ARIZONA TO ALASKA

Good on Osdianna. It is a walloping great responsibility to provide a caring foster home to another persons beloved pets. I’m not sure I’d be willing to hand them back after creating a bond over so many months. He’d have to shoot me through the bathroom door first…

Ask questions later.

But that’s OK because Joe wasn’t ever going to pay out the $18,000 it would have taken to get them all over here in the first place, what with the flights and immunisation jabs – not to mention the 6 months strict segregation in anti-rabies quarantine.

For Joseph.

He’s been living in wild isolation for 5 years, I doubt even he knows what is currently incubatory about his person.

Though the girls and I would have promised faithfully to visit him in his small cell everyday to slot fresh nuggets of charcoal through the bars for his small grill. We shan’t see him starve, there are some very good deals on processed ‘beef’ burgers trotting in from the European continent just now.

Neigh galloping in.

Kudos to OSDIANNA for agreeing to be the caretaker of Joe's cats! Maggie and I are the "named inheritors" of six felines here in our retirement area. And in this aging community, "inheritance" could come at any time. Hopefully our two young kitties (Obsidian and Mona Lisa) will happily accept the strangers whenever the time comes.

Thanks to OSDianna. Who knows, her menagerie may grow by the time this is all over if Dutchie attracts some fox along the way. Thanks again Dianna, this is one mom that is relieved. You are a good spirit.

Here Here Osidianna! We've been losing a little sleep ourselves over the whole thing! Thanks for your help!

You are all welcome! I too have been in this spot, with the hardest part worrying my "kids" would be accepted into another multi-pet household. While there were some "When is she going to come out of hiding? Did she escape and she's out there wandering lost?" moments, all that worry was for nothing. But we can't help it...it's in our genes. It shows we care.

My parents really disliked cats, so of course I had to have one as soon as I left home...and then I needed a second to keep company with the first; I have been hooked since then...46 years of multiple cats, and three dogs. You have seen the video of Dutchie and the foxes? I expect she will let my lab Maggie know who is in charge too.

I'll keep all informed.

Bless your heart OSDIANNA !! :)

Joe, you have some really great blog friends!!!

I too am greatly relieved and glad that osdianna could take on the kitties. Muriel and I would love to have, but we already have four that we claim and another three that claim us. Every one of them are foundlings; one is totally blind to the point that she doesn't even sense light and dark. We have no dog which seems to suit the cats just fine.

Our latest prize is an extremely affectionate BIG kitty, black with white trim, that must weigh in at 25 pounds. She was obviously someone's very pampered pet. She had been stopping by for food regularly starting about a year ago. Her original "owners" moved away, abandoning their house. They left the doors and windows open for the benefit of their two cats. "Baby Black" as we call her found our front door open one day, walked in, hopped up in Muriel's lap in the den and went to sleep. Muriel picked up a brush after kitty had a nice nap. Baby Black just lay there lifting an arm or leg as required to aid the brushing.

Her mate is a very tough looking genuine back-alley tom cat. We call him "Snake" because he can't meow, he only hisses.

Again, very happy about Fluff and Dutchie.

We had a very smart little storm come roaring through yesterday bringing a fair amount of wind and 0.40" of rain in just a few hours. The mountains south of town were very white; they must have had at least two inches of snow to look like they did. I couldn't see the higher mountains north of us such as Mount Diablo. It is now clear and cool with no rain in the ten day forecast.

Got to get ready for a Physical Therapy appointment.

So glad you found a nice resort for your kitties to spend their vacation. I've spent some time around Ocean Shores and Westport. It's really nice there, though I don't think they have much of a fox population. Regardless, it sounds like OSDianna will take excellent care of them.

You're very lucky, Joe. OSDianna came to the rescue and she's not even located that far from where you've got to go anyway.

OSDianna, you're the greatest!

now that's cold! I just saw where Ocean Shores is and I think I want to be a cat!

Lol cybersuze...it suits me, but after 14+ yrs here I do miss sunshine and heat sometimes...and real dirt; I miss my homegrown tomatoes, just picked off the vine, still warm with the sun (Burbank, Ca). The word here is we lack the proper "heat units" to success-fully raise tomatoes. The tradeoff is I get to walk the dog on the beach (about 1/4 mile from me) any time I want...dressed appropriately of course. My clothing budget is nearly entirely invested in outerwear of various weights and rainproof-ness.

Due to the Pacific storms from Joe's neck of the coast, the beach changes all the time. Most of us who chose to move here are storm fans, and we love to stand on the top of the dunes and watch. I feel pretty blessed to live here.

OSDiana - sounds like a little piece of Heaven out there. Here in KY, we have dirt and still the tomatoes the past two years (at least in our backyard) were not pretty (or good). Dry!

Dotmom..I grow nearly everything in big pots set against the south side of the house (painted a dark green) for maximum heat, so I have some luck with cherry tomatoes, kale, lettuce of various kinds; sugar snap peas and beans do well. I even have three rose bushes given to me by well-meaning friends, and I have had at least three roses off those three plants!

We are having a Big Pacific Storm today, with nearly an inch of rain since about 3am, winds 20-25 mph gusting to 30...seas running 22ft; nothing like Joe gets, but pretty substantial for us. The biggest difference is we have all these big spruce, hemlock, and fir trees surrounding us. Makes for an exciting day!

OSD that same storm (which probably started near JA) gave us 5 fresh inches of snow for skiing!

I drove a friend into Aberdeen for radiation treatment, 25 miles; we had heavy rain, then cleared to enough sun to produce some bright rainbows, then on the trip home we had big hail. 3 hrs later we had thunder, lightning, and enough hail to cover the entire ground in white! We rarely get thunder & lightning here; my cats are grateful. 1.04" of precip in 24 hrs.

Lots of new snow in the Cascades; skiing will be BIG this weekend. Enjoy your skiing, cybersuze.

That's great news! At least the it won't take much for the kitties to get used to the weather!

What's cookin' out there today? Beautiful sunny day here in KY - maybe about 50. Staying inside - resting - trying to get rid of my winter cold. Much better. Sounds like there is plenty of weather around us and it may come in here later tomorrow or so. We have been fortunate this winter so far. Lots of robins around, so that is a good sign. Come on Spring!!!