Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Dang, it's hot!!! It's so hot that Spotacus refuses to go outside. Of course, that means he gets into trouble at times. I have no idea what set him off, but he peed on top of the chest freezer the other day, whilst staring right at me. Good thing we have plenty of Wee Cleaner...
We got a new pool cover. WLToo decided we needed to cut it into shape yesterday, during the hottest part of the day. Sheesh. Anyway, it's on the pool now and hopefully will cut way back on water evaporation. Also cut a cover for the spa, so the only water exposed to the sun is the little waterfall between spa and pool. It also means the pool will heat up, and swimming will be a lot like being in a bathtub, but at least the water won't evaporate at a half inch per day. Means we get a bit of exercise, too, before and after each swim.
Several vultures parked on the garden shed the other day. WLToo went exploring and found the haunches of some small animal, possibly a possum or fox (foot was definitely not a raccoon). We never smelled it -- the vultures here are plentiful and very efficient.
Hummingbirds are still here, not terribly plentiful, but here at least. One buzzed Short Friend and me a week ago, making it clear the feeder was in need of tending. What nags they are...
I lost ten pounds on the trip, due mostly to being very limited in what I could eat, thanks to the gastritis. Got off that medication a couple days ago, but I don't think all is quite well yet. So I'll keep eating the gastritis diet, in hopes of both losing more weight and of not setting off the pains again. Strange what causes pain and what doesn't. Carbonated beverages of any kind are a total no no - man, that hurts. Wine's okay, though, in small doses. Tomato juice is very bad (bummer, I love tomato juice). Limited amounts of tomato-based foods are okay. Pickles are great (whew. I love pickles). White potatoes, no. Sweet potatoes, yes. Chocolate is supposed to be a no, but it doesn't bother me. Still, I limit it, mostly because I'm trying to avoid a lot of sugars (sugar = pain). Caffeine is a no. Fine, I know how to decaffeinate my tea. In summer, I tend to drink mostly ice water, anyway. Kimchi is very good -- most fermented foods work so far. The diet said to avoid peppers, but I grew up eating them and taking them totally out of my diet makes me sick, so I didn't take them out, and I'm fine.
Started keeping a food diary of what causes pain and what doesn't. It's rather eclectic and bears only a little resemblance to the gastritis diet. But it's working for me, and if it means no pain and weight loss, it's all great.
We're still off-loading Obi-Wander, due mainly to the unrelenting heat. When we finally finish, we'll take her in for all that warranty work.
WLToo just came home, so it's time to start making the beef stroganoff. Later, y'all.
We got a new pool cover. WLToo decided we needed to cut it into shape yesterday, during the hottest part of the day. Sheesh. Anyway, it's on the pool now and hopefully will cut way back on water evaporation. Also cut a cover for the spa, so the only water exposed to the sun is the little waterfall between spa and pool. It also means the pool will heat up, and swimming will be a lot like being in a bathtub, but at least the water won't evaporate at a half inch per day. Means we get a bit of exercise, too, before and after each swim.
Several vultures parked on the garden shed the other day. WLToo went exploring and found the haunches of some small animal, possibly a possum or fox (foot was definitely not a raccoon). We never smelled it -- the vultures here are plentiful and very efficient.
Hummingbirds are still here, not terribly plentiful, but here at least. One buzzed Short Friend and me a week ago, making it clear the feeder was in need of tending. What nags they are...
I lost ten pounds on the trip, due mostly to being very limited in what I could eat, thanks to the gastritis. Got off that medication a couple days ago, but I don't think all is quite well yet. So I'll keep eating the gastritis diet, in hopes of both losing more weight and of not setting off the pains again. Strange what causes pain and what doesn't. Carbonated beverages of any kind are a total no no - man, that hurts. Wine's okay, though, in small doses. Tomato juice is very bad (bummer, I love tomato juice). Limited amounts of tomato-based foods are okay. Pickles are great (whew. I love pickles). White potatoes, no. Sweet potatoes, yes. Chocolate is supposed to be a no, but it doesn't bother me. Still, I limit it, mostly because I'm trying to avoid a lot of sugars (sugar = pain). Caffeine is a no. Fine, I know how to decaffeinate my tea. In summer, I tend to drink mostly ice water, anyway. Kimchi is very good -- most fermented foods work so far. The diet said to avoid peppers, but I grew up eating them and taking them totally out of my diet makes me sick, so I didn't take them out, and I'm fine.
Started keeping a food diary of what causes pain and what doesn't. It's rather eclectic and bears only a little resemblance to the gastritis diet. But it's working for me, and if it means no pain and weight loss, it's all great.
We're still off-loading Obi-Wander, due mainly to the unrelenting heat. When we finally finish, we'll take her in for all that warranty work.
WLToo just came home, so it's time to start making the beef stroganoff. Later, y'all.
