Monday, I got a text from the friend who found homes for 4 of the kittens, saying the person who took the orange boy wondered if I would be willing to part with the remaining orange baby. I knew it was the right thing to do, and transported my kitten to a town halfway between here and her new home in Minnesota yesterday.
Now, the little one will be living the pampered life of a beloved housecat and will grow up with her brother. For the first time in weeks, I have not bounded out of bed in the middle of the night, rushed outdoors and looked for kittens. It's good, but sad.
My plan was to take the mama and the tomcat to the vet to get neutered ASAP -- especially after Jinx got into a fight with a larger stray tom that visited Monday. Both had bloodied faces, but I think Jinx got the better of the visitor.
However, Jinx -- who was here for breakfast yesterday morning -- took off before I could load him and Calypso into carriers. He returned around noon -- coincidentally, I usually put out lunch for them about then. Hmm.
Their surgeries have been rescheduled for tomorrow, and I hope I can get them both to the vet then. I would love to get my hands on the person who dropped off Jinx, a pregnant Calypso and Ozzie, who is sharing basement quarters with my old cat. Ziva is not thrilled with her new roommate, but at least they don't fight.
I've been eyeing the yellow squash plants I bought for $1 a piece on clearance at Walmart, waiting to see some yellow color that would signal that squash are actually growing amongst all the huge leaves.
On Monday, I moved in for a closer look and realized why I wasn't seeing that color. The plants were mislabeled; I'm growing zucchini and have already harvested two good-sized ones. Good thing some of my egg customers have already said they would buy zucchini, too. We all know that once a zucchini plant starts producing, it goes crazy!
Now, the little one will be living the pampered life of a beloved housecat and will grow up with her brother. For the first time in weeks, I have not bounded out of bed in the middle of the night, rushed outdoors and looked for kittens. It's good, but sad.
My plan was to take the mama and the tomcat to the vet to get neutered ASAP -- especially after Jinx got into a fight with a larger stray tom that visited Monday. Both had bloodied faces, but I think Jinx got the better of the visitor.
However, Jinx -- who was here for breakfast yesterday morning -- took off before I could load him and Calypso into carriers. He returned around noon -- coincidentally, I usually put out lunch for them about then. Hmm.
Their surgeries have been rescheduled for tomorrow, and I hope I can get them both to the vet then. I would love to get my hands on the person who dropped off Jinx, a pregnant Calypso and Ozzie, who is sharing basement quarters with my old cat. Ziva is not thrilled with her new roommate, but at least they don't fight.
I've been eyeing the yellow squash plants I bought for $1 a piece on clearance at Walmart, waiting to see some yellow color that would signal that squash are actually growing amongst all the huge leaves.
On Monday, I moved in for a closer look and realized why I wasn't seeing that color. The plants were mislabeled; I'm growing zucchini and have already harvested two good-sized ones. Good thing some of my egg customers have already said they would buy zucchini, too. We all know that once a zucchini plant starts producing, it goes crazy!
