April Already? – April 4

Somehow, March got away from me, and here we are in the “cruelest month”. It’s actually quite pleasant, though mudlicious, so far. At last, the weather has me at my desk with a little bit of time to start catching up. My life has been one step forward, two steps back, lately. But Harry’s trajectory toward recovery has smoothed out and he continues to excel, which is all I really care about.

This Spring has been a difficult one for Jane. Her beloved cat, Bobby, who was diabetic, but managing well on two insulin injections daily for several years, passed away suddenly. He was not a big cat, but he had a very big and delightful personality, and is missed.

Then, as troubles do come in clusters, little Polly, who had dementia and was deaf and blind, also died, aged 16. Jane got Polly from Fred, the horseshoer, who rescued her 15 years ago from an abusive group of Amish children. She had a long and happy life with Jane.

No matter how many animals have passed through our lives, we never get tough enough. Our hearts break again and again.

Jane received some comfort from Eddy, who always chooses joy over sadness.

Even as I was typing, new trouble today! A tree fell on the electric line. Jane called to let me know, and much time was wasted looking at the fallen, smoking tree (which was supposed to have been taken down many months ago), watching flames develop, talking to the repairmen, and taking some pictures. Now we are without electricity, and waiting for it to return.

Well, that was the latest excitement, but all is well. The horses are enjoying Spring grass, the cats are relishing Spring sunshine, and the dogs are doing their myriad jobs.

Fence repair is in my future. Jane and Nathan have already done a lot of that at Jane’s house.

And that is all for now. Another day of blogging interrupted, but I will post this and try to pick up the threads tomorrow…

Be safe, be well, stay strong. Slava Ukraini! Peace…