Bathing Cats and Other Interesting Pastime

There are things in life that Lucy, my fluffy cat, would rather do than have a bath. But, after using a new brand of flea treatment, big clumps of her hair started falling out. She was constantly pulling at the fur and seemed miserable, so I decided she might not have reacted well to it - duh - and should have a bath.

Used to be that bathing a younger Lucy was very challenging, but this girl has mellowed!

She's now lying on the rug in the dining room after thoroughly grooming herself and seems quite peaceful.

I spent much of yesterday working in the yard.



This beauty is an ornamental oregano. It not only looks pretty but also has the smell of oregano if crushed, and deer don't like it - a major issue here.



I have another ornamental oregano of a different variety on the side of the stone steps to the upper area. It isn't as full yet, but is much larger overall. When it's fully bloomed out it will have bracts maybe 2 1/2 to 3 inches long that will hang down over the rock.


While I garden, clean, bathe cats, cook, and whatever else seems to eat up my time - the dogs nap. Buck particularly has taken sleeping to the level of art form.

Last night when we went upstairs, after waking him from his nap on the dining room floor, he quickly flopped into the nearest dog bed. Unfortunately that one belongs to Cocoa - who didn't want to switch.


Poor girl tried everything, at one point almost lying on top of Buck, but she finally had to give up and retire to the bed that usually belongs to Buck.

I'm tired - FF seems to be flaring - so I'm calling it an easy day for the rest of this one!