Rings, Cats, Boats and Ed.
May. 1st, 2015 10:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beadyeyedbethSo, I'm finding that this LJ thing may be a good idea for me. I've always wanted to keep a journal, but just never seem to have the desire to write with pen and paper. I type faster, anyway.
My day started out an hour later than I intended, after being awake during the night and then sleeping in a bit. I had wanted to get 3 rings done and shipped, the dogs bathed and the living room area run shampooed. Some of that didn't happen. I ended up in an Etsy convo for an hour with a guy who wanted to order 2 NYC token rings and wanted reassurance he would get them by the 12th. After many back-and-forths he settled on Priority Mail and we'll keep our fingers crossed it doesn't get hung up in the same USPS Washington state hub that caused Susan Dennis' ring delivery to be delayed. This guy is also in Seattle. He said that he's proposing marriage on the 12th and wants give her the NYC ring because that is where they met. Aww.
After settling that I spent at least an hour online looking at local animal shelters. The neighbors cat, who has adopted me and this house as his, found a baby bunny last night. Ed managed to get it away from him, but he was injured. I tried to patch him up a bit, wrapped a kitchen towel lightly around him, and put him in a box in a quiet, dark part of the house. This morning I found him dead, most likely more from shock than his injuries. I really like the cat, he's so affectionate and goofy, but he's doing what cats do -- hunting and killing. I have multiple bird feeders hanging from my cabin porch, and the cat's been catching and killing the birds. I feel like I'm just luring the birds in for him to kill. We usually have a large amount of anoles around the house, but he's been killing and eating those too. This has been going on for months. The neighbor has pretty much abandoned him, not caring where he is. I started feeding him last fall to see if that would make him hunt and kill less, but it hasn't. After my indoor cat Sugar died of a stroke last year I swore no more cats. Within a couple of months this kitty showed up. I really don't want another cat, but I don't want to just abandon him either. Ed REALLY doesn't want him here. So, after the last-straw of the bunny last night I posted about my dilemma on Facebook out of desperation. A FB friend happens to work in cat rescue and posted on her FB page about this kitty being available for adoption. Keep your fingers crossed that someone will give him a good home. He's a great cat, neutered, affectionate and funny as hell, and just wants a human to attach himself to. I call him "Goober."
By the time I got out into my cabin workshop the aforementioned guy's order came in and I printed it out and added it to the pile. I got a Silver state quarter ring (NYS) made and mailed to Washington (odd that I'm getting so many Washington customers, eh?) and ran it to the PO. Then back to the cabin and got a personalized metal guitar pick done, and 3 more token rings started. I'll get them finished, packaged to the PO in the morning. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the dogs baths done.
Ed went to bed around 8:00 (!!). He's been working so hard that I can't blame him. I can't wait until this big renovation job is over so I can actually spend a little time with him again. He and his crew were hired weeks ago to renovate 2 condemned buildings in the ghetto and turn them into safe, livable apartments. It's taken over his life. He's seeing light at the end of the tunnel and hopes to be done in 2 weeks. He just bought a used boat and I'm looking forward to going out with him on the weekends. He likes shark fishing so we go out from Charleston harbor.
Sometime this afternoon I noticed an annoying tickle in my throat. I JUST got over seasonal allergies and then a cold, so I refuse to be getting sick again! I just downed some peppermint tea and it seemed to help.
I'm looking for some interesting LJ blogs to follow. If you're reading this and know of any or have one yourself please share! I'm not into politics or lots of drama. I am in to people who live interesting lives and I love a good story. I'm drawn to creative people, and I like happy stuff. :-)
My day started out an hour later than I intended, after being awake during the night and then sleeping in a bit. I had wanted to get 3 rings done and shipped, the dogs bathed and the living room area run shampooed. Some of that didn't happen. I ended up in an Etsy convo for an hour with a guy who wanted to order 2 NYC token rings and wanted reassurance he would get them by the 12th. After many back-and-forths he settled on Priority Mail and we'll keep our fingers crossed it doesn't get hung up in the same USPS Washington state hub that caused Susan Dennis' ring delivery to be delayed. This guy is also in Seattle. He said that he's proposing marriage on the 12th and wants give her the NYC ring because that is where they met. Aww.
After settling that I spent at least an hour online looking at local animal shelters. The neighbors cat, who has adopted me and this house as his, found a baby bunny last night. Ed managed to get it away from him, but he was injured. I tried to patch him up a bit, wrapped a kitchen towel lightly around him, and put him in a box in a quiet, dark part of the house. This morning I found him dead, most likely more from shock than his injuries. I really like the cat, he's so affectionate and goofy, but he's doing what cats do -- hunting and killing. I have multiple bird feeders hanging from my cabin porch, and the cat's been catching and killing the birds. I feel like I'm just luring the birds in for him to kill. We usually have a large amount of anoles around the house, but he's been killing and eating those too. This has been going on for months. The neighbor has pretty much abandoned him, not caring where he is. I started feeding him last fall to see if that would make him hunt and kill less, but it hasn't. After my indoor cat Sugar died of a stroke last year I swore no more cats. Within a couple of months this kitty showed up. I really don't want another cat, but I don't want to just abandon him either. Ed REALLY doesn't want him here. So, after the last-straw of the bunny last night I posted about my dilemma on Facebook out of desperation. A FB friend happens to work in cat rescue and posted on her FB page about this kitty being available for adoption. Keep your fingers crossed that someone will give him a good home. He's a great cat, neutered, affectionate and funny as hell, and just wants a human to attach himself to. I call him "Goober."
By the time I got out into my cabin workshop the aforementioned guy's order came in and I printed it out and added it to the pile. I got a Silver state quarter ring (NYS) made and mailed to Washington (odd that I'm getting so many Washington customers, eh?) and ran it to the PO. Then back to the cabin and got a personalized metal guitar pick done, and 3 more token rings started. I'll get them finished, packaged to the PO in the morning. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the dogs baths done.
Ed went to bed around 8:00 (!!). He's been working so hard that I can't blame him. I can't wait until this big renovation job is over so I can actually spend a little time with him again. He and his crew were hired weeks ago to renovate 2 condemned buildings in the ghetto and turn them into safe, livable apartments. It's taken over his life. He's seeing light at the end of the tunnel and hopes to be done in 2 weeks. He just bought a used boat and I'm looking forward to going out with him on the weekends. He likes shark fishing so we go out from Charleston harbor.
Sometime this afternoon I noticed an annoying tickle in my throat. I JUST got over seasonal allergies and then a cold, so I refuse to be getting sick again! I just downed some peppermint tea and it seemed to help.
I'm looking for some interesting LJ blogs to follow. If you're reading this and know of any or have one yourself please share! I'm not into politics or lots of drama. I am in to people who live interesting lives and I love a good story. I'm drawn to creative people, and I like happy stuff. :-)
