December 2008
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Precious Belle Adora
A little too much sugar for you? Our landscape here is all powdered sugar. I couldn't help myself. There is a story behind all this sweetness, though. Years ago I had another black & white kitten, every inch as sweet and entertaining and snuggly as this one. My friend Diane wanted to name her Precious.… Continue reading
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Cold Moon
Each month I show you the same face, and you call me a different name. Now you call me Cold Moon, but I am always cold. You call me Long Night Moon, but my nights are always long, bright on one side, dark the other. I am the same, always, and you make of me… Continue reading
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Belle & Boo
A storm came in the night, bringing snow and cold (deep cold) to our valley. When I opened the shutters for Belle this morning, she peered out, yanked her head back, then cautiously stepped to the window to see this changed world. Do you think Boo has forgiven me the new kitten yet? I think… Continue reading
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2008-12-09 Snapshot Poem
Not an orphan yet, I come to you. Snow here is heavy and wet, sky darker than ground. The doctor reads the future in runes of blood and bone. I watch the snow fall, slant, across the streetlight. The kitten brings me her feathered toy, like a dead bird in her mouth, a low growly… Continue reading
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Sunday Cats Blogging
Two weeks ago, Belle came home with me from the Western Montana Humane Society: Yes, she really is just 3 1/2 months old. My vet didn't believe it either, until she checked her teeth. Really. A kitten. She's going to be huge. She follows me around like a puppy. She retrieves, too. A few days… Continue reading
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