April 8, 2013

  • Britain's Ronnie Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, is dead. She had an agenda, and against many odds, she was able to achieve so much of her vision. I just never admired her vision.  I did admire her courage and determination.

    I'm old. I expect to forget small things. There are things that routinely go missing from my coffee table - nail clippers, a pen or pencil, a small screwdriver which I had used to fix some loose screw or other.

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    I shrug at missing things, consider that I put them back in their proper place, and simply have forgotten doing so.

    This morning, while checking emails, I caught Miss Dolly Dalrymple playing with a toy and trying to push the toy under the chest that resides in the hallway.

    Holy revelation, Batman! The toy turned out to be my toothbrush. The little imp had been on the sink in the bathroom, She spotted the toothbrush and decided it would make a great toy.

    I took command of the situation, rescued my toothbrush, then looked under the chest. There I found a pen, a pencil, a screwdriver and a myriad of other small objects.

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    Yesterday, I bought a new lawnmower. Too lazy to take it to the garage, I put it in the living room. I wanted to examine the mower, determine where the oil reservoir and gas lank were located, etc. It was dark outside. I didn't want to get the mower in the garage in the dark. It would be fine inside over-night.

    The cats - ever territorial - were curious about this new object in their play area. They don't like flash bulbs, so I had to take pictures without a flash.

    Above: A fuzzy Miss Pumpkin and a fuzzy Miss Dolly

    Above: Miss Dolly. Look up mischief in the dictionary ...