We’re are just about finished our Christmas shopping. It seems early, but it all has to be shipped back home to Ontario so we had to be on the ball…
Read MoreI know you wanted to see more kitten photos
The kittens are getting huge! Here are some photos from the other night when we were playing with the fishy-on-the-stick cat toy on the bed. Steve French: (Know where we…
Read MoreMissed the snow again!
Nova Scotia is in the news again for its 2nd snow storm in a week, but rest assured that we are safe and sound 😀 We got 4 inches or…
Read MoreSnow!?!?! Nah, not here.
I know. I’m way behind in updating this blog. That is because I play with the kittens every night for a couple of hours now rather than sitting on my…
Read MoreFirst Snowfall of 2008
This morning: A few moments later: Now it looks like the first photos outside again!
Read MoreChristmas over night, Hallowe’en, Kittens (of course), and Smurfs!
All the stores seemed to have morphed into Christmas over night! And we fell for it and bought lights for our first Christmas tree we’ll have in December. Hallowe’en was…
Read MoreHedge Trimmer
You’ve gotta get one of these electric hedge trimmers! I’ve always just used twig snips and cut the sticks here and there, but a few weeks ago we picked up…
Read MoreMore kitten photos
I had the kittens upstairs in the empty spare room to play today. They are making good progress. The male is still a little aloof but he lets me pet…
Read MoreKittens update, deworming, lung trouble
The kittens are doing well. They are very playful now and I had problems keeping the calico girl IN the cage this morning – she really wanted to stay out…
Read MoreFinally, they love me.
I can pick both kittens up and pet them on my chest and they don’t bite or scratch or hiss! In fact the orangey one now meows for me when…
Read MoreTwo kittens – latest cute photo
I pet one of the kittens!!
Jeff was able to pet the kittens last night with a leather glove on. This morning I bribed the orangey one with soft cat food on a spoon and she…
Read MoreThree Blue Fin Tuna
We took a trip to Canso today to watch the fisherman bring their blue fin tuna catches in to the wharf. We were lucky enough to see THREE of them!…
Read MoreI feel so sad for her
I just happened to look outside in the dark and noticed Momma cat on the driveway with a mouse hanging out of her mouth. She came up on the front…
Read MoreKitten progress… while I slept
Overnight the kittens ate every morsel of food, every drop of water, and they peed & pooped in the litter tray! Woo hoo! Now they have resumed their positions in…
Read MoreI did it! I caught the 2 kittens!!
I did it! I can’t believe I caught them! I schemed a bunch of plans yesterday but none were working. Then I got smart. I had been feeding them by…
Read MoreCatching the kitties. Round 1.
We decided to catch the 2 kitties, now that their mom has set them free. We’ve been feeding them every day so they aren’t going anywhere else. No way will…
Read MorePacking
Really. I need to learn to pack TWO days before I leave. Then I can take out half of the stuff I packed. Lugging around more clothes than I would…
Read MoreI’m off to Hamilton
I’m off shortly on the Acadian bus lines to the airport, and then I’ll be boarding a plane to Hamilton. I have Jeff’s laptop with me (thanks!) so if you…
Read MoreHurricane Kyle & Fall Foliage & Monty’s Swim
Hurricane Kyle is approaching the southern tip of Nova Scotia this evening. We are not in the direct path of this storm, so we should only get some rain and…
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