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I came home Tuesday around noon after holding Ginger as she took her last breath at the vet’s office, hollow-eyed from grief and disbelief that two days earlier she was purring happily on my lap. The first thing I saw … Continue reading →

Rescue work often puts you in the uncomfortable position of all-knowing, all-deciding deity, charged with determining the direction of a cat’s future. The trouble is, we don’t know all, and sometimes our decisions are less than sound. This is a … Continue reading →

Life handed me a doozy of a lesson earlier this month when I had to undergo my first major surgery in the form of a knee replacement. I’d been feeling pretty cocky that I’d managed to escape any major illnesses … Continue reading →

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know how emotionally ill-equipped I am at times to accept the ground rules of feral cat care: you can’t take them all home with you. some of them will n-e-v-e-r let … Continue reading →

With the festival starting later this week, and my hair on fire with stress and last-minute details, I need the entertainment value of my strays more than ever. The first two stops of my daily three are low in EV, … Continue reading →

All week long I’ve been intending to write the spring newsletter for my nonprofit, Coastside Feral Care, but I’ve been having trouble getting started. I’ve done enough of these to know that most people want to hear the glad tidings! … Continue reading →

My two favorite days of the month are when I have Shannon (almost 2!) to myself on every other Friday, when Erin has to work but doesn’t have daycare. They spend Thursday night here so I get some mom-daughter time as … Continue reading →

My granddaughter Shannon has arrived at the age (20 months) where she knows what feels right… and what doesn’t. She asks for pear slices, devours them hungrily, and then looks in distress at her sticky hands, which she raises up … Continue reading →

I vowed to not blog again until I had something cheerful to say, after my last grief-stricken entry about Iggy’s sudden-ish death. But it’s been a rough 6-7 weeks since his passing, and I feel like I should report regardless … Continue reading →

Iggy was the kitten who convinced me to never adopt another kitten. Rambunctious, too smart for his own good, fearless, the white-with-black mini-monster earned the name Iggy Pop within days of being adopted 12 years ago. I’d be plucking him … Continue reading →