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The Peevish Disputant

Posted on09. Mar, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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WHAT a PILL.
Look at that face! We call her The Peevish Disputant when she’s in a funk like this.

No, she’s not unhappy with her teddy. Nor is she disgruntled about her Friskies flavor, poor mortgage life insurance rates, or upset that we haven’t plumped the Princess’ pillows today…

She wants to go O-U-T.

The snow is melting, [...]

A Fun Run for the Princess

Posted on15. Feb, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Have you noticed that the last THREE posts have been about my cat?! I may as well just give the blog over to her… :-p
Winter in February is really, really boring. And Livvy always manages to keep thing so, uh, interesting around here. Actually, she’s been a snot lately, driving us all up the walls. [...]

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The Furminator and Other Strange Things

Posted on09. Feb, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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OK, I’m curious. I’ve been hearing about some gadget called The Furminator amongst you pet owners… enough to make me curious but not enough to make me buy one… until today, that is.
You see, we vacuumed today. And WHOA. How can one little kitty produce SO MUCH fur?! The filter was filled with it.
I guess [...]

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The Snow Queen Goes Outside

Posted on14. Jan, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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Well, the temperatures have warmed up to a balmy 32 degrees today! Practically myrtle beach weather here in Upstate NY! The icicles are melting, the ice dams are shortening, and The Little Princess is whining. She wants to go outside in te WORST way. Three weeks ago, I did a boo-boo and carried her outside [...]

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Building a Winter Cat Shelter

Posted on22. Dec, 2009 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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We’ve adopted a few feral cats who have homes outdoors. Well, not exactly outdoors– one sleeps in the attached garage and one sleeps in the basement (we have small hatches for both areas). Both areas are warmer than the cruel outdoors, but Upstate New York winters can be pretty rough on a critter. My feral [...]