Life Goes On

What a cutie !!!

Life goes on over here in the woods.
Each day we make it through.
We go out back and it's too quiet.
She was just such a presence in our lives.
Jodie Belle is ok.
As ok as you can be with losing your sissy.
Jodie doesn't play.
She just sits by me.
We've been looking at rescue dogs.
Not sure we want to bring one into our cat world.
It's hard to find the purrfect
dog to fit into this cat and one dog world
that we have created over here.
I'll update you if we do get another fur ball.
Til we do, it's just me and Jodie.
In the back yard, reading a book.
I'd  be the one doing that.
Jodie will be exploring the woods.
A chip monk did entertain her
for most of the day.
Nothing like chit chatting
with the wilds of the woods.

Hope your world is doing fine.
Nothing like losing a loved one
to make you realize how precious
our days are.

Til Next Time.
JC and Meredith Ann

She is napping on the desk.
I've moved the key board
so that I'm typing sideways.
The mouse has a fluffy tail on it.
What I do over here.
I tell ya ...

Purrs to all of you !!!

Spring Cat

It's an odd Spring Saturday.

That means it's been raining and sunny.

Cold and windy.

Odd weather to be sure.

No new photos of my own purr gang

but I did find this cutie.

Been busy over here with life.

It keeps me on my toes.

Meredith Ann is next to me.

Napping on the chair cushion.

Spoiled.

Yes, she is.

The tea is sweetened just a bit.

Seemed like an good afternoon

in the rainy ville I live in,

drink.

Hope you are all

enjoying your Saturday.

~ JC and Meredith Ann ~

What ?

What can I say.
I'm from this area.
Grew up an hour away.
Now, live thirty minutes away.
Actually live in the city
where they practice.
I go every year to the party.
Watch the teams.
Mostly the commercials.
Only this year, it was my team.
We were what we always
knew we could be.
We won.
We don't do that here.
We grow moss and rain.
Can we do it again ?
Don't know.
It just was a purrfect team
at the right time
with the best players
and it worked.

Meredith Ann is worn out.
Thus, she asked me to explain why.
~ JC ~

Mondays With Meredith Ann

Meredith Ann 
~ ~ ~
She would love to go out in her back yard.
Not happening any time soon.
Too yucky out there for her furs.
Maddy Jean was out
and Meredith Ann wanted to join her.

This was taken last week before it started to rain.
Now, it's wet and yucky.
Look at how pretty her back furs are.

~ JC ~

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 ~

Name That Tune

Johnny Jump Ups from my back yard

I sit here in the den.

Having my meowning coffee.

Eeyore cup from the time I went to Disney World.

Yes, in my younger years, I did travel a bit.

Florida is a long way from Washington state.

I watch the rain drops fall.

And, were they ever.

Drip, drip and pour.

Jodie Belle is napping.

One eye always open.

Like dogs do.

Meredith Ann is by the door.

Looking at the hallway.

Always knowing who's coming by.

Meaning, she needs to know where her fellow cat mates are.

She's just an organized kitty cat.

Nah, she doesn't like her bros much.

Unless, I'm wrong and hissing is a sign of love.

Me, I'm having sliced strawberries and banana.

My son went to the store for me last night.

It was really for him but he asked if I wanted anything.

That way I pay for things and he gets his junk foods.

I've tried with him but those goldfish still follow him home.

At least he's getting the whole wheat kind.

As my world continues on, my heart is beating wildly with it.

The last week or so I've been humming to my own tunes.

This heart of mine has a plan.

Go fast.

Reminds me of Ricky Bobby with his new friend, Karen.

(You'd have to have seen the car scene in the movie.)

My normal heart Dr. told me that I was fine.

I'm on meds twice a day.

My heart beats twice as fast as normal.

Thus, when I've had my two kidney surgeries,

I wake up to many people.

My heart Dr. has been er called to see me.

(he's in the same hospital)

I go to the critical care unit.

Whatever that means.

I have code blue and greys heard around me.
(Not me, the rooms next to me.)

And, yet I'm told nothings wrong with my heart.

My special special heart Dr. wants to operate.

Two things he wants to fix.

Only my normal heart Dr. says it's too risky.

Why not just take meds and beat away.

Oh these Dr's.

What to they know ?

It's fun being in a battle with your own old body.

So, I will just try not to pass out.

I do that from time to time.

(not this year but several times previously)

I will drink my coffee and enjoy the day.

And, I will always be reminded that today is special.

As my heart reminds me to name that tune.

Remember to dance. Even for a moment.

~ JC ~

Tuesday Afternoon Updates

The sun has come to visit.

I'm taking Meredith Ann out back.

~ JC ~

Eeyore, I know what you mean

~ ~ ~

So, the buzz saws continue

but are manageable

with lots of coffee

and now a beer.

Yes, it helps.

 

It's windy today.

I'm at the beach

with Meredith Ann

of course

and Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle.

 

The warms are here

but the wind

it is a blowing.

 

Too much to be on the

back deck so I go in

the front yard and watch

Mr. Boatman work on the front porch.

 

It is sinking.

Yes, down it goes.

He is putting boards under

the posts to make it level.

This place looks nice

but the builder sure must

have known someone

cause it has troubles galore.

 

Anyway, I'm going in and out.

Meredith is on the chair.

I let her out back

but she came right in.

Her furs didn't like the blowy effects.

 

Hope you all are having

a warm non windy Saturday.

 

~ J C ~

Friday Update From The Woods

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It's still moist out but trying to clear up.

The blue is peeking out from the grey clouds.

A roll of fog came in and left a few hours later.

I guess sweeping away the drippy drops.

 

A squirrel is eating our beloved bird TV suet.

A small woodpecker made Meredith Ann's morning.

She sings to the birds in a very cute voice.

Napping now while she dreams of warmer days.

 

Riley Andrew escaped last night.

Mr. Boatman was on door duty.

He was letting Maddy Jean in and didn't see him.

He was hiding under the table.

Out into the drips he went.

 

I then had to get my flashlight and go out in the wets.

Dark as can be too.

It took me about an hour of saying nice things to him.

He finally came back in.

By then, I had most of the Purr and Fur Gang

put away in rooms so that the doors could be opened.

Bad orange baby boy.

(no one of the purr variety goes

 outdoors unless on a leash)

 

Jodie Belle found the old dog bone box

 that was waiting to be burned.

She's chewed that up and made quite a mess.

Maddy Jean is dreaming in the hall about younger years.

 

Me, I'm waiting for people to call me back.

I hate doing that.

The not wanting to miss the call.

 

I do need to get out and about this afternoon.

So, I might call them .. again .. to see if they know yet.

I'm trying to get my surgery scheduled.

Would like it at the hospital I want at the time I want.

This guy has three places and only comes to mine

once a week thus, he books out fast.

 

Nothing is ever easy .. is it.

 

Hope you all have a PURRfect Weekend.

Relaxing and dancing, of course.

 

~ JC, Meredith Ann and Riley Andrew ~

*Mere is napping near me and

Riley is on the scratching post*

Cold Winter Day

Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle last Summer

 

It's one of those cold Winter days.

Even the woods are quiet.

A few birds and a car heard but very quiet.

The purr and fur gang are napping.

On blankets or near heating vents.

 

Maddy Jean, my Golden Retriever, is having a bad day.

Might be the cold.

Might be her old age.

Jodie Belle wants her to play.

Maddy seems to be lost today.

I brought them both inside so Maddy could rest.

 

I have a lot to do.

List a mile long.

Nothing important though.

All can wait.

 

Meredith Ann is sitting by me.

Getting a pet from time to time.

Bird TV has been marvelous.

They can't get anything from the ground

so they visit us and entertain Riley.

 

I hope Maddy Jean gets better.

It saddens me to think that she has aged so much this year.

She's only nine.

The cancer surgery she had last Summer was terrible.

She had recovered but she has never been like she was.

I do hope it doesn't have something to do with that.

 

Anyway, as I get ready to do at least something on my list,

I sit here thinking that my life is nothing

compared to the worry I have for my Purr and Fur Gang.

I'd do almost anything for them.

 

So, I hope you aren't all sitting in the cold.

And, if you are there isn't a burn ban on

like there is here in my woods.

The air is not good this week.

 

I'll just make some tea

and pet a cat

and find a good movie to watch.

 

That is until the evening

when my favorite shows

are entertaining me.

 

Hope you stay warm,

 

~ JC and The Gang ~

Nothing Says It Like

Riley Andrew helping with Maddy Jean napping

~ ~ ~ ~

Last night, I finally got around to putting

a few ornaments on the Holiday tree.

The box that had them was being warmed by Meredith Ann.

She had found the box early on.

By mistake it now seems, I'd put a blanket on top of it.

That spells napville around here.

Thus, every time I looked at the box,

someone who blogs on Mondays,

was napping or bathing or just looking cute.

 

So, when the alert went off that she had

vacated her box, I went to work.

Course she came back in the middle.

Looked at her box with a "what are you doing"

smirk and waited by the fireplace til I was done.

 

I put only half of the ornaments on the tree.

Thought I could put the rest on later.

There was a cat waiting.

There was a movie.

There was a couch.

 

I put the blanket back on the box.

Only it wasn't as full,

 so when she napped, it sank a bit.

It's an old box that has held the ornaments for years.

 

I sat there, looking at the unfinished tree,

the cat on her box,

the Holiday candles burning away,

 the Christmas movie playing.

the dogs on the couch,

 the cat napping on his scratching post,

the winter brew in my cup

and thought that it doesn't get much better.

This is what my life is about.

 Peace. Purrs. Dogs dreaming.

The movie was a nothing says the Holidays
and putting a tree together kind,

The Fugitive.

Yes, Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford in the same movie.

Both looking fabulous and both making my purrfect evening.

 

While I'm over here,

 enjoying my peaceful life and the twinkle

of my tree and watching an old movie,

 I hope that your Holidays

are as peaceful and full of purrs as mine.

 

~ JC ~

Sing, Dance and Laugh

Jodie Belle, Maddy Jean and Meredith Ann

 

~ ~ ~

Having coffee in my Eeyore cup

while listening to the rain fall.

Going to be a moist one today.

 

This weekend, I'm cleaning this old house.

Our remodel starts on Monday.

Which means, that the Purr and Fur Gang

and I are moving to the beach place

for a couple of weeks.

 

Thus, I'm cleaning and packing

and thinking of what I'll need.

 

We've decided not to decorate this year.

First time that will happen.

Instead, we will try to do a bit

of lights and maybe a tree

at the beach place.

 

Change is good .. right.

 

Who knows.

 Maybe if they get done in time,

I can have my normal Holiday

but for now,

it's new and different

this year.

 

~ ~ ~

I'm going to be making a movie today.

A radio active one.

How special am I.

 

The imaging center could get me in.

I said I could wait but

they said I needed to get in right away.

 

So, I'm drinking fluids.

Coffee for now.

Tons of water after I actually become human.

In an hour or so.

 

The worst part for me is the iv.

They can never find a vein.

Takes forever and several tries.

 

So, the hour long movie

with wild reviews

will be nothing

compared to the battle

of finding that one

elusive vein.

 

~ ~ ~

After all that, if I'm not glowing,

I'm going to go to the

local nursery that's on the way home.

I'm sure I can find

something soothing to my soul

that I don't need.

~ ~ ~

Hope you have a fabulous weekend.

If anything, I've been so reminded

that life is to be enjoyed.

So go out there and do that.

Sing, dance and laugh.

I plan on it.

 

~ JC ~ 

 

 

 

 



Eeyore and Purrs

Jodie Belle as a puppy

~ ~ ~

I'm having coffee in my Eeyore cup.

He and I were meant for each other.

Only I'm a bit cheerier than he.

I just love him.

Always have.

 

Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle have been in and out a lot.

Their normal routine in the mornings.

 

Riley is of course on his scratching post watching.

Meredith Ann is on her heater vent.

 

Al is sleeping on his bed.

Jasmine Marie is on her blanket in the closet.

Ashton is napping on my bed.

 

All is purrfect this morning.

 

~ ~ ~

An update on my Doctor visit yesterday.

They think that I've past my kidney stone.

They think that the infection caused by it is gone.

The ct shows that my left kidney is worse than was thought.

I need to have a test done to see the percentage of it's function.

There was talk of taking it out.

I was told I could go into renal failure at anytime.

My right kidney needs to be repaired soon.

(I have stones in that one too)

It was a fun talk.

She told me I took it well.

I walked away with all my paperwork.

I think I'm in shock.

Of course, I might go into renal failure.

Isn't that what everyone does for the Holidays.

And, who needs that left kidney.

Just gives you stones and infections.

Out with the old I say.

The test will give me the news I need.

I think I might put that test off for a while.

I like the unknown.

At least for today.

 

See why I hide in my woods.

When I come out, things come after me.

 

I'm going to stay home today.

With my Purr and Fur Gang.

And, my Eeyore cup too.

 

Hope your Gang is napping and cute like mine.

They get me through these times.

These tests that life throws at me.

I'm a fighter though.

I plan on winning.

 

~ JC ~

Wednesday In The Woods

What can I say.

It's been a wild ride over here in the woods.

 

Jodie Belle, turned one year old in early November.

Hasn't she grown up to be an absolute beauty.

 

Maddy Jean continues to enjoy her days.

Getting older but having fun with her sister anyway.

 

Thanksgiving was nice.

My son was home and he's always so funny.

Now, he's back studying for his finals.

 

Meredith Ann was in heaven.

She loves her boy.

Her boy loves her.

 

Me, I'm ok.

I think I'm getting better.

Going in today to see one of my specialists.

I actually have three of them.

Lucky me.

 

I sit each morning watching the birds.

Riley and Meredith and I.

I really think I am part cat.

It thrills me so.

 

Even in my I feel terrible mode,

I'm out there refilling suets

and yelling at the squirrels

for stealing their food.

 

We put up a few lights along the driveway.

I love the twinkles.

The dark so early, not so much.

 

The colder months and I don't like each other.

This old body of mine seems to win

this battle I'm in with it,

during the darker, colder months.

 

It's this time of year,

that I remember,

that in a month or so,

it will be seven years

since I woke up.

 

Been a battle every single day.

Only I'd do it again.

If they asked me, like they did.

I wasn't ready then and I'm still not.

 

After all, who would feed

my Purr and Fur Gang.

 

Hope you all have a Grand week.

Sorry about not getting a new

Meredith Ann up this week.

I wasn't feeling up to it.

Maybe next week.

 

~ JC ~

 

Another Monday With Meredith Ann

I was on my way out the door when Mom

 reminded me that it was,

Monday with Meredith Ann.

Silly me, I almost forgot.

 

It's been a busy week of relaxing outside.

Yes, we still have nice weather.

A bit chilly at times but no rain.

Which is just a real thrill for me and Mom.

She sits outside with me and the girls.

( Maddy Jean and Jodie Belle)

 

I entertain her with my getting stuck skills

and she undoes my rope and sets me free.

All the while, trying to read her latest book.

Does she really need to do that.

I think not.

(reading the book)

 

Anyway, Mom says it's going to get colder

but still no rain so I'll be sitting out back

getting into trouble, like I always do.

 

Hope your week is as furry nice as mine.

 

~ Meredith Ann ~

Mondays With Meredith Ann

It's another sort of sunny Monday.

I'm thrilled because it means another day outside for me.

It's been one of the nicest Summer's we've had.

Normally, it is cloudy and wet.

Not this Summer. 

 

 Mom left me for a while.

She went to the Ocean.

This is the view from her deck.

She said it was fabulous.

 

I don't know about that.

It meant that I was inside.

Something is wrong with this.

Don't you think ?

 

I could have walked the trails

and chewed on some grass.

 

Mom said it was a no fluffy cats place.

What ?

 

Oh well, she's home now.

I'm being spoiled like usual.

And, it's another fabulous

Monday in the woods.

 

Til next time,

~ Meredith Ann ~

 

Photo Shoot Thursday

Here's a recent photo of Jodie Belle and Maddy Jean.

As you can see, my wood floors are in need of repair.

It's on the list but who gets their floors done

when they have a puppy, not me.

I think this October, maybe.

This old house is in remodel mode.

We got most of the painting done.

Have the carpets picked out but need to pick the week to do them.

With Maddy Jean being sick, I put everything on hold.

By the way, Maddy Jean is almost ready to get her shirt off.

I tried last week but she was licking it

so the shirt went back on.

~ ~ ~

 

Here's a photo of Meredith Ann asking to go outside.

As you can see, her tail and behind are very floofy.

Thus, she has the name, Miss Floof.

And, again the floors look old which they are.

 

Both of these were taken on my phone

which is not fancy.

And that is our Photo Shoot Update.

 

~ JC and The Purr and Fur Gang ~