Six months have passed since Sweetie the Stray came into my world in a real way. He had been around the neighborhood and in my yard before that, but I didn’t "adopt" him until this past summer. He’s still an outdoor cat because, well, he is still a sprayer, and frankly he kind of freaks … Continue reading Sweetie the Stray: Holiday Update, 2021
Sweetie the Stray
Seventeen Seconds
Buzz ... Buzzz ... Buzzzzz ... What?? Oh ... Snooze. Double snooze. Then awake. Ok, ok, I’m awake. Shhhhh … Sit up, but don’t stand up yet. Be still. Today’s thought: “Everything is working out for me.” I roll it over in my mind, then energize it by repeating it in a whisper. “Everything is … Continue reading Seventeen Seconds
Sweetie the Stray
It was still 104 degrees at 5:00 pm. Apparently, September was not going to deliver much relief from the oppressive heat. No surprise, really. “Enough already,” I muttered to no one. “It’s too damn hot.” I was sitting in the backyard keeping Sweetie company while he ate. Sweetie is the stray cat that’s been making … Continue reading Sweetie the Stray
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