Cell phones aren’t the only way to communicate! Well, today I read in the NYT (and I use initials only because everyone else does because, frankly, neither mama nor I understand half the things people talk about when they speak in initials—for example, “Did you hear that the SPCA is adding FYI some new DFIs so that the RNB will have more TLC...
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Well, today is Monday and I think since mama is working in the yard with no help so I had better get out there and dig for her, maybe claw some bark off the arbousier, take a swipe at the mauvaises herbes and in general, move the garden along toward winter when it will sleep contently, like me, under a blanket of nice warm manure. The garden will sleep...
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This is far more complicated than can be addressed by this kitty in one short blog…but still, food for thought. No, the Catalans are not voting for a cat to lead them, unfortunately. And if they vote to become their own country, they will NOT be in the EU and will have to pass all sorts of tests to be accepted into the European Union and papa says...
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I love that little one…maybe I could ride on him. The buttari in their glory… Well, something really magical happens in Tuscany at this time of year—the transumanza, which is an ancient tradition of moving cattle from their previous eating grounds to a warmer place for the winter where they can graze. And mama, being from Texas, is still a bit...
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Well, mama is a bit sad because today she picked one of her last tomatoes and just look at the difference between her little pipsqueak and the last of her neighbor’s jewels. And not only that, it’s time to pull up most of the exhausted plants in the garden and where will I snooze? In the asparagus plants? No way, Jose, because I would itch all...
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. Poor little flowery car…what is your future now? Oh, boy, is Volkswagon in deep …er…trouble. Can you imagine the company’s stock going down 40% in two days? Not to mention the stockholders, workers and anyone associated with Volkswagon and the debacle. What a sad state of affairs for you anthros. Is this just another indication of how the...
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A disgrace, mama says. Over fifty men who should be walking free have been kept in captivity for years. Others have had no trial. The Republicans feel that we should have the right to keep terrorists imprisoned forever. And don’t wish to discuss alternatives. Obama promised to close Guantanamo as one of his strongest platforms. With due respect to...
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Does this look like ME, to you? Oh, boy, are we in trouble around here. The other day, mama took off her black excercise tights and tossed them on the bed and damned if papa didn’t turn to them and say, Hi, Loulou, how’re you doin’? And that’s not all. The other evening, mama called to her black purse on the stairs to come get its...
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For example: Just how many selfies do we NEED in life (especially out of focus)? Oh, boy, mama’s head is spinning because she is attempting to ORGANIZE her photos (especially the ones of yours truly) and let’s face it—24,000 photos are not like straightening your sock drawer! So what’s happening around here is “delete”,...
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These little babies are what mama is looking for–but in FRANCE! Well, mama is running around like the proverbial chicken with its head removed because she cannot find tiny jam jars anywhere in which to put her hot pepper jelly that will be her presents for many people during the holidays. Why is it that all the great products one loves and has used...
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Pretty hunky, eh? Be still my heart… Well, you know how I’m always talking about the kitty in the big shoes and how it’s my favourite story and so on, and I’ve just found out that the magnificent chateau that inspired the story of Puss in Boots is actually empty and can be explored by anyone wishing to visit. The Chateau...
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Well, how do we get to where we are is a good question. I got to where I am through sheer kitty luck because I was bound for the wilds and if I look feral to you, you’d better check your prescription. I hung our with those cats for awhile, but that’s not my idea of fun, scrounging or begging for food from complete strangers, trying to keep...
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Inspiration for Buona Forchetta Hand Made Breads! Oh, boy, something so wonderful happened this morning when mama and papa were out for their walk and stopped by a little bakery that they don’t go to that often, but this time, they did and there was a fresh fougasse and lovely large loaves of country bread and a very nice man behind the counter. So...
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Lined up for action–we’re feeling saucy! Now, this is interesting—and who says there are no weather changes in the world—because mama has tomatoes getting ripe and it’s almost NOVEMBER. Well, ten days away. Mama has never had tomatoes in November, at least not the big ones on her plants right now. They sort of crept in through their green...
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I just love Willie Nelson… Well, mama is playing Willie Nelson’s version of that lovely song, even though it is a bit melancholy and misty and sort of a grey song, to me. And I’m just a four-footed creature who doesn’t think much about season changes. Well, with exceptions…I seem to be…er…filling out in places that used...
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Domenico Lucano and friends Mama just realized that Friday passed by without a sound from anywhere, or at least no sound from her papers, TV news or even her brain, for heaven’s sake. 9/11 Yes, Friday was September 11. Perhaps it is best we do not dwell on it when we are trying so hard to welcome those who are oppressed by the people who instigated...
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Wow, what a tennis match!!! Perhaps mama didn’t register the date on 9/11 because she was watching Serena as she met her match in Roberta Vinci, the darling Italian tennis star who upset the world yesterday in The American Open. It was funny, mama said, but even from the beginning of the match, mama thought Serena did not have her usual poise and...
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Mama can’t believe these kids came to our little town to leave the gift of their voices. Families here were the hosts and next time, one or two are staying HERE with ME! I’m practicing my myows right now… Well, the story being that mama and papa came home from a concert the other night of chorale music by a young group of singers called...
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Kitties can smile, as you see above. I smile often, especially during a snuggle. Well, don’t exactly stalk mama and papa but I do follow them around a lot. Also on one day, the cleaning lady because I was so sad not to have THEM around after they took off and left me sola. Take a look at this wonderful website that the mama of Mya (a doggy!) sent...
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Lest we forget, oh, bigoted, right-wing racist president of Hungary, perhaps you should read this article and rethink your policies!!! Can you imagine if the family of this genius had been left to sink or swim, attacked upon reaching the safety of a shore by masked gunmen keeping them from landing (as asylum-seekers were in Greece) or turned away to drift...
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