We are having a good time with our new kitten friends. They bounce around the house like ping pong balls now that they are feeling better. CowboyKitty has proven to have many virtuous qualities, pingponginess for example, but cleanliness is not one of them; his fur has looked a bit disheveled since the day we [...]
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what a nincompoop
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, tagged kittens on October 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
a tale of two kitties
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Motherhood, tagged A Tale of Two Cities, Brett Favre, Charles Dickens, humane society, Jane Koenen Bretl, kittens on October 7, 2009 | 14 Comments »
How does the story go? It was the best of times, it was the worst of times? At risk of Dickensian metaphorical hyperbole, the last couple weeks have had some ups and downs. There was the loss of a beloved pet, but the adoption of two new ones. There were the three trips to the [...]
goodbye kitty
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Motherhood, Writing, tagged cat, dog, Jane Koenen Bretl, pets on October 6, 2009 | 14 Comments »
The last two weeks, I’ve looked out the window what feels like 500 times, waiting and watching for the cat to come home. She went out at night, like she had 500 times before. Most every day, for six years, she went outside for a while then came back, a few hours or a maybe [...]
search engine funnies 2.0
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, something important, I'm sure, tagged dogs and cats, google, Jack Kilborn, Jane Koenen Bretl, Judy Clement Wall, search engine, Zebra Sounds on September 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Here it is again: a quick round-up of search terms that curious people seeking answers to life’s nagging questions typed into their search engine of choice and ended up on my blog instead… “Jane Killborn” (hard-core gore thriller author Jack Kilborn‘s eccentric aunt?) “how to get dogs and cats to get along” (remains [...]
the truth about cats and dogs
Posted in get along like cats and dogs on July 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Upon our return from vacation, each pet had her own trademark greeting for us. The dog spent 16 nights at a kennel, with, I’m guessing, approximately 100 dogs barking 24 hours a day; the cat spent two relaxing weeks lounging in the comfort and quiet of her own home, made even more peaceful without children [...]
She’ll take those over easy
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, tagged birds, cat on June 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After perusing the menu of birds, Kitty ordered two sparrows with a side of wren. Unfortunately, the service was slow.
a funny thing happened on the way
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Motherhood, tagged cats, coyote, dog on May 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
While on the way to the vet’s office for dear dog’s annual shot-fest and general probing, I received a call from a concerned neighbor. She had been watching a large coyote in the adjacent yard with amazement and curiosity; a very rare sight here in our burb. She was taking pictures of the huge animal [...]
always check the couch cushions
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, tagged cat, icanhascheezburger.com on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Normally I only post my own photography (other than guest author pics, etc.) Today is an exception, since this one from icanhascheezburger.com so perfectly captures what Big D and I have said for years:
Kilborn conniption
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, Writing, tagged Afraid, book tour, dog, Jack Kilborn, Joe Konrath on April 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Jack Kilborn paid a visit to our house, and our dog had a conniption. As usual, my adventures with this intrepid author-on-a-mission started out innocently enough. He had blogged about his upcoming “book tour on a budget”, repeating his 2006 grass roots marketing, manically ambitious yet cunningly practical, value added, trend-setting 600+ bookstore book signing [...]
pet pal finder
Posted in get along like cats and dogs, tagged Bo, cat, dog, first family, pet adoption, petfinder.com on April 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Petfinder.com = internet dating for dogs (and cats). New pets in the news — you have seen the new first pup Bo’Bama, right? — have suddenly spurred lots of spirited discussion about ways to find a new pet. Hey, when looking for just the right pal and simultaneously trying to run a (messed up) country, [...]
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