Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

The Cats & an Update

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Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while might remember Nella, my parents’ adored cat. They had to say goodbye to Nella several months ago. On that terrible day, to their surprise, they came home with 2 rescued kittens that had been living at the Vet’s – Luke and Lydia. Here is Lydia today:


She is the smaller of the two. She has an exotic look and her profile looks rather Egyptian and sphinx-like. She is also the one who gets in the most trouble.


Mr. Luke the handsome. This boy has huge eyes. He is shy, but I am proud to say that yesterday he let me pet him. That accomplishment took 6 days. These two run and play and provide an endless source of amusement for my parents.

Morning Ritual

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This is my nephew-dog, Max. Every morning, starting anywhere from 8 to 8:30 am, he lies out by the pool.

He’s waiting. Waiting for a sound – a click – that means something terrible is coming. It comes at 9:05 every morning.

Oh no. He heard it.

He must attack that water. It must be stopped!

He bites at the water and barks repeatedly.

Then he runs to the other corner, does the same thing and runs around and around the pool and barks until the noise stops.

The threat is over for another day. Well done, Max.
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I used the Random Number Generator and the winner of Rules of the Lake, Irene Ziegler’s book of short stories, is Tracie from My Petite Maison. Congratulations, Tracie! Send me an email with your address and I will get the book out to you next week when I am back home. Thanks to everyone who left a comment.

Baseball & the Beach

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We had a great time at the Rays game on Friday night even though they lost. Our seats were great – just behind and to the left of home plate – about 8 rows back. It was “Turn Back the Clock Night” at the ballpark and all of the players had on 70’s era uniforms. Mer and I cheered, stood and watched every minute. The boys, on the other hand, ate. And ate. And ate.


My beautiful sister and her son and my nephew, Jake. He’s 13.

I wore a Rays t-shirt and my Red Sox cap. Just for a while.

This morning we went for a walk on the beach: my sister, brother-in-law and I. The water in the Gulf is so warm and such a beautiful shade of blue/green.



I found some wonderful seashells with the help of my sister. Here I am clutching my finds to my chest.


And my sister is holding a teeny-tiny shell.
I’m also spending a lot of time with my parents. My mom is very frail so I am treasuring this time with her, as well as with my father. I wish Don could be here, too, but he is holding down the fort back at home. 

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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