Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Life
Rhapsody in the Clouds
Clouds. If you live in the Pacific Northwest it is likely that you have seen them, perhaps more often than you wish. But have you really seen them? Tonight I looked up and found them awesome and full of splendor. So the next time you… Continue Reading “Rhapsody in the Clouds”
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The Professor
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.…
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The Deal
By Susanne When I was five I lost a tooth and my mom told me to put it under my pillow so the tooth fairy would leave me money. But the next day the tooth was still there. “Oh!” she said. “He must have…
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A memory in snow….
Our first snow arrived earlier this week but was short-lived. The ground is all clear, the air icy cold, while we wait for the next round of snow to appear. Clouds are moving in but glorious patches of blue remain like parfait. Is this the sky… Continue Reading “A memory in snow….”
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A beautiful November week …. at least for the weather
Whether November turned out to be beautiful for you or not.. well, we won’t go there. Instead, let us look to the skies at the beautiful weather we are having here in the Pacific Northwest. After a record breaking rainy October, we reached 70 degrees earlier… Continue Reading “A beautiful November week …. at least for the weather”
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Ten Random Words I Like
Harmony – Different musical notes played or sung together at the same time with a pleasing sound or result. Also used metaphorically to describe how different things or persons blend or go well together. Living peaceably, or in harmony. I like harmony. Both kinds. Timbre – No, not timber. … Continue Reading “Ten Random Words I Like”
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Some words I don’t use
LOL. No, don’t use it. I envy people who do. So convenient and concise. But it’s not for me. I tried it once and felt like an imposter. Haha, no problem. Heehee, occasionally. LOL? Lol? Never. There must be some deep seated emotional reason… Continue Reading “Some words I don’t use”
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Testing 1,2,3…..
If you read the ‘About’ section on this blog you will already know that I spent some time working in technology. I liked it. Maybe a lot. I was not a heavy-duty computer programmer. I didn’t do Cobol. (Do they still use that?) Or… Continue Reading “Testing 1,2,3…..”
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Forty Years Ago…….
I once had a conversation with my grandpa who told me he’d recently found himself saying “forty years ago… ” and he remembered back when he was younger how some older folks would also say “forty years ago” and wasn’t it curious that he… Continue Reading “Forty Years Ago…….”
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