Babes.....

Three of 

my 

babes!

Cheyenne AKA 

CheyAnna Bella

and 

Molly May.

Lily....

just waking from a nap.

Two Years Ago Today

Two years ago today I adopted 

this beautiful

 baby for a pet for 

Dakota! .

She has been the best thing for both 

of us and even though

 things have changed in our home 

with moms dogs, she 

still fits in! She has been my 

saving grace the last six 

months, on those days when I 

could not find anything to 

smile about, she has made 

me laugh! Thank you for

 picking me as your mom 

Tigerlily (Lily Bit).

Lily Bit was 12 weeks 

old when I 

got her. Her bday

 is April 4th.

Hiding

Mom, I am hiding ,

Can you see me?

Today, just like the other

Leaving work yesterday I looked

up and saw the Capitol Bldg in 

front of me.

This is a very old bldg. The construction 

of this bldg started in 1845 and 

was completed in 1859.

If you are interested in reading up on 

the history of the state capitol

check out this link.

https://tslablog.blogspot.com/2013/03/tennessees-state-capitol-has-unique.html

I love how folks show their

personality.

I love it seeing that folks paint their

front doors cool colors. Or they 

have unqiue mailboxes.

Or the stickers they have on their

cars or special lettering or 

words on license plates.

This guy shows is love of the 

USA. 

I see a lot of military stickers or

things like this on tire covers on 

the backs of jeeps.

I loved this one.

She is an Army Wife.

Well these stickers usually show the mom,

dad and kids....along with pets!

I am thinking this one shows mom and dad

along with a mess of kids....and pets!

  Found this one of my brothers car.

  

For years now I have taken pics

of cool and unusual mailboxes.

I love the personality in them like

I said. The other day I was driving around

on a road near my brothers home. 

Thing is, there are not many roads

I have not traveled around where 

we live. I am a backroads QUEEN!

But I had never really ventured off

in this neighborhood. 

Glad I took that turn, found the 

coolest mailbox I have seen in 

a long time!

The back of the truck opens for the mail!

I LOVE.

I also love seeing things people redo.

I pulled this from FB but 

forgot to pull the original piece.

This woman took a dark piece of

furniture and made a great piece

for the kitchen, a coffee bar!

BEAUTIFUL.

Yesterday my friend Chris met

me when I went to feed at the barn.

He had this in hand.

He has taken to buying me flowers.

He sees something he thinks I will like and 

he gets it for me. 

So sweet.

He has showed concern about me 

a lot with my struggles with my health 

and still learning to deal with mom's

passing....along with everything that has

gone on in my life the last six months.

I took this yesterday. I was leaving 

my nephews home. They are expecting

their second son next month.

They just found out they were pregnant

when mom past. 

I am blogging this morning and so

need to get up and get ready for 

work. This is the one issue with 

working again, getting the body

to move but it does me good to get 

out. 

Okay......later folks.

No Room to Nap

At one point yesterday before heading

to work at the Bright Place I 

looked over and saw this site!

Good thing I had no time for 

an afternoon nap!

I love napping on the 

couch but I guess I could

have had one on the bed.

Lily was up there but its a big

bed! 

Zu and the Nails

I know you have seen these pics

but I am limited to the pics

I have since I usually set the 

phone down when I come

in to see about the cats.

Zu meets me at the door

stretching and rolling over.

So I sit the phone down and rub on 

her before I go in the house

further.

Zu named from Zuzu on 

It's a Wonderful Life was

the most adorble kitten. It was

so cool loving on her and feeding her.

Even more so watching her discover

some first time things in her

young life.

But...then came the other 

ZU!

The rub me Zu, that would 

attack you when she had enough.

The hide from everyone Zu.

The don't pick me up or

hold me Zu.

But I am LOVING the 

newest Zu. 

She allows me to pick

her up and hold her close.

She wants that belly rubbed and 

she just flips back over when she

has had enough. 

Now I have a question for you~

How do you clip the nails of a four

year old cat that has never had them 

clipped?

Me~ hold her in my arms like a babe.

Talk sweet and softly to her 

and take a paw in your hands.

As she gets to moving around just

keep talking to her. 

I got the front ones done 

yesterday, but evening time is

meds time so I don't mess with

her other then that.

Today however I got all but four

of the back ones done.

Becky walked by, Zu don't 

like Becky and sure don't like

her watching. 

Do I use a towel around her....

no!

Have I been scratched....

no!

Am I the cat whisperer....

my sis in law thinks so.

I love Zu. 

Today she did some deep growling at

me and even hissed cause when she

saw Becky she wanted down but

I continued to hold her and talk

to her. When she was calmer, I put

her down.

The Cats

You all have met Zu.

I have told you how Zu came

into my brother and sis in laws life.

We all hand fed her, loved her and 

cuddled her so I was surprised

when she took on that 

Tortie/Cat A-tuded!

She hated to be held, touched,

loved or petted.

You would allow it for.....

oh lets say, a second or two and 

then the claws came out!

At four she has seemed to out grown

that behavior.

Since I am feeding the babes

while brother and sis in law

are in Fla. I am greeted

at the door like this.

Stretching and rolling over so

I can rub that belly.

You have also met Smokey.

He is a Russian Blue.

He took up at Mark and Kim's

house and although they were

feeding him, he lived

there about 8 months before they

brought him in.

Not a feral at all but a drop

off or lost babe.

He is an indoor / outdoor babe.

But getting more and more

used to being in.

However, he lives in the bedroom.

Why? ZU of course!

She will not accept him. 

I have told Kim that she needs

to slowly bring them together for

its not fair him living in a bedroom

or going out for exercise since the 

fleas love him so.

We will see. He is a sweetie and 

very loving.

I am not sure if you have met

Becky.

Becky is yet another drop off

or lost pet. 

Was for sure that she was an indoor

cat. 

She adjusted to well indoors to not

have been. She was the second cat

after Zu. Although Zu does not care

for her, she allows her to remain indoors.

Becky is another loving sweet babe.

Up until last yr my mom kept Zu

when Mark and Kim went to Fla.

I would go over and care for Becky,

Smokey came later. However last yr

mom was not feeling up to keeping

Zu so I would feed both of them at 

the house. 

Before Becky loved all over me, but

last yr that stopped!

I figured it was cause Zu meets

me at the door and gets attention 

first. Becky ignores me now.

Even slapped at me when I went to 

pet her last night. 

Anyway, these babes don't have me

just rushing in to feed.

They each get Aunt Pams time and 

attention with playing or loving.

And to think.....two years ago 

I stayed away from cats except Zu.

Did I mention that I have Lily

cause I fell in love with ZU?

haha

the power of animals!

Hahaha

In the words of Brian...

adoptive a cat!

Zuzu

Zuzu meets me at the door, 

stretching everyday.

She just wants Aunt Pam

to love on her.

However here is a pic of her

pouting after I gave her meds.

Update ~ I took Zuzu back to the vet

yesterday for her blood platelets to be

read again.

A cats platelets should read up to 

600 thousand. When Kim and I 

took her to the vet last Thursday her

reading was 21 thousand.

However yesterday the reading

was in normal range with a reading

of 310 thousand. Med dose has

been dropped for the next two weeks.

She lets me hold her like a babe

and slip the meds in her cheek.

Then lets me love on her before

putting her down to pout.

All in One

Managed to snap a pic

with all the furbabes (in the house)

in one shot.

Riley and A Dogs Day

Meet Riley!

Riley is yet another animal that has shown

up at Chris' place. 

She has been around a couple of weeks now

but this is not one I am taking care of.

Lisa, Chris' renter as decided to adopt her.

She is sweet.

And here my babes, minus one since

she was in the chair behind the hammock, 

are enjoying a nap.

In the Blink of the Eye

A lot can change in the blink of the 

eye. Two years ago my life consisted

of Dakota 

and Misfire.

Then after retirement Dakota started 

acting like a grumpy old man and 

mom kept saying he needed a pet.

Why would my retirement affect him

like that?

Well for 10 yrs he went to mom's

everyday that I worked and stayed

with her and her dogs.

I elected to not do a pup since

they are handfuls and I suffer from 

a chronic illness so I decided on a kitten.

Keep in mind here, I never was a cat

person. 

So I adopted this babe.

The bond was very strong at the start

between her and her brother.

Around the same time that Lily Bit

picked me for her mom the barn

was busy. There were 7 horses there, between

all the owners feeding time was

split and made so easy.

Today there is just Misfire and 

Stormy.

And my feeding times went from 

three evenings to every evening.

Sometimes filling in for morning feedings.

While all this was going on I

would spend a week here and there

at my older brothers home, house

sitting and animal sitting. 

I had four dogs there, two birds

and a cat. 

I took my two furbabes with me.

Since the passing of my mom and 

my inheriting her animals I have had

to stop sitting for Ray. 

Oh yes speaking of inheriting, I did take

on moms three dogs. One did not like

me so my older brother now has her.

I am down to Lily, Dakota,

Cheyenne and Molly at the house.

Thats Dakota and Molly.

Cheyenne

Khloe (living with Ray)

Not only do I have those animals in 

my life I sort of took on the loving,

feeding and taking care of three

barn cats.

There is Shadow.

Update on her ~ shot and meds are

working on the flea allergery. She is doing 

great. Thanks Dr. King for the months 

supply of flea meds (samples).

Shadow was either a drop off or gotten lost

from her home. She is a Tortie, and very

loving. It is a given that she was a house cat.

I hate that she now lives in a barn.

Princess is one of the kittens that was brought

to the barn by the woman that was renting stalls.

She left three of them. 

One is gone now. 

But Princess and her sis Tigress 

remains with Shadow.

I went from never dealing with cats

to so many in my life.

You met Zuzu the other day when

I went to the vet with her and my

sis in law Kim. 

Zuzu is a Tortie also.

She was found under a shed and 

was only 3 weeks old. 

I FELL IN LOVE

with Zu and she is the reason 

I now have Lily.

Update of Zu~ she is acting more

like herself and I will be taking

her to the vet Tuesday for another

platelet count. 

When my younger brother and Kim

go on vacation I go over and care for

there three cats. I used to go morning

and evening but working now I will

not be going in the morn.

I will be starting my week long

cat caregiving Monday.

This is Smokey. I went with Kim

to the vet again yesterday cause like 

Shadow he is allergic to fleas. He too

appears to be a house cat gone run

away or drop off. Mark and Kim

adopted him in the fold. 

On top of all the critters I now have, 

the ones I used to baby sit, the ones

I still do and the and the ones I feed every

evening, here are three others

on my evening feed list.

Lenny

Maybelline

Arnold.

Oh yes, lets not forget the pretty black and

white feral that comes to the house

at times to be fed.

Trixie....

or 

depending it could

be Tux. 

Not sure of the gender!

I am in contact each day with 

wild turkey and deer when I go

feed at the barn. 

The other day I watched a ground

hog run across the pasture, not to mention 

a coyote here and there.

The mom deer and babe I saw yesterday

in the neighbors yard.

The now gone raccoon.

And we can not forget my prince

the frog that lived in moms downstairs

bathroom over the winter.

Then yesterday Lily tried

to play with this guy when he somehow

got in the screened deck.

So....all this has come about in the last

two years. Change is a thing that we

can not hide from but sometimes

change can change your life in 

that blink of an eye.