Poster I came across this the other day and thought... yep, that's true.
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| Julie |
Julie sleeping on her spot. She was upset with me because I moved her spot off the counter while I made cookies today. Just gave it back to her.
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| Tux |
And Tux was playful today... lying around on his back playing with his toys.
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| possum |
And THIS is what we saw the other night sleeping in the feral cats' bed on the front porch... a fat ol' possum just making himself at home. Today we went out and swept off the porch, took away some of the extra box bedding, and will spray and wash the cushions.
Sunday...
Well, I started this yesterday and was interrupted, so continuing today. The possum from above came back again last night. He doesn't stay all night... seems to nap a few hours and then takes off again.
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| possum back! |
As you can see, Saturday we cleared off all the other beds and wind breakers we had on the porch for when it was really cold. Now we just left the little bed... and apparently it is appreciated.
Here is a picture of the cookies I made. My grand daughter's favorite color is pink... thus, the pink rabbits, carrots, and stars.
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| tea cakes and caramel cookies |
The pink ones were just iced almond tea cakes, the others were stuffed with home-made caramel sauce. Grand daughter (5) told me that I made the best sugar cookies... that I should make one as big as a house. I asked her why... who would eat a cookie that big? A giant? She said, "no, silly... me!"
And grandson (19) who is visiting with us right now said that those cookies were very nostalgic for him. He remembers the taste from when he was little. (Side bar actually shows a picture of him helping me make those years ago when he was about 4).
OK... just went off to meet a friend for coffee and found that the Starbucks we were meeting at was 'out of power'. Apparently the whole section of stores on that strip were out... due to the thunderstorm we had during the night or perhaps the high winds??
So we talked for a little standing outside our cars and decided to try again in a week or two. It's pretty chilly and overcast today - and we like to sit outside, so hopefully in a week or two the spring weather will have arrived... (we hope).
Wishing you all a happy Sunday! Thanks for stopping by and praying you all get beautiful spring weather soon!
The possum! I know you have them around, though he's certainly made himself quite comfy. Or herself?
ReplyDeleteAlways nice to see the fur "kids", i.e. Julie and Tux. Of course she was perturbed by being removed from her spot just so you could bake. And as yummy as all the cookies look, there weren't any kitty cookies for the four-leggeds. That probably makes being ousted even worse, in her mind. :-)
Don't worry. Julie (and Tux as well as Ghost) get their share of kitty treats. Only Ghost eats people food... like chicken and fish. If I'm cooking chicken or fish, she is right there under my feet waiting for a hand out.
DeleteSweet photos of the grands. Don't they make life grand?
ReplyDeleteYes, and except for my youngest grand daughter who is the one in pink petting the ceramic cat to your right.... all the others are growing up too fast.
DeleteThat poster was a bit of a wrench! The cookies, and the grandkids made up. Especially your grandson, and his childhood recollection.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was surprised that he remembered... don't know how much a child recalls from his really early years.
DeleteI want to hide out in your kitchen, what a sweet possum, remember they eat hundreds of ticks, looks like a young one. we had on when we lived in arkansas and he took over the cat bed I'd left in the old farm house we had to extricate him with a little bit of force he was mad as hell, our cat cruiser was left out in the cold because of him, I had given here a down pillow to sleep in a box to keep warm since she was such a skinny cat; wild animals know a good place to sleep naturally.
ReplyDeletePossums aren't easily frightened. I wondered about their eyesight... as I can almost walk up to one to get a pic. Googled it and apparently they have poor eyesight and hearing... but good sense of smell. That explains it!
DeleteI think the possum just wants to be one of your kitties. It looks so cozy there in the cat bed.
ReplyDeleteHe/she certainly makes himself at home.
DeleteThat's a sweet picture of the possum having a nap in the bed. And those cookies look like just what memories are made of. Such a nice uplifting post, Rian. I also like the pictures of your kitties. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks, DJan. The cookies don't last very long around here... especially with my grandson visiting.
DeletePerhaps the possum has some sort of identity confusion and believes itself to be a cat? The cookies will be a part of your grandchildren's memories for their whole lives. Very sweet.
ReplyDeleteOlga, I find that the raccoons and possums act very similar to the feral cats. As for the cookies, a neighbor from Sweden (if I remember correctly) taught me how to make them when we lived in Florida in 1968. Now my daughter makes them for her family too.
DeleteAn opposum pet - LOVE it, I love your warm heart.
ReplyDeleteI don't really consider the possum, raccoons, or feral cats as 'pets'... but we do offer sanctuary as needed.
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