Monday 1-05-2017 – It's the (Merry Month of) May Day!

Sorry to start the day on a downer –

Miss Deo crossed the Rainbow Bridge last night. She met her sibs Brutus, Banshee, Harlequin and all of our fur babies.

Good morning everyone. Oh no PG, I’m so sorry. Run free Miss Deo, you are loved.

JJ, love hearing about Aslan. It’s a rainy day here today too, I won’t be going out much!

Well, Mr. KZ came in after feeding cattle this morning and of course we have baby kittens in our old milk house. Once there were 4–2 came up missing–I think the mother moved them. Why do they do this?! 😡 Then there were 2–a dark stripey and a white marked one. He said the dark one is gone, tragically I fear as he found remains on the table where he feeds the cats. The little white one is still there. I told him to get it and bring it to me, I just hope he does it before tragedy strikes again. Seriously, I must have been born to raise orphaned kittens. I can’t stand to think of a racoon (most likely the culprit) getting another kitten. I’ll keep you posted.

Checking back in…well, at least Tux looks festive amidst flowers on May 1st!

Best place to be is indoors in my n’hood today!
Weather update: It was pouring with hail a little while ago…no flowers to pick around here – yet!

Time to continue with today’s fun…back on the flip

sorry to hear about Miss Deo

Afternoon all. It was a very nippy morning, 4C or just above freezing. The first real taste of Winter.
PG, sorry to hear about Deo’s crossing over the Bridge. She is romping with her Bridge siblings now.
While on that topic may I have White Light for my nephew kitty Titch is ill, he has lost a lot of weight and has diarrhoea. He is the type of farm cat who tends to disappear for weeks at a time and lives off the land, then comes back for home comforts for a while. He is 12 years old.
JJ, Aslan is in good hands with you.
Ah KZ, the fun of trying to find where Mama cat has moved her kits to. Our cat Whitefoots back in our farm days had us hunting high and low for her kits. Two weeks later we found them barely two feet from the back door under the covered in tank stand. They were so quiet, we never heard them. She was quite happy for us to be around them by then. I hope you can raise the wee white one and keep it away from the raccoons.
RHUBARB ! Got this recipe earlier and thought you might be interested in it. If you have left over stewed rhubarb I believe that would work just as well as stems. http://www.dish.co.nz/recipes/rhubarb-orange-and-ginger-steamed-pudding?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Thursday%20April%2027&utm_content=Thursday%20April%2027+CID_fffa07552bf847a1d21bbd79c66e7897&utm_source=Email&utm_term=See%20the%20recipe
I also wrote of how I cook rhubarb on yesterdays Cafe.
JK, nasty weather up your way.
Of course after our bitterly cold night and for most areas a frosty morning we have a glorious sunny day. I love how we get a wonderful day after a frost, like a bonus.
KJ, Dorry in the time out basket? Surely not, he’s a good boy. 😉
Hope you can get that tap seen to quickly. Oh yay, the landlord is on to it now. Oh AZDEB is a big fan of Epsom salts in the bath for easing tired muscles. I always sprinkle some Epsom salts in when I plant out my tomato seedling and then water them with some every few weeks as it is supposed to make them sweeter.
PG, love the special times for cat people. I love watching Shadz feet when she is upside down in my arms and I stroke her tummy, incidentally the only time I can touch her tummy safely. She stretches out her toes as far apart as she can with pleasure.
Did you notice KZ, on the Epsom Salt link that it can be used to deter raccoons.
Heard from my brother that Titch has nibbled on some cat biscuits today and his tail is clean (no brown stuff stuck to it). All good signs.

Oh my, missed your post yesterday PG.
My Condolences on the passing of your furry Miss Deo’s passing.
Run free…’til you meet up again in the Meadow by the Rainbow Bridge! 🙁