Archive for the 'Miscellaneous' Category

Dumpster Diving

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

I met the gang for dinner Friday night uptown at the Mexican restaurant. Bekka was there with a new friend. She introduced me as the dog woman for all the dogs I have and herself as the cat woman for all the cats she has. After dinner, she, her friend and I were talking in […]

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Cattery cats move in

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

The cattery for Otis and Layla is done (you can click the photos to see a larger images). Of course there are some little touches I want to add, but the cats are in. Layla appeared in the street last Wednesday after some rain showers just as they usually do at dinner time. I went […]

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The little things…

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

A neighbor down the street moved out of their home towards the end of December — a foreclosure situation. They took their horses and dogs, but left behind two cats. So I started feeding them. Same time each day, twice a day. They became accustomed to the schedule and even started looking for me at […]

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Charley Tan the Man

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

I lost Charley this day to a tumor he developed in his mouth. Together we fought it since it appeared in September. Funny how disease opens your eyes to things you either did not notice or took for granted. Charley ran the house, and all the dogs respected whatever he said… even if he wanted […]

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Today?

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

On September 15, Baxter was diagnosed with lymphoma. He is 3 1/2 years old… a baby with a very grown up disease. It’s been quite a ride to this point with all he has been through, but yesterday, he could not get himself up. It’s like his hind legs have become spaghetti. I tried to […]

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Ponderence about bending over

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

I was thinking about bending over to pick something up the other day… I was getting ready to start collecting bowls to feed everyone. I walked to the first bowl and thought, “I hate bending over to pick that up.” In the next thought, I realized the ridiculousness of that thought because it was a […]

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The incredible sameness

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

I wanted to comment on the frustration of the incredible sameness, but my mind is in a warp right now where I am challenging even my own perception of the incredible sameness. What IS the incredible sameness of life? It is where each day follows the same pattern of the day before and the day […]

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Bobbie: In Memoriam

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

A friend just called to let me know that Bobbie passed away over the weekend. He, Mattie and Timmy got out of the yard, and with his nose glued to the ground, Bobbie took off heading down the road out into a busy street. Whatever he smelled apparently took him back and forth across the […]

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Brazos Valley no-kill shelters give animals a reprieve

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

By WHITNEY LITTLE
Eagle Staff Writer
Technically Gail Allen has no sons or daughters, but she has more than 100 children.
The woman behind The Cat’s Cradle, a no-kill animal rescue shelter outside Navasota, has been housing cats and kittens for nearly 10 years.
Allen shares her 125-acre home site outside Navasota with more than 100 cats … and […]

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Passing of “Squirrel”

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

I just wanted to make note of Squirrel’s passing… she was a large part of the extended family.
After cleaning up the yard this morning, I decided to check on this funky tree I have growing near the back of the property outside the dog area. I think it is a prickly pear ash which looks […]

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