Oct 26 2009

Updates

Published by at 3:57 pm under Calamity Suzy,Cats,Country Life,Henry

  • Housemaid’s knee is receding, but still making its presence known. It has been joined by an unpleasant tingling sensation in my right leg, running pretty much the length of it. I have not yet regained my usual graceful gait, but I promise to be thankful for being able to actually walk once I can. For at least five minutes. And if this is a preview of being an old lady, I’m really not looking forward to that now.
  • Besides wishing I could walk, I wish I could unpack. Actually, I’m wishing for Samantha Stephens or Jeannie to twitch or blink the house in order, no manual labor required. Besides being dreary and manicure-destroying, manual labor is what led to the limp in the first place.
  • The cats have been getting along surprisingly well. There’s been the odd hiss or two, but no fights that I’ve seen or heard. Yesterday, I found them all asleep on the bed. Henry’s still skittish, but the girls are clearly happy and notably less naughty. They haven’t been racing through the house or breaking things at all. I think they’re enjoying going up and down the stairs and exploring their new house.
  • I have no fewer than five doors in my house, but no locks. Today, one of the doors wasn’t latched properly and drifted open while I was out. June and Audrey were outside, but came in pretty easily when I called them. Henry was still inside – I suspect that years of being a stray have made the great outdoors a lot less appealing to him. My original plan was to keep them all in for a week, so they know it’s their house, and then let them out on the balcony from the bedroom, so they get used to the whole outside thing. After a few days, I’ll let them out the door downstairs. I’ll be curious to see what they do, how far they go, and whether I can get them in at night.

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4 Responses to “Updates”

  1. # Guyon 27 Oct 2009 at 3:18 am

    Now that you’re in the country you should make an effort to take a nice walk once a day, this would help with your knees and legs and be great for your health. Of course any new exercise will bring new body pains but no pain, no gain. Henry seems quite content just to finally feel safe and not to have to protect his territory, I’m glad the cats are adjusting.

  2. # LisaBon 27 Oct 2009 at 6:47 am

    I’m so happy that all the cats are getting along – also, jealous. Henry is a lucky fellow – he hit the stray cat jackpot really. =)

  3. # joyon 27 Oct 2009 at 9:51 am

    Slowly, but surely the knees will improve.
    Very impressed that the cats are all getting along and actually all sleeping on your bed… Henry is quite the cat….I guess he feels he has landed in Cat Heaven. Good for him and for you.

    jxx

  4. # Amberon 27 Oct 2009 at 10:17 pm

    Hope your knee keeps getting better, glad to hear that it is receding, at least.

    Also happy to hear that the cats have decided to get along so famously so quickly! Excellent news!