Winter

It's been over a month.  So I have catch-up to do....

Winter's been hard on us.  Taleless died--we assume from old age.  Our Maine Coon was run over and died on the on the road.  We still don't know if she had a home or not nor kittens.  She is really missed, as is the constant citing of Taleless.  He was a feral cat, but he wouldn't run if he saw us, just get off the deck.

It's Spring according to Mum.  She considers St. Patrick's Day the arrival of the nice weather.  It's been warm the last few days, so we cats are spending a lot of time outside.  Today it's in the upper 60's.  Mum said some people plant peas and potatoes this day.  We don't.  In fact, there won't be much of a garden this year, because Mum and Dad aren't able to care for one.  Of course, we'll have tomatoes.  I like to bite into them.

The big excitement has been the Japanese situation.  My brother, Jonathan, his wife, Bora, and my nephew, Zander  are safe in Korea with her parents.  Bora and Zander left on Monday.  Flights were hard to obtain. Jonathan was able to get on a Korean charter plane out on Tuesday. Bora's father arranged it.  The aftershocks after the 9.0 earthquake are continuing.  Food is in short supply.  The rolling blackouts make it hard to work.  And then there's the threat of radiation from the nuclear plants.  We are so glad they're safe.
What a terrible disaster.  We hear the Japanese are even rescuing pets from the tsunami and bringing them to the shelters.