Guess who's going to have kitties. :)

(Or should I say, :3 ?)

I realized I never did post pictures of the dog, so here are two:

( Two cute pics below the cut! )

There's a new member of the family! She doesn't quite have a name yet, but may end up "Mary Poppins" (because, of course, she's practically perfect in every way! I'm quoting Mom, here ( Read more... )

No, I'm not dogsitting *in* Cape Cod! (Alas. Alas?) However, right now I am dogsitting -- actually, a-dog-a-cat-and-two-lizards-sitting! -- in Mississippi. I'll be here right up till the 12th, upon which date(very early!) I will leave for the Cape ( Read more... )

N called me last night and I missed it, so today I called her back.

( N's dog Boo passed away yesterday. )

It sure took me longer than expected to photograph him! ::sheepish:: First he had to eat and recover, then my camera batteries died and I couldn't find my charger, then my cable escaped for a day or so.

( Nonetheless, I prevailed! )

So, a long, long time ago, a puppy was found behind my workplace by a customer driving by, and she brought it into the store. It was small and red and filthy and female, and too adorable for words. We looked her over and concluded that she was some kind of dachshund mix -- dachshund and beagle, or maybe Jack Russell, or some other small short- ( Read more... )

...Right. Snake's new name is now Coronary, because he just gave me one ( Read more... )

I have a snake ( Read more... )

Goodbye, my dear old man, my baby, my companion; my ever-loving, impatient one; highest-jumper, fastest-runner, quickest-catcher; wooly bear and silky ears; my brown eyes, my fuzzyfeet. I will miss you forever, bravest soul, insecure one, defender and playmate and bereft in your turn; my forever friend. You were my second teacher of patience, my ( Read more... )