Video of Mia~

The State Fair and Draft horses

We set out for the State Fair as soon as the Farm animal chores were done and we fed ourselves.
It was a bright and sunny morning, abet a wee bit on the cold side. However, that is much better than being too hot.
The traffic was surprisingly light, so we enjoyed that in full measure.
The main reason we were going, is so I could get some Draft horse photos. Unlike New England with their Draft horse shows and pulls.. just about every weekend in different areas. This area has very few. Just one main show around Feb at HAPPS and the State Fair.
No Oxen and Draft horse pull only shows, sadly.
While waiting for the draft horse pull to start.. DH got me the scooter.. personally hate the things but not much choice. We looked around at the livestock.. was a Longhorn Cow we wanted to buy but sadly couldn't find the owners and they did not have any info out other to say it was for sale. Opportunity lost.
DH & DS has to check out the food of course.
Really nice fair for the NW.
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Here are just a few of the Draft horse photos I took the last day of the State Fair. Really need a Nikon D300 for the type of photos I want to take but until I can afford it I am stuck with the one I have. Will have to at least get a better flash.
These photos were taken out side where there was better light.
Decided to do close ups and different angles...

Mia~

On the way home yesterday from buying Heidi's Cap stone, I decided to go to the shelter we got Nari from. Wasn't planning too but I thought.. 3 cats were much better than two. And offering a kitten a good home in the process.
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No cat can ever replace Heidi but we do have room in our hearts for another.
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This is Mia.... a spayed shelter kitten that DS picked out. She loves people,, never seems to stop purring and as roudy as Sadie. Am hoping the other two will help keep this one busy!


All cats love DH slippers.... ya gott'a wonder what goes through a kittens mind?
As you can see was very hard to get a photo of her cute face. As soon as I snap a good face shot..will post it.

Heidi's Cap stone

This is Heidi's 110lb slate cap stone for her Grave. I know many would think us silly for going these lengths for a family pet.

Yet,, just because of that, being a much loved long time Family member, we pay our respects in this manner.

Next week I will put small blue stones around the Cap stone, so it will looks clean and finished. We also bought a very nice flowering bush to plant near here...will attract the birds. Heidi really enjoyed watching the birds from DS bedroom window..when she was able.

Only thing left to do after that is to get her Grave stone marker done.

The Passing of Heidi ~

We went to our large animal Vet at 3:30 today.. let them see Heidi and told the New Vet, all her history...and she agreed it was Heidi's time. Heidi was calm.. like she knew it was her time.

New Vet took her out of the room for the shot but brought her back in, so we could be with her. Itched her,, talked to her...until she fell asleep. The Vet stayed with us, she was sooo kind and understanding. That helped a lot.

(She also knew who I was talking about with out me saying the name, not all Vets are good or caring Vets as per the other post.)

It was a peaceful passing and the right thing to do.. no matter how hard it was for us.

Let my son make the choice.. to bring her home or let them...

We brought her home, made a comfy box for her to be in and DS burried her.

I managed to hold it together for a bit, did not want to cry in front of my son..but can't seem to stop crying. It never is easy letting an family member go.

DS is doing about the same I am... he had Heidi since he was a wee nipper and has always had her in his life.. He doesn't remember a time when she wasn't there. Will be a hard adjustment.

It will be a long time before we can think of Heidi without crying, she has been with this family for a long, long time.

Our two other cats.. no longer really kittens, help. They can never replace Heidi...but they in time will soften it a bit.

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My DS wants to be alone and I have to stay busy...so I was folding towels.. and of course they had to help...and let me know I wasn't folding them right. Being right in the middle of everything, they knew...Cats always know. Just had to hug them.

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To our Beloved Heidi, forever part of our family and within our hearts always. Be at peace and free of pain Dear friend. We shall always miss you.

Heidi is not doing well

Photo is of the first month we moved to the new farm..just before Heidi's down slide.

We have this old cat Heidi and we have had her a longggg time...she is my Son's beloved cat and he has had her most of his life.

We love her dearly but she hasn't been doing well for a couple of years. Done all the testing over and over again through this on Vet..nothing changes. She is skinny, can't keep on weight..she is on special spendy food..on meds.....we have always taken the best care possible of her. Not the money so much, as this Vet thinks we are stupid....

Can't possibly know anything about animals. How very wrong she is.

Last couple of days.. Heidi is still purring but can hardly walk....almost no motor control with the last half of her body. She is my son's cat and he carries her everywhere now..because she can't on her own... this is sooo very hard on him. This family is so torn up to see her like this. I know it is time..there is nothing that can be done. She is old,worn out and in a lot of pain...even though we give her pain meds twice a day.

So I call the Vet this morning and I get.. the Vet doesn't condone putting any animal down. So what... make her suffer longer?

I have a knack for making animals well...but even I can't do anything about old age and worn out body parts... and I know it.

I let Hubby know...at his new job..he doesn't need to deal with this right now..we are both in tears on the phone... he is going to try to come home so we can take her to the Vet. I don't think I could hold it together enough..to handle both an stupid uncaring Vet and Heidi. He is also going to call said Vet and have some words with her.

G** I hate it when they get old. And I hate it when a Vet doesn't listen, doesn't look and doesn't think.

There are other issues with this Vet I will not go into now but I have had good caring Vets... and everyonce in awhile.. Vets like this one..that shouldn't be practicing.

Should of listen when even the local animal shelter will not deal with this Vet.

Cats and the Beans....

I wasn't able to get photos of Nari helping me shell peas but this time I had my son's help in getting a couple of the shots with the cats helping me with wax and green beans. I also took a couple of the photos.
Nari was the first one to see what I was up too,, Looking at me with a question in her eyes... like why are you messing about with those weird looking "toys?".. again? So she had to hop onto the Sofa to get a Cat's eye view.
Sadie couldn't be left out this time, so she jumped onto the sofa to join Nari. As they sat there looking at what I was doing, it seemed like Nari and her were haivng a discussion about what I was doing and how they could help?
Double sets of paws had to bat the beans,, wet noses have to sniff the unusual looking items. Nari takes to licking one of them and Sadie looks at her as if to say... "You can't possibly like that....Yuk!!".

The first look into the colander where the beans we being tossed. Think they are trying to figure out the purpose of this.

Little closer look and a bit of a sniff. Sure doesn't smell like a treat..they seem to be saying.
The questioning look... what could that be and would it make a good toy?
Sure Nari is thinking that it would make a great additon to the collection of odds and ends behind my DS bedroom door. Or could it be the "Bean stare down"?.. You decide.
I have to admit I like their Cat version of help and love their curiosity.