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  1. So sweet you converse with Ivy. She is a cutie. Wow about your daughter’s contractors. That is horrible. I am beginning to think so many contractors are scammers. We found things when we have done things to both this house and our last one. Sometime you just wonder who you can trust anymore. Glad your daughter caught them. Have a great evening.

  2. I’m so glad you and your oldest daughter have reunited. I know that means so much to you.
    Ivy is a beautiful cat and her personality is so unique. I think I’m going to adopt a kitten or two after my elderly dogs pass. Will be much easier for me to take care of I think, and I have missed having cats in my life after my last one died 4 years ago.

  3. I thought of you and of Ivy’s antics when I got up this morning and found both new kittens on the dining room table and water from some plant cuttings all over the kitchen counter. Not having the spray bottle handy, as usual, I clapped my hands loudly and hollered at them to get down. They did so, but I was quite annoyed and fussed about it internally for a bit. I know that does no good so I let it go and just cleaned up the water and put the cuttings back in their little bottles. I hate it when my plants get damaged because I work hard to keep them growing nicely. One of my grandsons just decimated a beautiful, full, blooming African violet a few weeks ago. I was just livid but couldn’t really say anything as it was too late and it had been in a somewhat vulnerable spot. I don’t have nearly enough room for the number of plants I have, especially the AF’s. Frustrating.

    Okay enough grumbling. When you live with your kids and grandkids you might as well get used to your space feeling invaded.

    I always tho’t it would be such fun to be able to rehab houses but I see there is a lot of frustration to it, too, given your daughter’s experience. And i would be like her–perfectionistic. I remember, too, dealing with contractors when we remodeled our basement years ago. They are not always trustworthy and you just want to pull your hair out sometimes because you are essentially at their mercy. I remember them not showing up when they said they would to finish things and not being reachable, either. Beyond frustrating. It sounds like your daughter is made of tough stuff, though, and is up to handling the ups and downs. Nice that you got to see her current project.

    We’ve had snow on the ground here in mid-Michigan for a few days but now it’s just really cold. I had to be out and about today and the wind was bitter. I’ll take this over cold and rainy, though. That weather just chills me to the bone. We are all so ready for sunshine and warmth, aren’t we?

  4. Ivy must be smarter than most cats…never heard of cats doing all she does!! Funny thing!

  5. Part of having a cat is getting up to check on them every now and then to see what they are up to. My two cats rarely are doing anything bad. Right now the tuxedo cat is on the guest room twin bed and the ginger cat is on my husband’s pillow on our bed. Sometimes I find them curled up together. When they are particularly cute I take a photo and send it to my husband. He enjoys a chuckle during his workday.

  6. There once was a tiny black and white kitten that followed my daughter home after an evening walk. We gave him some water and tuna on the porch. May daughter casually said, “I love you”, to which kitty replied, “AH LLOOOOVE YA”, that went back and forth a few times with kitty saying the exact same muttering every time.
    Bill is still with my daughter and her son years later. He still loooooovvvees her and she loves him.

  7. Hi, Ivy is so funny and SO photogenic! There is a British drama on Acorn from 2004 which I think you would really enjoy. It stars Brenda Blethyn and Kevin Whately (from ‘Lewis’, the sequel to ‘Morse’). A husband abandons his long-suffering wife for a much younger woman, leaving her to care for various members of HIS family. The drama showcases fine, very nuanced acting. It is called simply ‘Belonging’. The word puns ‘be longing’ of course, and the drama explores the old adage, ‘Be careful what you wish for’! Hope you can find it.

  8. Oh that Ivy!! She has brought a ray of sunshine into your cozy house, Brenda! My sweetie’s kitties look into his eyes and talk to him also….of course, they know exactly what they are trying to say!!

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