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Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
This is Benji and today Sue put me in the ‘dog house’ (her exact words). I don’t really know why though I suspect it had something to do with the chair incident. Every morning I like to join her in the office while she… Continue Reading “Benji from the Dog House”
By now you may have heard that we are experiencing the rainiest October through April in Seattle since 1895 when records began to be kept. We have received almost 45 inches of rain since October 1st and April is not over yet. And yes, it feels like it. Still, when the sky… Continue Reading “Rainy Days and Setting Sun”
Has it really been a year since I started this blog with just a few cat stories in mind, along with a lot of fear and trepidation? Well, yes it has! And a wonderful journey it has been! I am honestly pleased (and somewhat surprised) to have made it this far and… Continue Reading “One Year with Cats and Trails and Garden Tales”
A perfect day begins with a trip to Starbucks and a walk at our favorite park on the shores of Lake Washington. We tried twice earlier this week to do just that but each time were turned back by the cold, wind, and rain. One… Continue Reading “A Spring Walk at Coulon”
This is Tiger and I gotta tell you it’s not easy being the oldest cat in the family. They let that boy run wild and do things I would never have gotten away with. Times change, I guess. Flying around the house. Howling at… Continue Reading “Still the Handsome Tiger”
Behind my house in Renton there are 22 acres of woods. You can see them through the fence in my backyard where they provide a wonderful backdrop of green making my own gardening efforts easier. I have enjoyed their quiet beauty and the birds and wildlife… Continue Reading “Tiffany Park Woods Revisited”
Okay, so full disclosure here: I am a native Seattleite through and through and very loyal. When I grew up here you only passed through Tacoma on the way to somewhere else (usually to grandma’s house) and you did it quickly while holding your… Continue Reading “Trek to Tacoma and Ruston Way”
By Susanne Swanson “Do you know how many times you’ve said ‘okay’ in the last minute?” she blurted out. (Twenty times by my reckoning. She was not the only one counting.) He stopped. Public speaking was not his forte, though economics may have been.…
Though we had intermittent rain most of the day it stopped long enough tonight for a lovely sunset. ~ Susanne
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