David used to poke fun at this music box: "My mother put me to sleep with a war song!"
Awwww.
David would have turned 41 years old today, so to celebrate, I went flying! Flying photos forthcoming.

Kittens* were crawling up into Natalia’s shirt so she extracted delivered one.
See what happens when you consume too much sugar?

Of course, the cats get the FedEx box.
Remember my Nokia 6682 that I got from a marketing company and was nicked in Cuba? (I really liked that phone *sob*) Yep, the same marketing company sent me a boatload of Dove chocolate to try.
Am I going to share? Why, yes!

I got a chance to spend time with Miss Shatzi again this weekend while my neighbour is out of town, which is a pleasure since Shatzi’s such a well-behaved pooch. She doesn’t stir up other dogs or chase birds and squirrels, which gives my leash hand a break and I can enjoy the park without [...]

Two Xena posts in a row! Go Xena!
This is typical Xena: getting herself stuck somewhere and taking five times as long to wriggle her way out. Sometimes I have to assist, but I was curious and amused enough to watch how she would do on her own. By the time I got my camera to [...]

I just spotted a raccoon on the roof outside the window, and Xena jumped up to investigate!
Then Beano jumped up to see what the commotion was about, and I ran out of memory on the card! Arggghhh!!

… we could avoid the drama of the Car Ride.

We all survived the first visit to the vet since those days back in January when we were going at least once a week. Arliin’s mother gave me Xena and Beano’s carriers in March, which I’d hidden away in the closet until I surprised Beano this [...]

I’ve come to the conclusion that any hope of writing posts in chronological order by happenings is futile. What is more realistic are posts in order by the pictures I want to show you Right Now. That’s right, it’s called impatience.
So, in Pictures I Want To Show You Right Now order, I introduce you to [...]

Xena growls, Beano is silent.
Beano always starts it, and he always walks away first.
They tussle down the hallway, on chairs, down stairs, wherever.

The backyard is full of gigantic trees, trees filled with squirrels and woodpeckers and lots of live entertainment.