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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Wanderlost wrote:Hope the fox and other predators stay clear of Czarny too. Our freeze dryer works well. Some neighbors brought their garden harvest to us and we had a freeze dry party of a sort. They gave us some of their harvest in exchange for getting most of theirs dried for home use. We have enough now for the next big trip.
The barn swallows have migrated, and Czarny is thrilled. He can go outside and stay for as long as he can stand the heat (which presently isn't much longer than when the birds were here).
Our freeze dryer was missing a part, so we've not used it yet. That part should be here next week. Not looking forward to trying it out in this heat, but soon...
I organized my yarn stash. I was amazed that I only have 10 plastic tubs of yarn. As soon as it's cool enough, I'll be crocheting easy Christmas presents. The idea is to not replace yarn as it's used up, thereby cutting down the stash by a considerable amount. Snerk. Right, and pigs may fly....
Our local thrift store had two brass Russian samovars. Didn't know what they were, so they were mislabeled and priced dirt cheap. I snatched up both of them for our writers' group. It's a long running gag that now has a physical presence at our "blanket fort."
It's very early in the morning. Time for bed. Later, y'all.
Nasty heat this year. It's a good thing our neighbors prefer hot weather veg. I now have enough okra to hold a jambalaya jamboree for the family. With bacon of course.
