FRIDAY, August 1st, 2025
Estate Lane, Nova Scotia
15*C/58*F, mostly cloudy
we have had a bit of rain in the night
Estate Lane, Nova Scotia
15*C/58*F, mostly cloudy
we have had a bit of rain in the night
mostly cloudy
Dear Neighbor,
As you can see we have had some rain in the night, but not near enough. Its a start though. The grass is very dry as is obvious. There have been some fires, but they have all been easily contained so far. There is a fire ban in effect provincially. There is no more rain forecast in the foreseeable future.
My little man Nutmeg has been quite unwell. He started vomiting yesterday morning and vomited off and on all day. I got him into the Vets for an emergency appointment in the afternoon. They gave him some fluids subcutaneously and gave him a shot to curtail the vomiting. He has not eaten at all since then. Not even his treats. He has not vomited either. I am not sure if he has used the litter box. When you have two cats it is a bit hard to tell. I am to call them back at 8 a.m. to see what we do next. He seems happy enough this morning. He is walking around, but he isn't eating at all. I cannot tell if he has had anything to drink. Its not like he can tell anyone.
He was really not happy at the Vets yesterday. I have never seen him growling, hissing and spitting like that ever. They used heavy gloves to handle him and hold him so that they could weigh him, check his temperature, etc. I strongly suspect that I will need to take him back to the Vet so that they can sedate him and do some further investigations. $$$ I will have to do what I have to do. I don't want anything serious to happen to him. He and Cinnamon are everything to me.
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There is a fly in here. It keeps divebombing me and landing on me, buzzing in my ear, etc. I am not at all fond of having flies in the house. I am usually able to get rid of them as soon as they arrive. This one keeps evading me, however. It is very fast. Even for the cats it seems. Firstly, Nutmeg is not himself so that is understandable, but Cinnamon is being really slack! She usually chases them down but she is more interested in hissing at Nutmeg this morning. It is probably the same thing as when she had been to the Vets and he was hissing at her.
There is never a dull moment around here!
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I finished watching Season 5 of the Chosen. This was a very heavy season. Well done, but very heavy as it is all leading up to Jesus's arrest. The week in Jerusalem. I suspect the next season will be even harder to watch as it will most likely be dealing with his trial and leading up to his crucifixion. That will be a very heavy watch.
It is so well done, however. The acting is really good. Everything is presented beautifully. It feels real. You are right there in the story. It is a very compelling watch.
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We are in August now. Everything just feels heavy. A hiatus between the hard work of midsummer and the brisk days of autumn with all of the gathering in for Winter. Nature and man seem to move on a light rein for a short time anyways. I guess August is the time for dreaming. I know it is usually one of the hottest months and who has the energy for much else. A time for thought and letting at least some of the chores go by the board. Hot, still . . . days and nights.
August means the local exhibition in Lawrencetown which is the next town of any means down the Valley towards Yarmouth. They have a huge Exhibition center with buildings, etc. and a large area for rides and concessions to set up. I have not been to the Exhibition for many years now. I think the last time was in the week before I got married to my first husband. My friend Susan was down visiting for my wedding and my then fiancée and I took her to the exhibition with his friend Scott as a kind of a double date. I remember it was a lot of fun.
I have never been able to go on rides. They make me quite ill. But I do love to watch, and I love the smells and sounds of a fair ground. The candy apples and the French fries, cotton candy, hot dogs. Screaming kids on the rides, etc.
As an adult I do love to go into the Exhibition buildings and see the exhibits. All of the fruits and the vegetables, the pickles and jams, crafts, etc. The many fruits of people's hard labors.
It has gotten very costly to go into these things though and the parking is very far away, and so I doubt I will ever again go to such a thing. But for those who are young and don't have to worry about their money, or walking etc. it is a grand time.
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Cindy and I were talking in the car the other day about how children are no longer allowed to fail at anything, for fear of destroying their self-esteem I suppose. The get pushed ahead at school and get rewarded just for participating. What does this teach them? That they don't need to work for things? That no matter what they will be rewarded just for being there? It demeans the value of the work of those who do work hard and achieve. Why would you ever want to work for something if you can get it simply for showing up. Just my opinion. And I am a dinosaur I know. And I have probably explained it very poorly.
And with that I must let you go. I need to call the Vet and see what is going to happen today. I hope that all will be well. I am praying to that end.
A thought to carry with you . . .
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In The English Kitchen today . . . Company Green Beans. These were really delicious. Just canned French style green beans, but with bacon, onions, garlic, chopped tomato and cheese. I am sure you could use fresh green beans, cooked, instead of the canned ones. It was a really tasty side dish.
I hope that you have a really lovely day. Please keep Nutmeg in your happy thoughts. I will most likely have to take him back to the Vets this morning and have him sedated so that they can do some more diagnostics. Hopefully all will be well. Don't forget!
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And I do too!
