Category Archives: family and friends

NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 4

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

#NaPoWriMo #haiku #poetry #garden #daffodils #poetry #news #food #watercolor #landscape #dothework #process

Sat in the front yard
watching the daffodils blooming
rather than the news Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 1 2023

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

oh my god weather
the breathlessness of it all
under the dark clouds Continue reading →

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Also found: Bill the Cat

Posted on March 19, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

This is the photo used for the “Lost Cat” poster in November 1990 when Bill and Maggie made a break for it. Maggie sat on the front porch waiting but Bill was eventually found in the next door neighbor’s barn a day or two later. Nervous times for all. The poster notes that he was about seventeen pounds at the time and get a load of those magnificent toesies! He really was a “best cat”. Continue reading →

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Visiting Minions

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

The cats have stayed with Mom before but not for quite a while. This time the adjustment was pretty easy because I stayed too, at least that’s the theory. And they’ve made themselves right at home. This evening Ginny was sitting in the front picture window looking primly at the next door dog Betsy, who was barking her doggie head off. Just proof: Cats rule, dogs drool. Continue reading →

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Exhausting Week. TGIF!

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Mary Beth Frezon

It’s been an exhausting week apparently. The two cats (and me) hanging out at Mom’s while waiting for new furnace to be installed. Apparently the stresses of trying to get past each and every closed door is overwhelming. I’m counting TGIF as my one good thing for today. Sleep on cats! Continue reading →

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