Eyes and cats

I couldn't stop rubbing my left eye last night, it was irritated and itchy. It was somewhat better this morning, no oozing but watery. When I got to work and found myself really fighting the urge to rub, I called my optometrist's office and made an appointment. That's when Coworker Kathy said that she had pink eye last week. Scott sits between us, and the look on his face was priceless. Without being asked, I pulled out my wipes and let him help...

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RIP Anne McCaffrey

I did not have a horse phase as a young lass. I did not dream of horses or draw horses or yearned to ride them. I enjoy the occasional trail ride, but that's it. Thanks to stumbling upon the short story "The Smallest Dragonboy" in a book from my high school library, I preferred dragons. I collected all of the Pern books. Including related ones like The Dragonlover's Guide to Pern. I have made klah. When I customized Barbie dolls, another Pern fan and I did a doll swap - we each made a doll and wrote a story to go with the doll and exchanged them....

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Hermione "helps"

There are many "firsts" that a kitten looks forward to ... and one of them is "helping" Mummy change the sheets! First, you need to make sure she pulls the dirty sheets off properly. If your brother jumps on the bed, invite him to to play! (Side note: Charlie weighed almost 18 lbs at the vet yesterday. BIG boy!) It's okay to stop and munch on your tail. Ignore what Mummy says. Nom nom nom. Don't just stop when the sheets are on the bed....

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Buddies

Buddies, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:Charlie likes his new little sist...

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Three months old

Hermione just turned three months old! She's as cute as ever. She's still trying to make big sister Chloe love her. Chloe continues to bathe her to show that she's the bigger and more dominant cat. Little Miss has a very big appetite. And she's growing very long and gangly - I swear her tail must have doubled in length in the last week. For her birthday, I went out and stocked up on canned kitten food. I also bought a covered litter pan with...

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I went to my first drum circle tonight ...

... and boy, are my arms tired! Kristy, Coworker Phil's wife, invited me to drumming. She's doing different activities these days. I like drums, so I said "Sure!" It was a lot of fun. It got weird, with the singing. I like that the leader led us to send out peace and love on Remembrance Day, in honour of those who have served and are serving, and their families, and for those who are living in war. I don't like that she had us sing "Oh Canada" substituting "Planet Earth" for "Canada". There was a lot of meditation, where we were encouraged...

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Feline goodness

When I'm busy cleaning out multiple litterboxes, and feeding three loud cats in two different rooms, I sometimes wonder what I've gotten myself into. This is what I've gotten myself into. :-) Miss Chloe is a feral rescue who needs to have other cats around. This was very clear last year, when we suddenly lost Bonnie and we both grieved. Little Miss Hermione is desperately trying to win Chloe's affections, but it hasn't happened yet. And Little...

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Unimpressed

Unimpressed, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Via Flickr:I woke her up to cuddle her. She was not amused.Little Miss went to the vet today for her second round of shots. She charmed everyone, from the beauty of her colours, to how she purred for everyone. She weighs 3.2 pounds and is healthy. They gave me a free bag of kitten food, because she doesn't like what I got at the pet store. Hopefully she'll like this bett...

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I'm on a horse

I'm on a horse, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.Banff trail ride, July 28, 20...

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Dunn

Dunn, a photo by angelamermaid on Flickr.On July 28, 2011, I treated myself to a three hour trail ride in Banff. I was assigned to Dunn. He is one bad ass hor...

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A Hermione post

Just her being sweet and floofy. ...

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Halloween Candy

I am used to going all out for Halloween - our downtown office went crazy every year, planning a theme, decorating, there was fierce competition. The uptown location? Not so much. Only two of us even dressed up. (I was a pirate and I don't like the picture of me so just imagine me looking fierce). What did I go all out on? Making Halloween candy for my team. Especially Han Solo in carbonite chocolate! I used ice cube trays I got from ThinkGeek. And...

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A new milestone

I have a floor-to-ceiling cat tree in my living room, purchased when I changed jobs in 2007 and got a nice pay raise. When I got the tree, Comet and Bonnie were my cats. I never saw either of them on the top level. Chloe was the first to reach the top level. Charlie, being a big cat, took a while, but he got there. Hermione, being a fearless kitten, conquered it easily this week....

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