• Tiger…

    November 12, 2019 / No Comments

    It has been a busy and cold day to be out and about here.  Started out with having my Cat Scan done this morning for the ear surgery in January.  The procedure took at the most 10 minutes.  Check-in about half and hour!  After that, we went for lunch at a deli here.  Since we were in that part of town, Doug agreed to reading his Kindle which he had with him, while I got a haircut.  He’s such a sweetheart!  A haircut always makes you feel better.  I usually have it cut in Chicago but this young lady did an excellent job for about half the price, so I may stick with her.  I just enjoy visiting with my Mexican hairstylist in Chicago.  He’s from Puerta Vallarta where we like to vacation.  The more we talk, however, the shorter my hair gets!

    Afterwards, we stopped by Kohl’s for a little Christmas shopping.  I feel like the process has now begun.  Then it was a stop by Scooter’s deli for the equivalent of a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato.  Remember I said yesterday that the cortisone shot in my knee would keep me awake?  It did.  So the coffee perked me up for a while.  That was our last stop and we came home to Tiger who was happy to see us.

    So I have finally done Tiger’s blog page which will “live” on the right sidebar.  Lots of cute photos of him.  There are a lot more of him I’ll have to post at a future time.  I finally figured out how to get my photos off of my old phone thankfully.  

     

    One of my favorite pics of Tiger!

     

     

     

     

     

    This is the window of the bedroom in the Chicago apartment

    we rented for two years prior to purchasing our condo. 

    Tiger liked to sit on the wide windowsill and watch the birds and squirrels. 

    This was the only time I have ever heard him “chatter”!

     

    Be sure to check out Tiger’s PAGE here!

     

  • Eleven degrees and snow on the ground…

    November 11, 2019 / No Comments

    We got all of four inches of snow last night.  Just enough to be pretty and start the snowball rolling.  The wind has been blowing like crazy all day out of the North-Northwest.  The large flags in town were blowing straight out just like they’d been starched.  Earlier today, I think it was about eighteen degrees.  At the moment, it’s down to eleven.  It is so cold and I’m not ready for winter.  Since my two favorite seasons are Spring and Fall, I guess that’s a clue I don’t like hot and/or cold!  We definitely needed warm caps and a heavy coat today.

    About this time a year ago, I took an ungraceful fall on the sidewalk right in front of one of my favorite shops in Lincoln Square in Chicago.  The sidewalk was uneven and, apparently, I’m clumsy.  I think I saw on Facebook that if one falls and everyone laughs, you’re young.  If one falls and everyone comes running, you’re old. Needless to say, it was embarrassing when everyone came running.  I ended up with a torn meniscus and knee surgery on Valentines Day 2019.  Today, I saw my orthopedic surgeon for a shot of cortisone in my knee.  It will help for several months.  However, it probably means I won’t sleep much tonight and tomorrow I will have bright red circles on my cheeks.  Just a couple of temporary side effects.  It should help the residual pain and, hopefully, give me a boost of energy for a bit.

    Tomorrow I have a CAT scan on my right inner ear in preparation for my ear surgery in January.  I’m not thinking about it or dreading it yet.  It has to be done.

    After the injection in my knee, we stopped at Olive Garden for lupper…late lunch, early supper.  Tiger met us at the back door when we came home.  Obviously, we had been gone much too long to suit him.  I don’t know why he was complaining though.  He’s in a nice warm house all curled up in his cozy spot.

     

    What you see behind the last windbreak of shrubs is a harvested corn field

    belonging to the farmer who owns the land behind our property.

  • Traveling Tiger…

    December 8, 2016 / 1 Comment

    We traveled home to Iowa from Chicago two days ago.  Tiger, our two year old gray tabby rescue cat, is actually a good little traveler.  We purchased a medium size dog crate that goes right between us in the back seat.  Usually, he whines for a little while, but this time he just settled in for the trip.  I think it helps that he can see us.  I had read that cats get confused and don’t handle change well.  Not true of Tiger.  Like us, he loves both places and, regardless of which direction we are headed, is happy when we get there.

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    When we are in our cozy little apartment in Chicago, he loves the wide vintage window sills and we often find him sound asleep in the sun there.  Once, in Iowa, he tried his best to make the jump straight to the windowsill.  We couldn’t help laughing as he slid immediately off the newer, more narrow windowsills.  I think he decided he liked Chicago best right then and there!  😉

    We were in Chicago this visit for two and a half weeks and enjoyed it very much – well except for the two nights Doug had to spend in the hospital for Atrial Fib!  Healthcare is excellent in Chicago and he is doing fine now thankfully.

    One evening, Doug and I were watching a show on television entitled “The Lion in Your Living Room” about domestic cats like Tiger.  We turned to see him perched with his front legs over the arm of the chair totally engrossed in the show – see the pic below!  He was definitely alert to the sounds of the cats and kittens meowing and did not move until the show was over!  Who knew they could seriously watch television?!

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    Tiger loves the wide window sills.  Here he is keeping me company in the kitchen enjoying the sunshine and the birds on the trees just outside the kitchen window!

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    Evenings – when we’re home in our Chicago apartment – will find Tiger curled up wherever we are.  I love those green eyes and his intense, watchful expression.  I always say I’m a “dog person” but this is one cat I have come to love.

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