Derf Here! Another sunny day in the great Northeast. Temperatures in the 40's. No snow on the ground around the old homestead. Ski areas are open as they have been making snow for awhile now. The warm days are about to end, according to the expert weather people.
Well, another Christmas day has passed us by. Hope you all had a joyous experience and celebration. We all did in this part of the country. It wasn't easy getting to bed at 1:00 a.m. after a candlelight service and rising up for our 9:30 a.m. church service. I did make it. The morning service had only 32 people attending. The candlelight service had about four times that. Lazy, lazy parishioners!
The grandsons and their father, Glen, not only have cars they race at a local indoor track Tuesday evenings, but now have helicopters to fly around chasing area residents and shooting each other down. Toys have really improved since I was a kid.
Our Illinois family stayed with hi-tech toys. The family upgraded to a 60-inch HD flat screen TV. The granddaughters received new laptops. A great day was had by all family members (ME and IL).
Almost every day I stroll out on Uncle Lew's deck and place walnuts and peanuts on the handrail of the deck. Why, you ask, do I do this? Well, I do it so our squirrels have food for the winter. Me thinks there are only two squirrels taking advantage of my generosity. One is fat; the other has a scrawny tail. They won't share, as one always drives the other away. We can tell when the second one is approaching as the tail starts to shake. I guess that motion is supposed to frighten the intruder. It doesn't seem to work.
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| See the squirrel? This is our view through our living room window. |
Pepper is fascinated by the squirrels. We point out the window and say "squirrel" and she will arise and go to her window perch and observe the beasts eating the nuts. They will take nuts and leave, returning a short while later and go through the same procedure over and over again. I think they are storing them for the winter. They need food for the long cold winter. I'm trying to help them out.
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| Pepper is watching the squirrel. |
Spouse was bitten in the middle of the night by Pepper. From what I hear, Spouse went to pat Pepper. I think she scared the cat with the motion, and the cat was just reacting as any animal would. Of course, I wasn't the one she bit. Bad Kitty!
The reason we have Pepper is Kim and her Illinois family couldn't keep kitty due to the fact that she would bite them. Tracy was visiting Kim and brought Pepper to us on the plane. She will be 15 years old in April. Overall, she is a well-behaved feline. Good Kitty!
Wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Until next YEAR!
Toodle Pip!
Derf!
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