Each time that our 21-month-old nephew Reed saw Lyra this week, he’d repeat the word “cat” several times over. That one word, from his lips, seemed to convey a range of thoughts and emotions: excitement (look! a cat!), questioning (where is the cat?), anxiety (the cat is in the doorway; how do I get past […]
Entries from August 2005
Feline Friday: Cat… Cat! Cat!
August 5th, 2005 9 Comments
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Boy days are over
August 3rd, 2005 Comments Off
This morning, my nephews, sister and parents flew home to Texas. There will be stories, and more photos, but I will have to fit them in between work, and sleep, and cleaning… lots of cleaning.
Last night, just after dark, Paul and I walked my parents, my sister and our nephews down the street […]
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Means of refuge
August 1st, 2005 11 Comments
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” –Albert Schweitzer
One year ago today, I clicked a button at blogger.com, and Music and Cats came into being. I didn’t write much that day, only a short introduction, a placeholder, some way to start:
For the past 6 months, my husband […]
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In the butterfly house
August 1st, 2005 1 Comment
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