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 ~

Friday From The Beach

Ashton enjoying the chair.

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I was going to show you a photo of me

at the Ocean 

from last weekend.

Only I'm at the beach place

and my photos are back home.

Not here at this puter.

Sad face.

Anyway, I'll show you next time.

On the bird nest front,

Mama bird is still sitting.

No action yet.

My view from the deck.
~ ~ ~

I am a bit worried though.

On another blog, they have a nest on their porch.

Just like I do.

A baby has fallen out twice now.

Not good when I have four cats

and two dogs who go out on the deck.

(Baby cat Riley, is the only one who doesn't get to go out)

He has managed to find a way to get off the deck.

The other four haven't.

Smart or what.

They get to go out, he doesn't.

(on the main floor but second due to a basement)

Hope you all have a fun weekend.

The rain has gone and the warms are here.

Supposed to be in the 90's next week.

That is hot for us.

Mew and Woof,

JC

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 ~

 

Come Walk With Me

Last month I had a busy birthday.

Was on the road and walked into my hotel room to this.

A bottle of nice wine, strawberries dipped in chocolate and flowers.

Made a dreary driving day into a very special birthday.

I thought, at first, that I was in the wrong room.

Other than that, my day was just a normal road trip kind of day.

(Took my son back to his University

which is five hours away from home.)

 

This weekend, we celebrate my birthday wish

 and my husband's birthday.

(His is on Saturday.)

Another road trip but this time to the Ocean.

We have a local, three hours away, place we like.

It's not fancy.

Just a condo by the Sea.

Only two or three places to eat in town.

It's a fishing town actually.

People come to go on whale watching tours.

 

Me, I'm going to relax.

To watch those waves roll in.

To walk, my version of it, on the sandy beach.

To remember who I am.

The me I used to be before I got old.

Before those nasty body parts started to fail.

Oh, to be young again.

Which I plan on doing this weekend.

 

The weather will be nice one day.

Not the next.

I've got plans to enjoy both.

 

So, here's to Birthday wishes !!!

Mine came true.

 

~ JC ~

Wordless Wednesday

This is why I like to go to the Ocean

Where do you like to go ?

Progress

Last night I finally got the photo image put into my header. Only took me 20 or so tries. Too big. Too small. Still too small. Resize again. Almost. Pretty Close. Oh I'm getting there. Too Tall. Little bit More. And, finally WA LA ... My resized multiple times ... photo.

Of what ? I love the Ocean. To celebrate one of my birthdays, I went to a lovely favorite of mine to relax for a few days by the rolling calmness. Where ? Westport, WA. This was taken on top of a sandy hill right before the sunset went away. Not bad for a beginner !

Now ... to try to refigure my columns ... that will take a while.

Cats ~ My Purrballs have had breakfast and are taking their meowning naps. It's a bit rainy today and bird tv is getting poor reception. So nap time city babies !!!

Weekend Plans ~ It seems like I always have a 'to do' list with something to clean or work on in this old house.

I also took a few pics of my Purrballs ...

Al keeping it clean

Ashton giving me the Look

Riley blending in

Why ?

Someone asked WHY ? ...

Why was I in a coma ~ Long story ... but, I'll tell the short story first. I thought I had the flu but I was wrong. My temp went to 104 & stopped. I had gone into sepsis ... yes, you die from that ... I thought I was getting better ... must have been the blood clots causing havoc in my brain. Anyway, my daughter found me on the floor ... she called my husband who came home. I kept repeating the same thing ... What time is it and Where's Jasmine ... see, I always have a cat on my mind ... so, off to the ER I go, don't remember much ... woke up 9 days later. I could write a novel about how fun being in intensive care really is ... and not to mention learning to walk & talk ... again ... but, lets just say that a guy came in my room ... I didn't have a clue who he was ... he had to tell me ... ends up it was my husband ... lucky me ... a cute one .. so for some reason I survived ... and no I wasn't supposed to ... I do think it's all my cats in Kitty Heaven ... or my Mom & Dad & my cousin Carmen who was a nun ... just not my time to go ... and lets' face it ... the Cats Need Me to Feed them ...

Love of Cats ~ started when I was about 6 ... my first pets were ducks ... that ought to let you know that my love for animals started a bit off ... ducks in the city ... that's a story isn't it ... anyway, there were dogs and then there was the lost cat on the street that I brought home ... my Mom found the owner but it wasn't long before I got my first cat ... a Siamese who talked all the time ... and I mean ALL the time ... and since then I've been a sucker for a cute face with whiskers ...

Water ~ I love the Ocean. Grew up camping at the Ocean all the time. My parents actually belonged to a camper club. Now, who among you can say that ? I'd sit in the back seat ... seeing those signs ... you know the kind that mark a driveway to the beloved water front ... I told myself ... I will live there someday ... well, some 40 odd years later ... I do. Not on the Ocean but an inlet ... that comes from the Ocean. It has sand dollars ... at a very low tide ... so, I think it counts. We just got it last year ... so I'm a novice water owner ... and by the way the bank owns it ... and if my banker is reading ... I love you ... want a mini sand dollar? It's close to a lovely small island ... Steamboat ... isn't that cute ... on low tide you can walk under the bridge that leads to the Island ... it's that small ... if you have to be near an Island ... why not that one ... Captain Jack would like it too I think

Writing ~ I grew up asking my Dad what he had done that day at work. He would tell me about delivering cement. Then he would ask me to tell him a story. My love for 'telling' was born. In High School & College, I told anyone who would ask ... that I wanted to be a writer. When I started to work at a bank, counting checks, my dream kind of went to the shelf ... reality came into focus. I have notebooks with stories & details but I got busy with life & raising kids & don't forget the feeding of those hair balls and a fish or two. After my coma, while I sat here ... wondering WHY did I wake up ... I started to write again. Small stuff ... nothing too important ... and in between my moments ... yes, after three years I still have moments ... where I just sit & forget how long I've sat ... that's what lists are for ... and understanding husbands ... anyway, that's when I got the urge ... no I would say it's more the NEED to write again ... if nothing else to see if I could find that girl again ... you know the one that used to tell her father stories ... before the damage done to my memory banks ... the one who actually thought she would be a writer ...