Interloping Squatters

These are the photos of what my livingroom looked like today

while I was on the couch working on the laptop.

Albert in MY rocking chair

Albert on MY footstool

Sarah in MY rocking chair

What is wrong with these photos, I ask you?

They don't even have to decency to look me in the face!

Cats, can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

Have a blessed Monday evening.

Tomorrow is moving day (I hope!)

Will keep Ya'll posted once I get to Casey Co.

Friday Fotos

You've heard of wine in a box - here is cat in a box -- Miss Annie.

Of course my cats have "cat" beds, but they

seem to like anything BUT their own beds.

Sorry for the poor quality of the photos, I have yet to master taking pics with my digital camera, plus it's a cheapy camera! I'll have to invest in a better one sometime.

Hope Ya'll have a great & blessed weekend. I will be offline for quite some time since I am moving tomorrow and don't know when I will get to the public library to update my blog. But I will have photos of the move, and pics of the cabin, etc. Thanks for all of your well-wishes for my move. The weather is going to cooperate greatly, and is supposed to be in the 70s for a high, which is great with the cats riding in the truck with me, so that they don't get too stressed with hot temperatures.

See Ya'll soon. Take care, from Fayette Co KY - soon to be Casey Co KY.

Silly Saturday

This morning is cool here in central KY. There is a breeze blowing, and I had to put on my long jean jumper instead of wearing shorts and a t-shirt like I had been doing all week long with the air conditioning running. I have the windows open and the sliding glass door open with a third of it blocked so that the cats can't get out on the balcony - I don't have a screen door to the balcony.

My youngest cat, Pookie, has a big snoot-ful of the cool breezes, and is running crazy thru the apartment chasing any of the other cats that get in his way - much to their dismay. Lots of swiping and hissing going on. I'm anxious to see how they all will do with living in the country, and having the freedom of going outside. I guess more curious than anxious. I plan to let them out when I am there at the cabin, and try and bring them in when I am gone, and especially bring them in at night.

Here is a silly photo of Pookie making himself comfortable on the couch arm, taking a break from watching the bugs that gather around the table lamp. He looks fat, but he isn't, he just has long hair, and is also growing since he just turned one year old a few months ago. It's nice having a young cat in the family again. He's a hoot!

Hope Ya'll have a great Labor Day weekend. Here in central KY the weather is going to be wonderful, with highs in the mid-70s, with low 50s at night, and right now it's 54 at 8:00am. Take care, and have a blessed Saturday, from Fayette Co KY.

This Moment - Miss Sarah

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

I'm linking to Andrea at Rural Revival for this Friday moment.

My oldest cat, Miss Sarah, a.k.a. Boo-boo. She is getting crotchety in her old age, but she still sticks pretty close to me, moreso than my other 4 cats. Not always lying in my lap, but close by, usually like here, on the arm of the couch beside me while I am on the laptop or crocheting. She'll turn 16 this year, and I've had her since she was about 8 weeks old, when I got her from the Humane Society the day after Thanksgiving 1994 when I first moved to Lexington.

What is your Friday moment?

Take care Ya'll, from KY.

Anticipation - is making me wait . . .

Hi, my name is Kathy, and I am a Dominosoholic.

 Living in town has some advantages, like pizza delivery.

 Last night I was getting my fix, when the pizza delivery gal came

and let something into the apartment. I forgot about it until this morning,

when I saw the cats doing this -

Annie and Pookie - looking at this -

A moth - let in from the hallway by the Dominos Pizza delivery gal

Annie, who has moved to the other side of the couch to get a better look

And Alpheus, taking in all of the action, and

at the same time reminding

me of my addiction

One thing I will love about moving to the country is not being

tempted to order any more pizza delivery - as the saying goes,

A Moment on the Lips, A Lifetime on the Hips

Have a wonderful and blessed Tuesday Ya'll,

from KY

Poem - Ode To Sarah

In the vein of today's earlier blog post of the poem,

The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams,

I've come up with my own version

Ode To Sarah

by Kathy Schanding

so much depends

upon

a tortoise-shell

kitty

eyes closed tight

in sleep

curled on the

yarn tote

I think I could win a Pulitzer for that one!

Whaddaya think?! LOL

Take care everyone, and have a great rest

of the Wednesday evening.

From Kathy in KY.

What I've Learned From Cats

How to meditate on the meaning of life

That Mama's computer chair makes a better bed than anything

That yoga is not as easy as it appears

That sleeping in a sun-beam can be wonderful

That it's best to sleep with one eye half open

And lastly, sometimes one needs a break from trying to catch

bugs that are attracted to the lamp bulb

What have you learned from your animals lately?

Take care All, from KY

Poem for Sarah - My Tortoise-shell Queen B Kitty

This is my oldest cat, Sarah. She is 16 this year.

I picked her up at a shelter the day after Thanksgiving

in 1994. She was about 8 weeks old then.

In the Summer and Fall of 2005, I was in a Master of Fine Arts

Creative Writing program at a university here in KY.

One of my assignments was to write a rhyming poem.

And I chose to write about Sarah, and the dreams she has

while she is sleeping. She will cry and twitch.

And sometimes she will wake up with a start,

and hiss at things that aren't there.

So I wrote the following poem for her.

It's not that great as rhyming

is not one of my strong points,

but maybe you'll find it cute, anyway.

Poem for a Diluted Tortoise-shell Cat

Sarah, rest your tired head,

Jump up on my lap.

Dream is not a thing to dread,

And you can take a nap.

On your back, paws in the air,

Waking with a hiss.

Jolted up, you rise and stare.

Calm down, little miss.

Scared, my kitty lie again,

Once more go to sleep.

I will stroke away your pain,

And this promise keep.

Take care all. And have a great week.

OHHMMMMEOW . . . .?

Pookie - Meditating - enough said! LOL

Pookie - The Yoga Kitty

Here is Pookie practicing yoga. I told him about Marigold the goat, and her yoga poses that the goatmother posted on Goat Philosophy 101. Pookie said he wanted to give it a try.

Furrbabies

Here are the furrbabies. My friend Tina has Annie and Alpheus, they are brother and sister. The other 3 are mine. Pookie is just about 6 months old now, and already weighs over 7 lbs.

I promise my picture taking will get better. This is my first digital camera, so bear with me, please.

Hope you enjoy the babies.