CATS, etc
Being charged for maintenance under your circumstances is unbelievable, Jo. Good you persisted.
Getting Little Cat and her kittens inside and into a box in the bathtub would have made a good video. Over hours on Sunday I grabbed the four kittens, one at a time then attempted to pick up Little Cat in a towel. She remained on the porch, I retreated to apply six bandaids. Later I left the door open (cooling the porch in the process) figuring she might be drawn to the cool air. It worked but when I moved to close the door she was out in an instant. Later I put food down and got out of sight behind the door–almost crushed her head as she tried to escape. She raced toward the door I’d opened -down the hall to the bathroom–up over the sink onto the windowsill. Today I put on heavy leather gloves and a long-sleeved jacket and got her into a large crate. Took her to be spayed and she’s already back home, recuperating in the bathroom. Saturday I’ll deliver the kittens to a privately run no-kill shelter with a good reputation for success placing cats for adoption. Little Cat I will let back outside here where she can stay or not, as she chooses. She’s so intelligent and well equipped for survival it would be cruel to try to keep her inside.
Your weather sounds wonderful–we broke the record set in 1980–104 today–no rain in weeks–our nights stay in the 70s. Rocking on the porch sounds like a nice way to spend some time.
Almost finished with a tape “Enquiry” by I believe it is Dick Francis. Someone here will know if I remember right without going to the car and looking on the box–the English author who writes about horses and jockeys. I hadn’t read anything of his in years and enjoyed this a lot.
Candace