Sassy Princess

I've been busy.
Went to the Ocean last week.
Was warm enough to go for a stroll.
Coffee in hand.
Had a great time.
Like I always do.

Jasmine Marie
She let me actually get a photo of her.
This is my pretty Snowshoe Princess.
I know ..
She is an absolute doll.
A true Siamese.
Sassy.
Sweet.
A true love.

And, that's all I've got for you.
Life.
It is amazing.
Odd.
Weird.
Disturbing.
I'll take it.

Til Next Time,
~ JC and The Purr and Fur Gang ~

Purr and Fur Gang

My life is just dam complicated so

 I'm not even going to talk about it.

Instead, I'll step over it and on to other things.

The Purr and Fur Gang are all well.

Which is sort of amazing considering their ages.

(checking to see if they are listening)

Cause I'm going to talk about them.

Big Al is fourteen and doing great.

He naps a lot but so do I.

Ashton Rosevelt naps a lot too but he's still talking away.

He's the one I watch close.

I'm always wondering where he went.

He has gotten locked in a lot of closets in his life.

I never leave without knowing where he is.

He's eleven  now.

Jasmine Marie is still a crabby old Siamese.

Sweet though when she wants to be

but basically any growl you hear is from her.

She's nine or ten.

Riley Andrew is still getting in trouble.

Every chance he can actually.

I think he's around eight or nine now.

He hasn't really slowed down much.

He still owns the perch by the window

and watches bird tv with me.

Yes, I watch it every morning.

Meredith Ann has been with me for three years.

(this coming November)

I can't even remember life without her.

She has changed my days so much.

I think she's about five or six.

She is an absolute doll.

Except for her silky furs that get nasty clumps.

That she and I could do without.

Maddy Jean is ten and still going.

Her tumors are unfortunately growing with her.

She's been with me one more year.

That nasty cancer surgery is a memory now.

No more of those for her ever.

She naps a lot.

I'm fine with that.

She doesn't seem to be in pain so more time is what I get.

She watches Jodie play.

So do I.

She's quite entertaining actually.

Everyone should get a Collie.

At least we think so.

Jodie Belle is the cutest Rough Collie ever.

No, really I mean it.

Barks too much but so do I.

Let's face it, who doesn't bark too much.

Just love her so much.

She has made Maddy Jean happy.

All the cats like her too.

Ok, not the Siamese but Jazz doesn't like anyone but me.

See, that was more fun than telling you about my life.

Hope you all have a nice day.

I'm off to dance a bit.

It seems to make me forget and I like that.

~ JC ~

Wednesday In The Woods

~ ~ ~

I have no nifty photos to share.

Haven't had time to download them.

Or, upload them either.

My life is good today.

The sun is out.

The rain left a bit ago.

I am in a live in the moment place.

Yesterday, I had my kidney in office procedure.

My third surgery since April.

Two smaller ones and one big one.

Just to be exact but still all were nasty.

I was told that my left kidney is now functioning.

 It will never be what it should be.

She wants to operate on my right kidney

as soon as possible. 

Three months.

She told me that it has stones too.

It isn't damaged yet.

All in all, if I don't get this done

 I will go 

into kidney failure.

 It's not good news.

Before that, I need to get my heart checked out.

It went crazy weird during my kidney surgery.

(The big one not yesterday)

So, I need to do that and find out why 

and what is going on with it.

The list is long.

 More I could add but no, I don't think so.

So, with all this .. waiting for me ...

I am pretending.

I am acting as if yesterday did not happen.

Except for the removal of that nasty stint.

I am going on a mini vacation.

I am cured.

There is nothing wrong with me.

Not one thing.

I'll let you all know when

 my real world

finds me again. 

Til then, I'm just going to be

enjoying life 

here in my woods.

~ JC ~

Sunshine in the Woods

Jasmine Marie helping me in the meowning

It's Thursday already.

How did that happen?

The days are cooler.

More enjoyable.

Been able to work a bit in the yard ... jungle .. during the day.

Been putting the bird feeders up before coffee.

Taking them down before sunset.

Seems to be making cats and humans happy.

No new bear sightings or noises.

I thought my owls had flown the woods.

Heard an evening Hoo Hoo.

Seems that they are still here.

Just not showing themselves to me like they were.

There are little things going on at my place in the woods.

Nothing too big.

Just enough to make an old lady worry a bit.

While I was watering the front yard yesterday,

I thought about how I can't really do anything about them.

I decided not to worry.

Not easy to do but I will try.

Thought of what I need to do for me in this life.

I've had so many years of taking care of my kids.

Mr. Boatman has always been busy with work or his things.

I need to think of what to do with my time.

The yard needs lots of work.

Been trying to do that.

Don't really have the money to pay someone else to do it.

My fingers and feet were giving me trouble.

Scared me just a bit.

Reminded me of a few years ago.

Today they are better.

I'm just going to take things easy.

Even if I don't get lots done.

It's better than not getting anything done ... right.

Cats & Dogs are doing ok.

The heat got to them but they napped through it.

Maddy Jean is limping and I don't know why.

Bella is having trouble hearing but her ears are clean.

Just getting old like me I guess.

And, that is the latest from this old cat lady who lives in the woods.

~ JC ~

The Cracking Of Trees

Jasmine Marie helping me type

My whole life I've been afraid.

Of the dark, of the unknown, of life in general.

This has made me become who I am.

Always being quieter than others.

At least at first.

Looking within to see the what & how of doing.

When I was young, I would go for walks in the woods.

The sounds of birds and the cracking of trees made me feel real.

To this day, I still enjoy a slow walk.

Even if my old bones can't go far.

I try to get out and about for a few moments.

Looking always upward to the sky.

Be it cloudy or blue.

I'm there .. looking ... enjoying.

So, being afraid of the unknown has done me no wrong.

I like being me.

This quiet lady who enjoys birds.

And, even on those days when I can't take walks

I can imagine what it was like when I did.

I had a list ... Part Two

Update On Hazel

(I'm not in town. I'm at the beach house.

Thus, I haven't had a chance to get

back to the PetSmart yet)

I looked and looked and looked

I finally found her information

No Photo but at least now

I know her story

(I didn't have my glasses on

when I was looking at her

information. I remembered that

she had kittens and that she

was in foster. I knew that the group

sponsoring her started with a P)

Domestic Short Hair [Mix]


Small Adult Female Cat Pet ID: 24570 Printer friendly Email a friend More About Hazel Hazel and her adorable kittens Harper, Hannah, Holly, Hayley, and Helga are a sweet kitty family found as strays in Lake Stevens. They were taken to a local shelter and rescued by Purrfect Pals. These adorable kitties were placed in a loving foster home where they have thrived. They enjoy being with people and are very affectionate! They have been viral tested, microchipped, altered, and vaccinated.




Hazel is up-to-date with routine shots, house trained and spayed/neutered.
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OK, I'm in trouble ...

Last night Mr. Boatman takes me out shopping.

I needed to go to PetSmart for supplies.

I even had a list.

Miss Organized is my new name.

List ~

bird suets,

bird seed,

cat litter,

look for Elizabethan Collars for Bella

(I saw a cat one in a catalog that was soft)

look for Cat Christmas cards

look at the cats up for adoption

Do you want to guess which one got me in trouble ?

Her name is Hazel.

She is a one and half year old calico.

It was the end of the day and

 they had the cats out playing.

Hazel was a stray with kittens.

I'm in LOVE.

Mr. Boatman says I can have her if

she's still there in two weeks.

We don't need another cat.

Does anyone want her ?

I'm in so much trouble.

I know this feeling.

Five is a good number .. Right ?

Today's Pick Is ...

Riley playing with the Cat Dancer

It's a Drippy Saturday Meowning
Wetness has arrived

Yesterday was nice for a while
One of those Sunny Almost Fall days
I sat out back with my girls
I told them they needed to take it all in
That the Wets were going to arrive
And, we did enjoy
And, the wets did arrive

This Meowning I am enjoying
My coffee
Today's pick is
Starbucks Limited Reserve
South Tanzania .. Extra Bold
Not bad .. I like it
Would I buy it again ... Yes
Is it a Favorite ... not quite yet

Mr. Boatman needs to go to the Beach House
I'm going to go with him 
I'm the entertainment ... ok, just realized 
That you may take that the wrong way
(think what you would like)

Going to take the girls  
But not the cats .. this time

Been thinking about my life
And what I want to do with it
That seems to be an ever on going theme
In my life
I can remember doing the same thing
When I was 16, 18, 21, 24, ....

Do you know what you want to do ?

Garbage & Life

(I got this from a Dear Friend and thought I would share it !!!)

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi river just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was really friendly. So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital! ' This is when my taxi driver taught me and what I now call,

The Law of the Garbage Truck

He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on you. Don 't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Don 't take their garbage and spread it to other people at home or on the streets. The bottom line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take over their day.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Ignore the ones who don't.

Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it!

Have a garbage-free day!