tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post5793900823494687923..comments2024-03-21T07:36:33.897+00:00Comments on BooksChatter: ℚ Mercury Retrograde: Dark Alchemy [2] - Laura BickleSharing Matterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13907395648147980148noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-53551557591123634002015-10-22T16:07:37.178+01:002015-10-22T16:07:37.178+01:00Thanks, Flora! He just came by this morning, as ch...Thanks, Flora! He just came by this morning, as charming as ever! ;-)Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-72569154797414825232015-10-22T11:07:12.173+01:002015-10-22T11:07:12.173+01:00I can completely understand that! ... and I am goi...I can completely understand that! ... and I am going to have to make space on my TBR list... LOL<br /><br />Fingers crossed with your feral!<br /><br />Flora<br /><br />BooksChatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459126853901928589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-51951965738762087052015-10-21T23:13:44.462+01:002015-10-21T23:13:44.462+01:00Our oldest cats are a pair of siblings - they'...Our oldest cats are a pair of siblings - they're 16 now, and we joke that they're old enough to drive! Our youngest (Gibby) is five, and he's got all the insecurities of a tiny cat, though he's a whopping twenty pounds! Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-6962253039724900642015-10-21T23:12:17.136+01:002015-10-21T23:12:17.136+01:00Oh, wow! You have quite a group of sweet cats! :-)...Oh, wow! You have quite a group of sweet cats! :-) <br /><br />I just got done feeding the outside feral. He chats and rolls around and shows his belly but WILL NOT be touched. I hope he changes his mind before winter. I nabbed him and got him neutered in the spring and his shots, but I want him to be inside where he's safe.<br /><br />I guess that since animals are such a huge part of my life, I can't imagine a protagonist who doesn't have an animal sidekick. My animals have always been there for me, through thick and thin, and I think that bond is just as important a relationship as any other...and I want to show that when I write! :-)Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-13595521022422696692015-10-21T18:55:02.682+01:002015-10-21T18:55:02.682+01:00BTW it's great that animals feature prominentl...BTW it's great that animals feature prominently in your writing :-)BooksChatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459126853901928589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-83509258902199466702015-10-21T18:54:01.966+01:002015-10-21T18:54:01.966+01:00Aww, babies!!! Good on you!
All of ours are also...Aww, babies!!! Good on you!<br /><br />All of ours are also indoor kitties. Most of them from the streets but still too young to become properly feral, no FIV positives by coincidence. One is from Greece (I spent my last holiday there making arrangements to take her back home with us - she did NOT want to be caught!)<br /><br />Three joined us as their owner passed away; one of them was very timid as she had been abused as a kitten, but she is really starting to come out of her shell. So sweet. Another one of them unfortunately has a spinal tumour - she had surgery but it came back very quickly, nevertheless she is the happiest most affectionate little girl (although she can hardly walk and is incontinent...) Her brother is just a bit moody with other cats... he's still afraid of being attacked... little steps...<br /><br />We love them all to bits :-)BooksChatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459126853901928589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-80451248518446025752015-10-21T18:38:38.541+01:002015-10-21T18:38:38.541+01:00Ours are ex-ferals, except for one, who was found ...Ours are ex-ferals, except for one, who was found at a truck stop with her kittens. The name she came withe was Truck Stop Momma, which we changed to Luna. :-)<br /><br />The ex-ferals are funny. Most of our gang are FIV-positive, so they all stay indoors. It's a big adjustment for the ones who are used to fending for themselves, but they figure it out. It took our Sydney the longest - it was a year before he purred. It was the tiniest, rustiest purr ever. But when he did, I sat on the floor and cried like a little girl. Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-79159015879636736192015-10-21T18:31:03.954+01:002015-10-21T18:31:03.954+01:00That's the spirit! We have 8 - the oldest is ...That's the spirit! We have 8 - the oldest is 20 yrs old (she is the last of 13...) and the youngest are 7 months old - they came as part of a save-mamma-get-two-free deal...<br /><br />I am going to have to read up on those!BooksChatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459126853901928589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-36270172275629666392015-10-21T18:27:02.598+01:002015-10-21T18:27:02.598+01:00Hee - we have five, and I'm working on convinc...Hee - we have five, and I'm working on convincing #6 that he needs to come indoors! He's a suspicious feral dude, though, so we'll see.<br /><br />I love all of Coyote's North American incarnations. Love him as the Trickster - there's just something incredibly charming about the fellow. Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-65754468441335460622015-10-21T18:21:26.043+01:002015-10-21T18:21:26.043+01:00Yep! Three right next to me... amazingly none on ...Yep! Three right next to me... amazingly none on the table or keyboard... uhm... maybe the others are up to no good... LOL<br /><br />BTW which coyote legend were you referring to?<br />BooksChatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459126853901928589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-81003731054965088942015-10-21T17:59:16.525+01:002015-10-21T17:59:16.525+01:00I have one on my lap and one on my desk as I type!...I have one on my lap and one on my desk as I type! No house is complete without a herd of cats! :-)Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-18189763972506776112015-10-21T17:51:15.351+01:002015-10-21T17:51:15.351+01:00Thank you for being with us!
BTW we also have a ...Thank you for being with us! <br />BTW we also have a house full of cats :-DBooksChatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459126853901928589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443945244399440223.post-79596438748512844192015-10-21T16:52:05.632+01:002015-10-21T16:52:05.632+01:00Thanks so much for interviewing me today! Gibby an...Thanks so much for interviewing me today! Gibby and I really appreciate it! :-)Laura Bicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498043274943334697noreply@blogger.com