Doutzen is my cat

Hi Natty.  How are you feeling today?  What's going on with you?  I'm sure you are very busy.  Please make sure you get plenty of rest, and that you eat adequately.  Please pray.  I always think of you.  You are my wife inshaAllah, and I love you.

I can't afford to marry right now, but I do have some cats to keep me company.  Last night, Doutzen was in heat so after I came home from the night prayer, I took her in my arms, said "BismillahirRahmanirRahim" (in the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Forgiving), and released her outside to find a mate.  She's already over 4 years old, and I thought that the darkness of the night would help protect her.  But Doutzen didn't come home.  The last I heard her, she was busy doing her job, wandering around the compound and crying out to attract a mate, like cats do.  From what I gather from the neighbors, she was taken by some local teenage boys.  Knowing how teenage boys are all over the world, it means that she's dead.  The local community seems to know who the culprits are, but to me that's the most useless information in the world.  What am I going to do with them, the same thing they did to my cat?  The only thing I can do is to let it go, and leave Allah to take care of them.  This incident means that all my indoor cats are in danger from the humans, and must never leave the house.  I'm going to have to find a male kitten/s and raise it indoors to become their mate.  From Allah is our origin, and to Allah is our return.

Country music

Hi Natty!  How are you?  Did I speak too soon about your tummy?  Don't worry my darling, you're going to do just fine inshaAllah.  When it's super busy and super stressed, eat super simple.  Many times the pressure is what we impose upon ourselves.  I had to run an unexpected errand after cutting grass this evening.  I could have slowed down and/or calmed down, but I didn't.  That's what kills us.  Next time, I'll do better inshaAllah.  There will always be stuff that's not planned.

Anyway, since I'm from the Appalachians and have white skin with black hair as black as a raven's wing, I have decided that inclusive of that the music I sing is country music.  A kind of vague country music.  So I decided to add a couple of blatantly country songs to my set to help push me over the edge.  First is a song from when I was a little girl, "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson.

The next song is another nostalgia piece, but from the movie "The Blues Brothers."  "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette.


I hope this will solidify my position as a country diva.

Oh, it's just another average day

Hi Natty!  How are you feeling?  I'm sure you are having tons of fun being a fabulous high fashion model.  You seem to be coping with it better than you used to.  You seem more relaxed, and your tummy is more relaxed.  I want you to know that I'm always with you.  I will not abandon you inshaAllah.

Yeah, it's just another average day for me.  I did my laundry in the morning.  I had spicy chicken and onions with tortillas for lunch.  I had rice and curry for dinner.  I need to measure my curry recipe more precisely, so it will be consistent.  The trouble is that I've been using young coconuts for the coconut milk, which make a thicker curry.  This last batch I had to use coconut milk squeezed from the shavings of a mature coconut, which made a runnier and lighter curry.  I guess I should decide one or the other, huh?  I just go with the flow, with whatever is available.  I like to make a generic curry, which is good by itself or you can add stuff to it.  Today I added an okra, a couple of hot dogs, and some mushrooms that my Mom gave me.  It's what I had at the moment.

The computer wants you to watch "The Godfather" (1972) today.  Yeah you've probably seen it already, but with all great movies you get more out of it the more you watch it.  Plus, timing is everything.  "Women and children can be careless, but not men."  That's a quote from the movie.

Beautiful as you

Natty, that is a gorgeous location.  Where is that?  It can't be Canada.  I'm guessing that it must be South America.  Are you still in Colombia?  I pray that you are enjoying the warmth and excitement.  The world is in your palm, my darling.  Alhamdulillah.  I wish I were there with you to share these wonderful moments in your life.  But I am with you.  I'm always with you, I think of you all the time, how I long to be with you.  Don't you worry about a thing, my dearest Natty.  Everything is going to turn out just fantastic for us, inshaAllah.  You are beautiful, and I love you.