Hooray! Those other cats will have to get used to seeing you around the rest of the house.

We had a quick storm, just what we needed. Now the sun is out. People in the cities are suffering with 94 degree temps and we're in the 70s. The hummingbirds are in fine form, seven on the feeder right out the window here.

I hope you had a nice holiday picnic to go with all the nature.

I love that story about the foreclosure and tearing the place down. It's the kind of thing some of my relatives would tell me, and I would laugh when it was all over with and the truth was known, but I'd also be laughing at myself for how bothered I felt at them for about firve minutes until I got over it.

We started our fair and sunny but by 3 pm it was raining hard, and 5 hours later still sprinkling a little. We needed this rain so much! Love the song. "A robin sang a song of love... and there we were so much in love."

I know that feeling. Most of the time it's dead-on lonely around here, and then when things start happening it's all at once a three-ring circus. Those tree projects are stressful on a person because you're worried about will they break a power line or damage your property or cut down more trees than they need to.

I'm glad all those loyal customers were able to make the choice between gas/groceries or over-priced Starbucks. I wouldn't like to think of them spending their last $4.00 on a cuppa something from Starbucks.

You're so much better than the other tenants, she doesn't quite know what to make of you? Gee, I wonder what she says about you to other people and maybe developed some mistrust out of nothing.

I like it better without the frame, but either way, I like it a lot.

I can't decide which one is me and which one is you. I'm having a busy summer. The river has been high for five weeks so no trout fishing income, but cabin rentals have made up for it. Only problem is it's more work to do the rentals - cleaning all the time. I'm getting better at it, though. I have been very lucky that everyone who has stayed has left it nice and clean, so even though I still have to vacuum, dust, wipe, do laundry, etc. it is good for my morale.