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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Huzzah! Tiny lives in my garage
I felt anxious from the moment I woke up, knowing I was going to try and trap Blue Baby and Frankie today. I’m still a relative beginner at this and have had a few unqualified disasters since starting this work. … Continue reading
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Take a deep breath and trust
On Thursday – day five of no kitten sightings – I started to fear that they didn’t make it, that I was too late in collecting them and a coyote had beat me to it. Standing on the sidewalk … Continue reading
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One step forward, two back… the importance of learning patience (which I sorely lack)
Of course I spoke too soon on Saturday, so overjoyed I was after the kittens made themselves so visible, almost squeezable they were so close. Since then (three mornings now) I have not seen a single hair on their darling … Continue reading
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How do you spell relief? F-u-r-b-a-l-l-s
It’s been a rough week since I last wrote. After being quite visible, the kittens vanished, leaving me as bereft as if I’d owned them for years. (How quickly we fall in love in love with these heartbreakers!) For … Continue reading
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Eureka! (Redux)
After my elation that Mama-Kitty had brought up her little gray baby to the sidewalk for its first human-given food, I was surprised yesterday to see a second one! What a heartbreaker. So sweet. I might call this one Frankie, … Continue reading
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Eureka!
I arrived a bit later than usual at the parking lot yesterday, and found my usual three anxiously waiting for their daily meal. As I approached, a couple walked by with their dog, and asked if I was feeding the … Continue reading
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Sometimes it works!
I was approached in May about a old kitty named Pickles who lived at a beautiful estate in Mill Valley. His caretakers, who were very kind to him, nonetheless felt no responsibility for him when it came time to sell … Continue reading
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