April 30, 2026

May 2026 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

I really don't care much for traveling anymore.  Seen it, done it, been there.  My favorite mode of travel is on the back of horse.  But as I started thinking about this month's Blog Train, I thought "oooo...traveling on the back of a dragon would be fun!!  


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Fan Freebie --

This is another whimsical way of traveling when you want to take the slow lane!!


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The Boo Update --

And then there were three.  Yes, I still have Boo, and you met Jake in February.  But, I haven't told you about Jack yet.  This story is going to melt your heart.  Last summer I was walking back to the house after finishing up with the horses.  There was my favorite barn cat, Jack, laying in the grass maybe 20 feet from the house. He apparently had been attacked by a cayote and was in pretty bad shape.  I ran back to the barn to grab my Nitro Ferizone, and sprinkled it all over the open wounds around his neck to stop the bleeding.  He must have fought like the devil to get away.  For the next 6 weeks, it was like having a baby in the house.  He slept all the time.  I had to wake him up long enough to eat something.  I fed him chicken broth with a bottle until he was doing better and then blended up soft cat food to add with the chicken broth and fed that through a bottle as well.  The first 4 weeks were touch and go, but then he started to be awake a little more and  trying to get up on his feet again.  Took a bit, but he finally did it.  And each day got better after that.  He had lost an eye when he was just a kitten.  Not sure how.  But, I'm pretty sure not having peripheral vision was how he got attacked.  When he was able to walk around the house pretty good, I took him to our Vet to have him checked out thoroughly.  When I told them the story, they could hardly believe it.  So, I made arrangements to have him neutered and his bad eye permanently taken care of.  The Vet must have gone back to their hospital and told everyone the story because when I got there on the morning of Jack's surgery, the receptionist referred to me as "Diane and her miracle cat".  Everyone was extra nice and really took extra good care of Jack.  When he was coming out of his anesthesia, there was always someone around to hold him and talk to him.  I thought that was so great, it almost made me cry.  On his follow-up visit a few weeks later, the entire staff was there waiting to see how he was doing.  Jack sort of has that effect on people. He is special. Boo and Jake have learned how to tolerate him.  In fact, I think they actually like having the little guy around.  But, I'm pretty sure Boo told Jake AND Jack to stay off HIS chair and there wouldn't be any problems.  So far it's been working.  I love all of my cats, but this little guy truly is special. 



March 30, 2026

April 2026 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

 We made it through the winter with only a couple big snow storms.  The rest were no big deal.  In fact, we even had one day that was 70 degrees a couple weeks ago.  I thought that would be it for winter. Less than two weeks later, it rained.  Then the rain turned into ice.  I woke up the next morning to 2 feet of snow covering everything!  Even my horses were complaining about it!  But, April is finally here, the sun is shining and all that white stuff is melted and gone.  I am so looking forward to complaining about the heat of summer!


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Fan Freebie --

You can tell gardening and new plants are on my mind.  I used the same colors as above so you can mix and match as you want.  Wouldn't it be fun if butterflies really DID have smiling faces :)


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The Boo Update --

Boo loves to grab my husband's shoestrings.  He's been doing that every day since he was just a kitten.  It must be a "guy thing" :)


See you next month!

February 28, 2026

March 2026 Blog Train and Fan Freebie

I'm a little early for Easter, but the colors were too perfect to put it off for another month.  Also, we haven't had any snow for a while now, so I'm pushing for an early spring.  Excuse my glee, but it was nice to see New York hit with 30 inches of snow instead of us for a change.  


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Fan Freebie --

I have no Irish anywhere in my family tree, but I do enjoy an Irish Pub.  There was a really nice one in St. Paul, Minnesota, years ago not far from the Chimera Theatre.  The minute you walked through the door, you felt like you were actually in Ireland.  A fun way to end an evening out.


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The Boo Update --

We're taking a trip into the past here.  I was looking through all of my old pictures one afternoon. This was Boo in October 2018 just a month or two after I brought him in from the barn. When I pick him up today, I can't believe it's the same cat.  I had never expected him to get so big and have such long black fur.  And those rings on his tail were just adorable.  


Til next time . . .

January 30, 2026

February 2026 Blog Train & Fan Freebie

I like the idea of Valentine's Day, but I don't like that it's in February.  It's usually snowing and blowing, so it's more like a "Warm Heart Cold Feet" holiday :)  


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Fan Freebie--

I used the same colors as the kit above so that you can mix-and-match as you please.  


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The Boo Update --

This is Boo with his buddy.  Jake had been my favorite stable cat and then one day about 4 years ago he just disappeared.  With barn cats, it happens.  Then, a couple months later when I was walking back to the house, there he was.  Oh, he was so thin.  He started purring the minute he saw me.  So, I brought him in the house so I could get some weight on him.  Boo liked the idea of "a little brother", and he fell right into our routine, so Jake became our second  house cat.  And, I have to say, it has been good for Boo to have another cat in the house.