[Magdalen] I was in prison, and ....

[Scott Knitter]

I have a feeling the leveling compound is a better solution than the
shims, but that doesn't make it any easier in the meantime.

On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 5:47 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford
<oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> We have been simplifying by going to restaurants.
>
> Max, our eldest and also non-hearing cat, is presently appealing for
> another little something. He sets by me, mews a little, and then rears up
> and waves his front paws at me.  Sometimes, if he's able to get close, he
> will reach out and touch my face with his paws.  This is a sign that I need
> to stop whatever I'm doing and --
>
> Having put out a little something, I now have to deal with the other cats
> coming around and waiting expectantly for THEIR little something. However,
> Malcolm, our Big Head cat is a bit rolly polly at 22 lb, so he is left
> empty-plated for his own good, although it makes me feel terrible, since he
> is sooo polite and never imposing.
>
> Well, Max has finished his little bite, and will be satisfied for the next
> few minutes....
>
> My beloved spouse and I will have to think of where we want to go this
> evening to get our own version of a little something.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
>> wrote:
>
>> On 11/03/2016 22:22, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>>
>>> More dreadful news.  The floor has been ripped out and new foundation put
>>> in, but they had to use a compound to level everything, and it will need
>>> to
>>> cure for a day or so. The kitties have to remain in seclusion again.
>>>
>>> However, I am spending a lot more time with them, so they get some
>>> stimulation anyway. In a couple more days, it will all be just a vague
>>> memory, like a bad dream.  Like the bad dream they have of being in a wire
>>> cage for days at a time...
>>>
>>
>> One step forward, two steps back - Very Bad News.  The kitchen strikes me
>> as being a part of the house you need fairly regular access to.  Apart from
>> the temporary deposit of feline comment on the plywood that was laid how
>> are you coping with daily life for human sustenance?
>>
>> Roger
>>



-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA