Fancy Getting Upset Over The Cat Sunning Herself Outside

hi sulsisels You know there may still be hope that someone who is on mylot might be in your area and has seen your dog. That would be so good. I just pray somone will know that the dog does not belong to the man who stole her.I hope m aybe someone who is in your area and is a mylotter might have seen your dog.Anyways I wil pray the man's conscience getse best of him and he returns your dog.

It's ok Janey...Just really having a bad day today..Can't stop thinking about my dog and how helpless I feel. I would do anything do have her back but it's not looking good. It hurts and I hurt for her more...Tomorrow is a new day, hope it is better than today.

Oh my, that's awful, I had no idea my friend. What type of dog is it, just out of interest? I was a nervous wreck when Flojo went missing for 13 hours one time so heaven knows what I'd be like if she disappeared altogether. I don't know what else to say. I'm so sorry.

Well, that's true. She is a cat after all! Great escape artists if they're that way inclined.

I have a confession to make about the doctors too. I DID try to cancel the appointment the other day, really I did but I was unsuccessful due to the early time I was ringing up (every man and his dog rings up at around 8.15am - the appointment would've been at 8.40am) and I just couldn't get through at all. As a consequence, I chose not to ring once the appointment came and went as I thought it was a waste of time. Now, today I received a letter from the surgery advising me to let them know in future if I wasn't going to come to an appointment and that others could take my slot if I did! Damn cheek! Needless to say, I've sent the manager an email explaining that I did try to cancel but I couldn't due to not being able to get through. It's hardly my fault they're short-staffed..I said. I also said that I've tried changing to St Pauls Surgery but I can't because they aren't taking any new patients 'so I'm stuck with you.' Oh dear. What makes it worse is that John doesn't know that I was unsuccessful in trying to cancel my appointment. He thinks I was 'cos I said I was lol. Now, due to the fact that treating my ear has actually made it worse John is now saying, 'Make that appointment on Monday' not realising I've sent the manager an email slagging them off. Oh dear again lol. This is what happens when I lie. All this sh*t hits the fan, which is why it's an extremely rare occurrence. What would you do? Confess all the above to John or what? In my email I've even said that I don't want anyone from the surgery ringing me up. Oh dear number 3. What a mess I'm in!

“Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” Sir Walter Scott

hi Janey oh dear just remembered an old poem :"what a mess we do conceive , when first we endeavor to deceive.": tell John I guess softly carefully telling him please do not blow a gasket dear.

My yard is only 17' wide and much of it is paved, too, but I have stuff growing all over the place.

Yes, it is paved but I haven't got the room for containers. As I look out the living room window at the back I have the raised flower bed that runs alongside the dividing wall on the right. This comes outwards about a couple of feet or so, no more than that. I can sit on the top bit at the far end where the sun is at its strongest and the cat was sat on the flagstones in front of that end bit. She certainly knows where the warmest parts of the yard are. Next to the back gate beyond the raised flower bed is our shed and that's to the left with the rest of the paved area in front of that (inbetween the shed and the back of the kitchen) and this is where I'm about to grow some sweet peas up the front of the shed so I don't have to look at it from the kitchen window. Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I haven't got a lot of space in the back yard but at least I do have SOME plants to look at. I'd be a lot more depressed if that raised flower bed did not exist.

How much experience have you had in growing 'stuff?' I'm a novice in comparison.

Yes, we have a litter tray for Flojo. I do worry though that, if we DO ever move, what she'll be like in a new place? Honestly, it's like having children lol.

Mine won't either due to high walls at either side of us. When we first got her she would 'escape' but, seeing as she doesn't like other cats, she's ended up being a semi-indoor cat, with occasional forays into the yard, moreso when John's at home as - like I said, he smokes at the back door so, naturally, the cat wants to go out more.

Awww Hatley you're so lovely. It's a shame about your house and everything but I guess you're being philosophical. Where does your son live? Like you said, you can't change anything now and you're right..crying DOES give a person a headache but in my case yesterday, I banged my head first before I cried, getting into that egg box of a car lol.

It's great to dream though. I actually think it's a good thing to do as it helps us plan for the future, whether in smaller or bigger ways.

Yes, you're right. Seeing her curled up on the couch, contented (as it's windy today and she hates the wind) makes me realise I was silly going all teary like that. She did remind me of a previous cat of mine though, Jodie, who used to sniff the air whilst poking his head out of the window (he was a cat who hated being indoors) so I gave him what he wanted and moved to Mum's where he could be free to come and go as he pleased. When Flojo sniffed the air it brought it all back that was all, softy that I am.