Greetings,,
It’s Wednesday and I’m at a loss for words right now . . . but I’ll think of something.
What can I do to prepare for retirement? I am trying to fill out parts of my life so I will have a purpose after I retire. Like go to the duck pond and watch the geese take off at sunset, flapping their wings and honking away. It is an awesome sight. The $30,000,000 library is right across the street. That’s also good for a walk-through. Pick up a book from the shelf and search for meaning. There are nursing home residents who need visiting and consoling and wheel chair rides out of their rooms. (They also need air conditioning–what a beastly hot place that is!) There are flowers that need watering and cats that need grooming and petting (mine are Maddie Girl and Cookie Girl).
Mad Cat is a tortie, 8 years old, very large with a squeakly little voice. You cannot pick her up; you have to scoop her. And Cookie or Kitten is a small black and white tuxedo cat, who is 4 years old and the boss of the house. She is also the guardian and keeps watch all night over every kind of invasive insect and strange-sounding noise. She has the sweetest little meow, but she is also the alpha of all alphas. Do I dare tell this very private act of my cats? Cookie used the litter box but forgot to cover up the mess. Along comes Maddie Cat, sticks her paw in the box and covers over Cookie’s mess. She then proceeds to the second litter box for her own usage. Cats never cease to amaze me. And having 2 cats as opposed to 1 cat is infinitely more awe-inspiring. I’m sure that 3 is even better, but I won’t go there. When I go home tonight one of the cats will have nested herself up against the pillow on my bed. Then they will beg me to be let outdoors so they can terrorize chipmunks, squirrels, birds and insects and anything else in their path. When I use my special cat-call, the neighbors must surely plug their ears. It is a very high-pitched, screetchy sound, but it works extremely well with cats. I have been using it since I was 9 years old.
Later, alligator.
