The backyard of our new home has many trees, plants, shrubs, and behind us runs a swath of woods.  It’s truly lovely. One of my favorite things now is, as it gets dark (and it gets dark quite late in Michigan summers), to sit on the bench we have in our sunroom, listen to the…

So, as many of you know, we recently drove across country with two cats.  To say the cats were less than pleased is an understatement but they were very well behaved – for cats. We stayed only at hotels that were designated “Pet Friendly”.  I have come to learn that “Pet Friendly” means we’re just…

Just finished watching the most recent season of Umbrella Academy.  Such a good show. Lots of new characters this season; and to really understand it, you should watch the previous seasons because lots of callbacks and the storyline is difficult enough to follow even if you are up-to-date. And this is the season starring Elliot…

I still don’t know where our belongings are.  It is quite likely that they are sitting in a warehouse in California.  Yes.  Still. Needless to say, I am less than happy with our moving company – American Van Lines. I am making daily calls to them and being assured that someone will get back to…

Okay, I have not had a yard (and therefore the necessity of yardwork) for about 45 years. Renting in Los Angeles, and living in a cluster home where the HOA takes care of all of the yardwork does that to a person. So, here I am, in Michigan, with an objectively humungous lawn, and appurtenant…

Cindy (or as we were introduced to her, Cynthia – and she definitely had the air of a Cynthia) was the owner of our new home.  So Cindy left us her microwave.  (Fair enough, because of this, we left our old microwave in San Jose). There is no mystery as to why Cindy decided to…

Our fat brown tabby Berta has a new favorite. Coffee. Is it okay for cats to drink coffee?  Guess, I should look into that.  I’ll be right back … The short answer is no, cats can’t safely drink coffee. In fact, if a cat drinks coffee or ingests coffee beans or grounds, it can lead…

I know that I have been missing in action – yet again. We were a little busy.  Packing up 26 years of life and then driving across country with two cats.  So, sorry (not sorry) but my blog was not my number one priority.  But my fat old lady ass is now firmly ensconced on…

Did you even know this was a thing? I didn’t.  And I have it.  I have always had a “potty mouth” but never one that actually tastes like it. Until now. As I have posted, I have the little “c” (Covid-19).  My third day of having symptoms and I was really, really sick.  Not put…

I cannot do anything without it being a fucking adventure. Why is that? Have I piled up that much bad karma in my oh so long life? Whatever. Last year, it was the Big C.  Today I tested positive for the Little C. Six days before we are supposed to pack up our lives and…