December 2009 Archives
Let me introduce you to Millie, who is an absolutely gorgeous young lady, with beautiful blue eyes, fringed in dark charcoal. She came to our house on a very temporary basis, but has charmed her way into the heart of the G man.
Millie will wait by the door for G to come home, and follows him around the house, waiting for him to sit down. Then she will sit on his knee, and would do so for hours, if she could. This devotion does wear a little thin after a while, especially when the weather is hot.
I am a poor substitute, but if he is not at home, she will sit on my knee, and there have been occasions when I've had all three cats on my knee, especially in the chilly weather.
A very busy four month period at work seems finally to be easing off, just a little. Time to breathe, to finish off, and move on...
Time to write a little, time to contemplate.
In retrospect, the year has been a busy one...but looking forward to the next year.
We were fortunate to get a delivery of freshly picked cherries from Wandin yesterday evening. This has been an annual event for many years, even when we lived in the country. And in my childhood, as one of my uncles grew cherries commercially, at this time of year, a visit from him resulted in sheer enjoyment as we ate as many cherries as we could stuff in.
This might have created a sore belly, but the taste is wonderful and overrides any potential discomfort.
This guilty trait is also shared with R, in France, who once told me that she only bought 500 grams of cherries in the morning, not 1 kilogram.
When asked why, she replied that if she bought a kilo in the morning, she would eat the whole kilo in the morning.
I can relate to that...
