Do you recognize the hairdo? It's Katniss Everdeen!
Monday, May 4, 2020
The soft chair
Hey Natty! What's going on? I hope all is well with you. I'm getting along OK, just a little sleepier. It's almost sunset, and I have some local cakes to go with my sweet water. Dinner is my mother's fish curry, with sliced bread. My Mom gave me an office chair recently, with a tall back and soft padding. I discovered that a soft chair is like a soft bed: bad for the back. That's why I'm sleepier than usual, because I've been nursing back pain. What's the yoga stretch for lower back pain? I wish I could give myself a massage. Oh doctor, heal thyself! I'll be OK inshaAllah, I've gone back to a small hard chair which I know is better for me. A steel folding chair would be perfect, but I don't have one. Anyway, I'm going to watch some YouTube while I wait for sunset. I love you!
Do you recognize the hairdo? It's Katniss Everdeen!
Do you recognize the hairdo? It's Katniss Everdeen!
Sunday, May 3, 2020
The path
Hi Natty! Oh, are you missing NYC? That was quite a sudden change you went through. I'm glad you are safe, though. Alhamdulillah. I wish I could have experienced all the fun places and things you did with you, but I had my own steps to take. I don't get too nostalgic about my past. I was telling some old friends, the past is fun to remember but I wouldn't want to have to relive it. Allah saved my life many times, and I got to keep the music, but I lost some good friends. Your path seems glamorous and beautiful, Natty. I envy you that. The present and future is interesting, you must agree. This present and future is unique to you and I more than other people. But we all have our own paths we follow. Ya Allah, please guide us closer than this to the right path.
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Lily and Bro
Hi Natty! How are you today? I hope you are cozy and happy and healthy. I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart. I'm doing OK over here. I like Ramadan. Ramadan is a month of plenty as far as I have observed. One is more likely to get bloated instead of lose weight during the fasting month. I try to keep my meals on an even keel as the non-fasting months, so everything is about the same food wise. Dinner is ramen- I love ramen! I have fresh mangoes, some traditional sweets, and a bottle of Coca Cola. Alhamdulillah.
My new kittens Lily and Bro are becoming comfortable in their new home. I took those kittens indoors just in time. If I had left them out, they would have gotten pneumonia the next day. Pneumonia is a death sentence for a cat. I've never known a cat that recovered from pneumonia. Lily is the grey and white kitten, Bro is white with black patches. They are "kampung" (village) kittens, they were most likely born and weaned outdoors, and I'm guessing the father is a white ugly tomcat. They have such dirty faces, unlike Lookie who has spent her entire life inside the house. Lookie has a bright, shining face. Kind of like yours, Honey. Lily and Bro wouldn't sit still for their snapshots. As you can see, I had to hold them by the scruff of their necks. The kittens have ear mites and fleas that I'm still treating, and it looks like Bro has feline fungus. I hate male cats. They're cute and fun as kittens, but when they become sexually aware they are impossible to control. It's either go outdoors or be neutered. A male cat with feline fungus would sever a limb just to get rid of an infected area. I've seen that happen. It's a good thing I have plenty of medicine for that, and it's a good thing Bro is a tiny kitten living inside the house. Imagine trying to doctor an outdoors cat. First you have to catch it, then you have to hold it down. Definitely not a one person job.
My new kittens Lily and Bro are becoming comfortable in their new home. I took those kittens indoors just in time. If I had left them out, they would have gotten pneumonia the next day. Pneumonia is a death sentence for a cat. I've never known a cat that recovered from pneumonia. Lily is the grey and white kitten, Bro is white with black patches. They are "kampung" (village) kittens, they were most likely born and weaned outdoors, and I'm guessing the father is a white ugly tomcat. They have such dirty faces, unlike Lookie who has spent her entire life inside the house. Lookie has a bright, shining face. Kind of like yours, Honey. Lily and Bro wouldn't sit still for their snapshots. As you can see, I had to hold them by the scruff of their necks. The kittens have ear mites and fleas that I'm still treating, and it looks like Bro has feline fungus. I hate male cats. They're cute and fun as kittens, but when they become sexually aware they are impossible to control. It's either go outdoors or be neutered. A male cat with feline fungus would sever a limb just to get rid of an infected area. I've seen that happen. It's a good thing I have plenty of medicine for that, and it's a good thing Bro is a tiny kitten living inside the house. Imagine trying to doctor an outdoors cat. First you have to catch it, then you have to hold it down. Definitely not a one person job.
Friday, May 1, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Hi Natty
How are you today? Yes Honey, I listened to your latest podcast. It's cool over here right now, and I'm feeling so relaxed and drowsy. I just peeled some mangoes, I would love to start eating them but I have to wait another 45 minutes. I managed to get a little bit of yard work in. There's always so much to do in the yard, and there's so much to do online as well. 2 gardens to tend to. Today I finally got around to whacking off those creepers on my front fence, only to reveal a second maze of creepers underneath which I will need a saw to cut through. Lily and Bro seem to be settling in, and the snarls, hisses and growls from the other two seem to have lessened. There's less tension in my home, only to be replaced with a somewhat formal atmosphere. The kittens did not immediately take to eating raw chicken breast. They are village kittens and are conditioned to eating rice, so I had to mix in some rice with the chopped chicken breast. And I need tho make the chunks smaller for baby mouths. I want to phase out the rice though. Now I have 4 cats indoors, and raw chicken meat generates very little feces. All the less labor for me. **yawn** I'm so comfortable right now.
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Meow
Hi Natty! Oh, you have more photos from the WSJ mag. Quality business attire, nonetheless. You look absolutely sparkling, my love. I never thought that a tube top would be office wear though.
I got a couple of new kittens today. I found them huddled up together at my mother's house this morning. They don't smell feral, I think somebody must have dumped them there. They have ear mites and some fleas, so I took care of that and gave them a bath. A brother and sister, both very much attached to each other. So I brought them inside since I'm such a sucker for cats and as you would guess, Floofy and Lookie didn't like it one bit. The female, the grey and white one, has the same markings as one of Floofy's kittens that died 4 years ago from pneumonia. So I named her Lily 2. I haven't thought of a name for her brother yet, just Lily's brother. Of course the first thing Floofy did to Lily is punch her on the left eye. It swelled up a little, but I think she's going to be OK inshaAllah. So now there is high tension in my house, but the kittens seem to be comfortable.
I got a couple of new kittens today. I found them huddled up together at my mother's house this morning. They don't smell feral, I think somebody must have dumped them there. They have ear mites and some fleas, so I took care of that and gave them a bath. A brother and sister, both very much attached to each other. So I brought them inside since I'm such a sucker for cats and as you would guess, Floofy and Lookie didn't like it one bit. The female, the grey and white one, has the same markings as one of Floofy's kittens that died 4 years ago from pneumonia. So I named her Lily 2. I haven't thought of a name for her brother yet, just Lily's brother. Of course the first thing Floofy did to Lily is punch her on the left eye. It swelled up a little, but I think she's going to be OK inshaAllah. So now there is high tension in my house, but the kittens seem to be comfortable.
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Qur'an 20200429
In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.
46. Say, "I do admonish you on one point: that you do stand up before Allah, in pairs or alone, and reflect. Your companion is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible penalty."
47. Say, "No reward do I ask of you: it is in your interest. My reward is only due from Allah, and God is Witness to all things."
48. Say, "Verily my Lord does cast the Truth. God that has full knowledge of what is hidden."
49. Say, "The Truth has arrived, and falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything."
50. Say, "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul. But if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me. It is God Who hears all things, and is near."
Sheba 34:46-50
46. Say, "I do admonish you on one point: that you do stand up before Allah, in pairs or alone, and reflect. Your companion is not possessed: he is no less than a warner to you, in face of a terrible penalty."
47. Say, "No reward do I ask of you: it is in your interest. My reward is only due from Allah, and God is Witness to all things."
48. Say, "Verily my Lord does cast the Truth. God that has full knowledge of what is hidden."
49. Say, "The Truth has arrived, and falsehood neither creates anything new, nor restores anything."
50. Say, "If I am astray, I only stray to the loss of my own soul. But if I receive guidance, it is because of the inspiration of my Lord to me. It is God Who hears all things, and is near."
Sheba 34:46-50
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