[Magdalen] Quiet Pub

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Did all 4 of the Maine Coons get adopted?  There are some cats who have been out at our landfill for quite awhile, and I was glad to see that someone had put a dish of food out last time I was there. But there was a new cat this time, and he looked like he might be a MC.

> On Dec 16, 2016, at 4:00 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> This is back to 6.  I just couldn't leave her behind.  The big cats
> gave me one sour look like, "Again?" and went about their affairs.
> Esteban, the baby of the family, was fairly jealous.  He's come around
> with plenty of extra petting.  I have one very elderly gray
> tortoiseshell female, Catkin, who is about 17, then the pack of boys.
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:54 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> This makes how many, Susan? Are you back to 6, or is it more now? I know
>> you lost Minou and one other and adopted Phineas and Esteban, but I've lost
>> track.
>> 
>>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 3:05 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I'm here.  I've spent a lot of the past week helping Cat's Cradle, the
>>> cat rescue group I volunteer for, with their move to new quarters.
>>> Our main building has been sold and we had only a short time to make
>>> other arrangements which are far from ideal.  I'm very tired, cold and
>>> achy from the exertion on top of my usual seasonal affective disorder
>>> and fibromyalgia.
>>> 
>>> I intend to do as little as possible for Christmas activities.  I
>>> think I can get the few packages I have to send wrapped and ready to
>>> mail this weekend and handle most of the rest of my list with the
>>> wonderful gouda from Our Lady of Angels monastery in Crozet Virginia.
>>> http://www.olamonastery.org/cheese-making/.  Everyone I've ever given
>>> it to has asked for more and I do recommend it to anyone who doesn't
>>> like to shop and wants to support a good cause.  You can't order
>>> online but you can print and mail an order form.  By now it's too late
>>> for Christmas delivery but cheese tastes good in January or February
>>> too.
>>> 
>>> I have declined the kind and usually welcome invitation up to Md. to
>>> spend the holiday with friends.  I'll go to church Christmas Eve and
>>> probably buy something good for dinner but that will be about it.  I
>>> missed an Advent Lessons and Carols service I did want to attend
>>> because I ended up adopting one of the last remaining kitties and
>>> taking her home with me last Sunday.  She is a 6 year old brown
>>> tabby/torbie girl cat named Jillian.  She was with us because her
>>> owner died and I hated to see her go through any more upheavals.  She
>>> has already settled into my household pretty comfortably.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, I just want the holidays done.  My thoughts and prayers will
>>> be with all of you friends.
>>> 
>>> Susan
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:28 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Am I missing something(s) or has the pub been unusually quiet for the
>>> last
>>>> couple of days? Not that I mind a little break this time of year and
>>> maybe
>>>> we're all in mourning for Margaret Guenther, but I just want to be sure
>>> I'm
>>>> still in touch with everyone here.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>>> land of Egypt.
>>> Leviticus 19:34
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> land of Egypt.
> Leviticus 19:34