Friday, January 22, 2021

Last night

as I was leaving the house, I looked up at the moon and the stars and at something on my roof!

 


It was Slinky, owning the sky!

Monday, January 18, 2021




Slinky, my feral cat

now seems to be a fixture in my life.

 

She comes twice a day for a meal,

 stationing herself where she can see any movement in the kitchen.

 

Between meals, she naps on the comfy cushion of the Adirondack chair.

 

or near the bushes if it gets too hot.

 

The other day I watched her climb the tree next to my bedroom window and get onto the roof, and after a while slide gracefully down to the ground.  She did this twice--knowing that I was watching.

Yet she backs away if I get too close, wont take food from my hand, refuses to be tamed.

 

Monday, January 4, 2021

 Christmas Day

Santa had come mysteriously during the night!

 

Some of us got up extra early.

 

It was very hard to wait until 7:30 when the parents could be roused.

 

In Panama Christmas festivities were well underway. 


On the 24th, Sam in Burbank and 

 

Rachel in Panama coordinated via WhatsApp while preparing cinnamon rolls--

which made for an incredible Christmas breakfast in both places.


 

Then it was watching and opening.


Christmas pj's.


Surprise gifts


and testing for fit!

 

Maddie's much wanted Edible Arrangement.


Gamboa Christmas aftermath.


Returning from seeing Toby--

Vincent and Arden's gifts to the kids.