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    From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 20 21:11:17 2020
    Hi, I was wondering how you all are and how you're getting on in these
    strange times.

    Nothing much has changed here.

    Sootie has still got us well trained and now she has both of us at home
    she's making sure we serve her properly, letting her outside, letting her inside. Food on demand and demanding treats from us both. she sleeps most
    days until about 2pm then goes out for a stroll. back in at 3pm more sleep
    then out at 4.30pm. I'm sure she can read the clocks. In at 6pm for some
    dinner and then back out. she comes in at night but at 5am she goes
    downstairs, howls a couple of times and comes back to bed, why she howls
    we have no idea.

    Judith

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    Judith Latham
    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to Judith Latham on Tue Oct 20 19:07:27 2020
    On 10/20/2020 4:11 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
    Hi, I was wondering how you all are and how you're getting on in these strange times.

    Hi, Judith! I haven't had much to say so I've been rather silent. Sorry
    about that. Buffy and I are doing okay. :) Yes, these are strang times.

    Nothing much has changed here.

    Ditto.

    Sootie has still got us well trained and now she has both of us at home
    she's making sure we serve her properly, letting her outside, letting her inside. Food on demand and demanding treats from us both.

    I ordered a refill for the Kitty Garden I had bought for Persia (RB)
    many years ago. Like this:

    https://www.chewy.com/smartcat-kittys-garden/dp/49066

    I'd never tried it as a treat for Buffy. But I knew I couldn't have
    flowers or other plants sitting where Buffy can get them because she
    always tried to eat them. But hey, this is grass for cats and Persia
    loved it so why not?

    Once the greens sprouted I set them on the fireplace hearth. Buffy
    looked at me like, it's really okay if I eat this? Yes! :)

    she sleeps most
    days until about 2pm then goes out for a stroll. back in at 3pm more sleep then out at 4.30pm. I'm sure she can read the clocks. In at 6pm for some dinner and then back out. she comes in at night but at 5am she goes downstairs, howls a couple of times and comes back to bed, why she howls
    we have no idea.

    Judith

    Buffy occasionally howls and I don't know why. She might be spotting
    some raccoons or deer near the patio where I have a birdbath. Oddly
    enough, she pays no attention to the birds that use it.

    I've had to have a couple of maintenance people over recently. A roofer
    to look for a possible leak in roof after *days* of very heavy rain.
    The roofer went up in the attic determined it's a problem with a drain
    for the HVAC unit. So I called the HVAC company I have a service
    contract with and the next day they sent a technician out. The roofer
    was correct; it was a problem with the air-con drain building up
    condensation and will likely need to be replaced. While he was in the
    attic the mail-carrier chose that moment to ring the doorbell to drop
    off a package. Buffy freaked out. Two guys in the attic in two days and
    then the doorbell rings? Oh no! It took a couple of days for her to
    settle down.

    Jill

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  • From Judith Latham@21:1/5 to j_mcquown@comcast.net on Wed Oct 21 15:58:05 2020
    In article <S4KjH.469603$zX4.63710@fx41.iad>, jmcquown
    <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:
    On 10/20/2020 4:11 PM, Judith Latham wrote:

    Hi, Judith! I haven't had much to say so I've been rather silent. Sorry about that. Buffy and I are doing okay. :) Yes, these are strang
    times.


    I ordered a refill for the Kitty Garden I had bought for Persia (RB)
    many years ago. Like this:

    https://www.chewy.com/smartcat-kittys-garden/dp/49066

    I'd never tried it as a treat for Buffy. But I knew I couldn't have
    flowers or other plants sitting where Buffy can get them because she
    always tried to eat them. But hey, this is grass for cats and Persia
    loved it so why not?

    Once the greens sprouted I set them on the fireplace hearth. Buffy
    looked at me like, it's really okay if I eat this? Yes! :)

    Hi Jill,

    I'll have a look at that Kitty Garden. I love their expressions with faced
    with something different.

    Buffy occasionally howls and I don't know why. She might be spotting
    some raccoons or deer near the patio where I have a birdbath. Oddly
    enough, she pays no attention to the birds that use it.

    I was talking to a neighbour today and she says that the foxes have been barking around 5am and has set their dog off barking too on a few
    occasions. Maybe that's what Sootie's hearing and reacting to.

    I've had to have a couple of maintenance people over recently. A roofer
    to look for a possible leak in roof after *days* of very heavy rain. The roofer went up in the attic determined it's a problem with a drain for
    the HVAC unit. So I called the HVAC company I have a service contract
    with and the next day they sent a technician out. The roofer was
    correct; it was a problem with the air-con drain building up
    condensation and will likely need to be replaced. While he was in the
    attic the mail-carrier chose that moment to ring the doorbell to drop
    off a package. Buffy freaked out. Two guys in the attic in two days and
    then the doorbell rings? Oh no! It took a couple of days for her to
    settle down.

    Poor Buffy, Far too peoply for comfort. Sootie just stays in bed until she
    can make a break for it and run downstairs to go outside. Before the
    pandemic when we used to have visitors in the house, when she wanted to
    come inside we'd open the door, she'd see and hear the people and walk
    away up the garden. Then about half an hour later she would ask to come
    in, eye up the route to the sitting room door and make a dash for it.
    Unless of course we've told the visitors that's what she'd do, then she
    would decide to walk around sniffing at them. :)

    Judith

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    Judith Latham
    Stourbridge, West Midlands. UK.

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