard dem, an wuz liek "U not be skeerd, u beleev, k?"
37 An Happy Cat only letz Peter an James an John follo him.
38 An wen dey gotz to teh howse, peepul wuz cryin an stuff.
39 An Happy Cat wentz in an wuz liek "Hay, wai u maek all dat noyz? Teh kid iz sleepn! Srsly!"
40 But tehy lafft at him. An den Happy Cat kikt dem owt, an took teh parntz an teh disiplz an went were teh kid wuz.
41 An Happy Cat wuz liek "Hay, u getz up nao, k?"
42 An teh gurl gotz up, an walkd arownd. An teh parntz wuz liek "No wai!"
43 An Happy Cat wuz liek "Dis iz seekrit, k? But she can haz visible sandwich now, u giv her."
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Hydroelectric Power in Quechee
Electric turbine at Simon Pearce that generates electricity from the power of the Ottauquechee River.
Electrical control panel. Simon Pearce sells power to the grid when they don't use what they generate.
Above: the intake diversion and screen system at the place where the water comes into the turbine. The grate is angled to lift out branches and debris from the river. The debris is deposited behind the trash rack (the grate). The wall out in front of the trash rack is low down close to the water to prevent water fowl from getting into the mechanism. Below: fish were battling the current of the intake because the bugs they like to eat were drawn in by the current.
Below: an old air duct.
Above: the turbine room showing the old arch of the old water intake for the water wheel.Technorati Tags: hydroelectric power, Quechee, Vermont, Ottauquechee River
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A Visit From Andrew & Dan
Andrew & Dan came from Washington, DC to visit all of us on the weekend of June 13th. We met at King Arthur Flour in Norwich, Vermont on Sunday and then wandered over to Quechee Gorge and Quechee Village for some sight seeing. The Simon Pearce store and restaurant are on the river and the falls. Dan, Amelia and Matt are on the balcony over the falls in the photo above.
A plaque in the building says, "This building is what remains of a brick structure built about 150 years ago. Woolen cloth manufacture was carried out here off and on until 1951. This mill is believed to have been the largest US producer of fine soft wool flannel for baby clothes. In the years following 1951, the building fell into disrepair until Quechee Lakes started its village renovations several years ago. John Downers Mill has been the focal point of those renovations, which included rebuilding a covered bridge, restoration of the J. C. Parker house, Tinkham house, Barron and Burtch houses, the Gage house, Marshland Farm, a church building and others."
The covered bridge into the village is a "Quechee Lakes Development Corp., 1970 Steel Stringer, 90', spanning Ottauquechee River on Waterman Hill Road in Quechee village. Not an historic bridge, but worthy of mention due to its size, design and prominence as the principal entry to the village from Route 4."
The falls power the Simon Pearce store and are a beautiful view.
I miss seeing Amelia and Matt every day. They are in the Vermont house.I never did get a photo of Andrew on this day. Very odd.
But Dan, Amelia, John and Matt can be seen in the Quechee Village Set.
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