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Triple Ransom
I was feeling so poorly that I forgot to post about a Very Important Anniversary last month. My dear Triple Ransom (the original) turned 29 years old on March 9th. We're coming up on 23 years together in May and I can honestly say I couldn't have wished for a better pal. He was a decent race horse before he came to me, a good show hunter, an ( Read more... ) -
Well, I've done it again
...been AWOL for a while that is. I'm still struggling with Lyme disease. Both the disease itself and trying to get my doctor to grasp that just because I keep testing negative, does not mean that I don't have Lyme disease. Fortunately, on my last blood test, an additional Lyme band showed up, so that's something and my doc has finally decided ( Read more... ) -
New Kitty
Some of you (I charitably assume) will have read my post from a month or so ago about how my big Tiger cat passed away form a heart attack or stroke. I still miss him terribly, too, but the younger cats, especially Radar weer just lost without him. He raised Radar from a kitten and Radar doesn't have the desire to be an Alpha, so he has been ( Read more... ) -
A mixed kind of day
The household is still kind of reeling from the sudden loss of my Tiger cat. The younger ones don't know what to do without their 'Uncle Tiger' who raised both of them and I'm still missing him terribly. Maybe it's just as well this sudden extreme cold snap came along to keep me busy taking care of the horses. It was 9F (-13C) last night with 25 ( Read more... ) -
Twelfth Night
Happy birthday, Mr Sherlock Holmes!!
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Tiger the cat
My poor Tiger cat suddenly started drooling and licking on the 22nd. Luckily, the cat vet had an appointment that afternoon, so off he went. Turns out he had an abscess and needed surgery. Sigh. She was closed for the holiday, but the local vet hospital is a 24/7 deal, they do surgery on Mondays, and not too surprisingly, had an appointment for ( Read more... ) -
Happy Winter Solstice to all!
Well, the Solstice is here and the longest night of the year has come and gone at last. Even though we have the worst of the winter weather ahead, it feels like a real milestone - like there is some hope now that spring will come again. Thank goodness for that. and truthfully, by now we are about 1/3 of the way through. By late February, we ( Read more... )
