January 14, 2012 by Gail
sunny but cold
The region’s in a deep-freeze, currently, but I’m burrowed deeply in my editing cave in front of a warm computer and wearing a pair of knock-off Mukluks that are doing a good job of keeping my feet warm.
Brrrrrr….
sunny but cold
I also have a cat who loves to snuggle, in case the Mukluks fail me.
sun worshipper
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January 13, 2012 by Gail
hello snow
There’s a skylight right over my bed, so I know what the weather is like as soon as I open my eyes. It’s a far cry from yesterday, when I was driving a patient in the early morning — it was pouring rain then and continued into the evening.
Not today. The walk home is going to be messy!
Xena checking out the new white world
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December 24, 2011 by Gail
Xena's observation tower
In case you’re watching for Santa, Xena’s taken it upon herself to monitor the situation from my attic flat.
Xena's observation tower
This is the closest I got to a Xena portrait:
those bells are annoying me!
Merry Christmas, Silly Humans
Time to hit the road! For those with the password, my whereabouts can be found at the Where page.
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November 1, 2011 by Gail
Beano (RIP) gets busted for drinking out of my mug!
Yesterday was so crappy I was in bed by 10pm so it would be over sooner. But a special mention: yesterday morning a neighbourhood coffee shop owner took pity on me while I was on the phone dealing with unpleasantries and made me the best Americano I have ever had in my life, along with a fantastic toasted bagel and cream cheese and an amazing muffin with goat cheese, walnuts, organic butter and his ‘secret ingredient’ — Tabasco sauce! It sounds bizarre but it was incredibly tasty.
Good food and beverages (and sympathetic coffee shop owners) make life better. Also, entertaining pets like Beano… I miss that little scoundrel very much!
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October 8, 2011 by Gail
dessert-fest
When I found out on Thursday night that Pennsylvania was out of the question for this weekend and I’d have to forfeit Helma’s home cooking, I shamelessly played the orphan card and got myself invited to dinner today to enjoy the company of others over food. Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays simply because it does not involve gifts, only people and food, two of the best things in life. It seemed rather sad to be only working and eating in the company of my cat this weekend. No offense, Xena, but we don’t eat the same food!
Xena, looking angelic
Now it’s midnight and I’m in a food coma from all of us completely overeating (we went overboard with the desserts!), but I feel much better about having to work through the rest of the weekend with the thought that at least I had one home-cooked dinner and it wasn’t alone. Most of time being alone doesn’t bother me, but for some reason Thanksgiving is one of those weekends when it does.
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September 15, 2011 by Gail
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August 16, 2011 by Gail
Xena's cornered
Xena's cornered
Over the past four weeks, the House of Fielding has been transitioning from a one cat-staff, one-cat household to a two cat-staff, two-cat household. Xena hasn’t been happy about it and neither has her nemesis, Professor. She’s hissed so much at him I think the only thing stopping her from hissing even more is that her (mostly toothless) mouth goes dry.
Professor, aka Mr. Kitty
It probably doesn’t help that Professor is twice Xena’s size while half her age.
so not impressed
Despite all the highly vocal protesting from both cats, they’re curious about each other (natch, they’re cats after all) and day-by-day I observe a little less feigned hostility and more curiosity. Maybe one day I’ll come home to find them snuggled together as if they were friends for life, but until then they’re more like The Odd Couple.
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July 8, 2011 by Gail
I followed you into the bathroom, because you're not listening to me!!!
I’ve been working a lot lately out of the house, inciting cries of protest from the other official house member, who is not used to being alone (RIP Beano). Notice her teeth are bared — the only ones she has left (two on the bottom, three on the side). Xena’s pretty toothy for a nearly-toothless cat. I think she’s trying to tell me something.
Harumph!
Ears are down. Xena is an 11-year old pulling a tantrum. (Yes, she’s actually 11 in cat years and according to this site, she’s 60 in human years.)
I’m shooting a wedding outside of Toronto tomorrow, I wonder if she knows and will sleep on my camera bag? She does that when I’m about to leave town.
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June 1, 2011 by Gail
… just like the Nelly song. It was 24 (C) degrees at 9 o’clock this morning when I was running the vacuum and already way too hot to be cleaning the house.
Xena agrees.
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