Vintage Wood

“If you have never had a garden you cannot understand, and if you have had a garden you will know that it would take a whole book to describe all that came to pass there.” 
We saw a deer yesterday; I think she brought us good luck
Poor thing couldn't find a way out of the maze. I sure hope she found a way to her home.

I miss the trees, the birds, and the wildlife. 

WIP 20 X 14 OVAL

“Perhaps it is the key to the garden!” 

― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME

PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME, PICK ME...Four baby squirrels, likely around 5 weeks old. We picked up all four, literally.....Remember Kathy Bates in Rat Race? lol Well, these came free.

They showed up in our neighbor's driveway, three sitting on the pavement next to the running board of the neighbor's truck and then the fourth one jumped down from the tree by the driveway and joined his siblings on the ground. Their mother apparently had gone missing a few days prior so the four little ones were left to fend for themselves. Dehydrated and hungry they followed us around and so we gave them the essentials, 1st water and then tiny bits of apple and broccoli. 

It wasn't long before we got the call we were waiting for. We were fortunate to find a home for them @ https://www.rideauwildlife.org Rideau Valley WildLife Sanctuary in North Gower. 


So happy they took these little babies in.
Thank you so much, Linda Laurus for helping us out.


Oh, and we discovered two of the four are girls. So cute.


It seems we are in an area for rescuing animals but barely out in the countryside, imagine if we were lol .

P.S. To our cat friends, sorry we missed Caturday. Saturday was quite an eventful day.

SPOOKY GHOST STORIES ♥️ 👻👻👻👀

It’s World Book Day today. Here are a few of the old books I’ve collected over the years, some from Sally Ann others ordered online or from other thrift stores. The Victorian girl and boy statuette I found at House of Lazarus years ago and affectionately named them Miles and Flora, the ghost children from one of my favorite ghost story, “The Turn of The Screw” by Henry James and the movie “The Innocents”.

HOME, A SWEET, SAFE PLACE TO BE 🐱🐶🏡

KEEPING CALM IS A MATTER OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IN ABIDING BY RULES AND IN WORKING TOGETHER IN HELPING EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY GIVING ALL THE AMMUNITION THAT'S NEEDED TO THE PEOPLE WORKING FOR US IN 🥼🩺 , IN GROCERY STORES, TRUCKERS, GARBAGE MEN, EVERYONE WHO IS DOING A VITAL JOB ON THE FRONT LINE IN FIGHTING THE VIRUS FOR ALL.

PLEASE, STAY HOME.

CHERISH FAMILY, AND ALL GOD'S CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL FOR THEY HAVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR YOU AND YOU MUST REMEMBER THEY COUNT ON YOU, SO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM TOO.

 KEEP SAFE ♥️🙏

My little menagerie of collected animal statuettes from my country thrift store jaunts. Can you tell I'm old? ... lol 

'I'm afraid I'm not very good with people. I'm alright with animals but people, I'm not very good with, I never have been.' ~ Doctor Dolittle played by Rex Harrison 1967 

We are somewhat in the country and I am very happy about that but I always wanted to escape somewhere farther out, like forever, and spending time with a good book now allows me to be there. Some time ago I read a story by James Herriot, 'The Card Above the Bed'. It told the story of an elderly lady fearing she never would be with her pets in heaven. James Herriot replied, 'Well, I don't believe it. I patted the hand which still grasped mine. If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. You've nothing to worry about there.'

...' Oh, I hope you're right.'

Three Cats, A Dog, and A Camera When my daughter, Emma opened her Instagram account she named it 'Three Cats, A Dog, and A Camera' Grace was still with us. 

The above picture of our Grace was taken back on Aug 14/ 2013 The bottle of Cataroma was a toy M bought for Grace so not making fun of the virus just interesting.

“You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.” Robert Louis Stevenson

To me, my past is a sweet, safe place to be, and through the medium of this book I shall spend a little time there now and then.' ~ James Herriot

So, I will read a few good books, practice a little piano, paint, stay connected by writing posts, even with my terrible, terrible grammar and some time soon take that much-needed walk in the countryside and pick pussy willows I saw yesterday. It's the time!

Oh and if you have not seen this video of Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger then now would be a good time.

Treating animals like people is no madness or disgrace'.

~ Doctor Dolittle 1967 

Time is never wasted with cats or with your pets.

So on that note, I think I'll play a little hide and seek with Bat.

Stay safe and remember ... Help our front line responders risking their lives for ours. Stay Home!!!♥️🙏 🤗 🐱🐶 

Sunday Morning Moon Through the Trees~ Melon ~Like! 🌚

Over the top of the mountains the moon

Rose unexpectedly In the sky, it drifted, A bird, a fairy! Blown out, round and sweet Melon~ Like! ~ Patrizia Gattaceca

WATCHING EARTH FROM THE MOON

 SEEMS SO PEACEFUL

LIKE A GLASS FISHING FLOAT SUSPENDED IN SPACE, WEIGHTLESS

TWINKLING IN THE MIST OF A SHIMMERING STARRY SEA

IT'S WHERE THEIR HEART IS LONGING TO BE

"BLUE CHRISTMAS STARGAZERS" BACK WHERE MY HEART LONGS TO BE

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