It seems that as far as my life is concerned, the ninth year of the calendar decade has some special significance. Let me explain. It’s all in the anniversaries you see. Let’s run through...
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We have had 3 cats in 36 years. The first two lived well into their teens and had a great life. We are hoping to be around to see Mr Oates do the same....
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Mr. Oates isn’t really a Christmas party animal. He was getting along fine when Maria’s mother came up the week before, but when 13 other people arrived on Christmas Day he had enough of...
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Maria’s friend Shari adopted a new cat this past week. He’s a handsome young fellow about 1 year old. Tabby markings in a pattern reminiscent of Bengals. He’s kind and friendly, an obvious housecat...
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Mr. Oates – or Oatesy as he is commonly called around here – will celebrate his 4th birthday on November 11. In cat years that makes him around 30, so he is still relatively...
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8 year old wisdom: “You’re so bossy Nonna, you boss me around all the time.” This was Teddy recently when his Nonna made him quit playing Hot Wheels on the PC and come to...
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So the scanner has arrived. It’s not made by Nikon or Canon – not even Panasonic. Its brand name is (wait for it) Jumbl. Jumbl is a company that markets different electronic gadgets that...
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Let’s face it – at the end of the day Mr. Oates is Maria’s cat. He loves her best. He and I have our moments though. A key one every day is our...
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We spent our second full day in Rome in some of our old familiar haunts. No Metro or meandering today. But there were a few surprises in store. We began by heading over to the...
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Eleven years ago today – July 6, 2005 – we moved to a new home, a new town, a new stage in life. This is how our place of abode looked back then –...