Merry Christmas 2025

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Named after St. Nicholas, he lived here 11 months and this would have been his first Christmas in a new home. I miss him a lot. Louisiana took his place for his own first Christmas in a new home.

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Merry Christmas 2025

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Named after St. Nicholas, he lived here 11 months and this would have been his first Christmas in a new home. I miss him a lot. Louisiana took his place for his own first Christmas in a new home.

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Christmas Means is one of my favorite posts of all time. Here you will see Marigold, who passed in January 2019, again, along with a new photo or two I have added. It’s good for a second look if you have seen it before, and if this is your first time here, welcome and enjoy! I can’t seem to improve on this post so I just keep putting it up.
OVER 30 PHOTOS FOLLOW!
Continue reading →Christmas Means is one of my favorite posts of all time. Here you will see Marigold, who passed in January 2019, again, along with a new photo or two I have added. It’s good for a second look if you have seen it before, and if this is your first time here, welcome and enjoy! I can’t seem to improve on this post so I just keep putting it up.
OVER 30 PHOTOS FOLLOW!
Continue reading →
U Haul I hauled. The whole story I am about to share can be found with photos at the link at the bottom of this post:
I have been on an emotional roller coaster, and sorry you had to ride along, but be sure today you are locked in because here we go again!!!
First thank you for all your kind comments on Nicholas. I appreciate them.
In November there was a story on the news about an animal hoarder. A woman with a U Haul truck was checked into a local motel. Guests complained about cats out in a parked U Haul truck. Police and animal control called. Twenty cats were locked in the truck cab wanting out. Checking the back police found cages with filthy, starving cats and corpses. The caged cats were desperate to get out of the cages and the dark,un-ventilated truck. 73 cats total which include 10 dead were found. The woman was arrested on several counts $35,000 bail set. .
Tuesday Dec 9 Nicholas died. Thursday Dec 11 was an adopt-a-thon at the shelter for the rescues. We hauled ourselves over there. You know how U Haul paints various states on the sides of their vehicles? There were so many animals to name they named them after the U.S. states and then cities. We adopted a little guy who needed a break. He weighed 3 pounds at rescue. He is named after a state. Next post will document his arrival at his new home. Was it the right thing to do? It is an emotional ride. Time will tell.
The full story is in the link below but it may not work in some countries.

Nicholas 2023 – 2025. His hard-luck little life came to an end today. The odds were stacked against him. He won’t make his 2nd birthday which would be his first ever birthday party he ever had in his own home. Unopened toys sit on the table. Opie is looking for him. I cannot write any more about it.


A Day in the Life (5)





Room Service. Opie top and Nicholas bottom like to spend their afternoons in the big bed in the warmest sunniest room in the house. They expect room service at mealtimes and only go to the kitchen if they are really hungry. I never get tipped.

