Subj : Biscuits was: Olives
To : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Feb 10 2025 15:49:15
Hi Shawn,
RH> pillows, then further down under the comforter. Always knew that if
RH> we saw a lump in the bed, it was Jenny. She had no particular
SH> LOL yes, Ruby did that as well.
It was a spot where she felt secure. Another spot was under the kitchen
sink; there was a gap (maybe about 6"x6" in the kitchen baseboard that
she would ooze thru if she felt threatened.
RH> but definatly disliked lamb and rice. She had some health problems so
RH> the vet put her on a lamb and rice diet--she went on a hunger strike.
SH> Oh no.
RH> Ever see a cat push away a dish of food? She did, so the vet said to
RH> put her back on her regular diet.
SH> Pickle (who we are cat sitting) will only eat a specific type of food
SH> and it must be chicken. He doesn't eat anything but chicken. Even
SH> the treats MUST be chicken. LOL
Jenny wasn't too particular about her food overall. Coming from a rough
start, I think she appreciated anything she could get. Only saw her
raiding the trash can once; she learned fast that it was off limits. She
was a lady--one night after the girls had gone to bed, Steve and I had
some ice cream. When he finished, he set his bowl on the edge of the
coffee table. Jenny got up on her hind paws, used one front paw to
steady the dish and proceeded to clean it out. When she got to the area
where the spoon blocked some of the residue, she delicately moved it
out of the way with her other front paw. At times I still miss her.
RH> years, probably since Dad passed away in 2017 for one sibling, maybe
RH> 5 minutes in 2018 for the other 2. Just basically resumed
RH> communication with one in the last 6 months.
SH> We're not a close family. I moved out very young and stayed with
SH> other family etc.
We weren't really close/close but fairly united until Mom went into the
nursing home; don't know why but that triggered the start of the
drifting apart. Can say tho, I've got a wonderful family in Steve's
family.
RH> We'd planned to get take out Chinese that night so I
RH> told her that it was taken care of--really took a lot of persuasion
RH> to get her to understand that she didn't have to do what she'd been
RH> doing for so many years.
SH> That would be hard to see for sure.
RH> Sunday afternoon Steve came down with a noro-type virus, got pretty
RH> it by Tuesday. It hit me in the wee small hours of Wednesday morning;
SH> Oh no. At least he kicked it pretty quickly, and sounds like you're
SH> on the mend anyway!
RH> I've just had the most substantual meal since Tuesday's supper.
RH> Basically liquids the first day, a bit of bread with the liquids the
RH> next couple of days and then some chicken noodle soup last night. By
SH> Amazing how this virus that's going around affects people differently.
RH> tomorrow I should be back to just about normal, whatever that is,
RH> besides a setting on my washer. (G)
Monday and I'm still not quite firing on all cylinders. Getting closer,
but just a bit slower than I'd expected.
SH> LOL. That would be a good tagline!
SH> ... Normal? The only normal I know is a setting on my washer.
I think it was the late Erma Bombeck that titled a book "Normal Is Just
A Setting On My Dryer".
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Ruth
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