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and… painting

Also may have traumatized the wee furry things by vacuuming a little. They seem to have recovered nicely.

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Sixteen

Ginny and I had a chat this morning, before I fed them all and went out to paint. Morning Chat With Cat Don’t worry. I love you. It’s OK. Someday, we’ll both be old. But today is not that day.

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Fourteen

Black cat slithering through the field sinuous around each clump and weed, a void against the grey-tan grasses abandoned by winter. Above, sky showing ribs. Below, all paths and trace concealed, obliterated.

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Seven

Scooping up Ginny, kitten-cat, she allows me to cradle her and then place her baby-like on chest and shoulder. She’s not a very huggy cat but this she suffers daily especially if near a door or window when my height … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2019 – Day Four

Not sure this is it for today, but the suggestion was for a sonnet about sadness. Although I’ve found a few lines in the past few days of iambic pentameter it wasn’t happening for me today at lunch! And then … Continue reading

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