News from the Comfy Chair

[rolanni]

My job today is to sit in the comfy chair with Hexapuma, Mozart and whoever else is on duty, The Leewit in lap (might as well start writing down all these Ghost Ship bits the back brain has been offering up as temptations, right?), several books and magazines to hand and Enchanted in the DVD player, icing my knee and my arm, practicing not reaching over my head.

Argh.

So, help me live vicariously. What're y'all doing on this (here in Central Maine) bright and seductive fall day?

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Re: Rain, Rain Go Away...

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Boo at the Zoo?

Puppy sitting sounds like fun, though I'm thinking there won't be much siting involved.

I currently have one coon cat asleep on my lap, between me and The Leewit with his chin on my wrist; and the other coon cat asleep on the back of the chair. Scrabble sleeps with the Huffalumps.

Re: Rain, Rain Go Away...

[redpimpernel.livejournal.com]

Boo at the Zoo is the zoo open late (till 9pm) which is exciting in that our zoo is not meant to be open after dark, so very little path lighting, etc. Flashlights are helpful, and it's a great place to wear those glowing bracelets and necklaces. And of course most of the animals are all "what the hell? It's our quiet time" or ese just sleeping. Outdoor animals can't bee seen if they are out, again do to lack of lighting. (Another good use for the flashlight - shining polar bears.)

There are trick or treat stops in most of the buildings for the kids. The Zoo Pride volunteers have carved hundreds of pumpkins that are candle lit (unless wind blows them out) and scattered throughout the zoo for atmosphere. There is the spooky train ride (just ghosts hung in trees & bushes along the tracks.) There are 12 or 14 dioramas throughout the zoo that tell a rhyming ghostly adventure (new every year) of 2 pumpkin-headed scarecrows (Fred & Harry) and the creatures they meet. Lots of lighted halloween decorations from the store and homemade ones used every year. So the outside stuff is a fun walk, and you see lots of kids & adults in costume. We try to avoid the buildings which (witch?) tend to be very crowded, with hyper kids. We shall try to spy our new gigantic male hippo, Happy, from the National Zoo in DC and maybe attempt the feline house to see if we can spy the 2 new tiger cubs.

I miss our long gone petite coon cat (all 6lbs of her), who would snuggle in a lap, unlike the 2 current furry roommates: one bites, the other hides. The joy of cats.

Puppy sitting will be interesting. We are told that Clancy no longer bites nips one in the butt while playing, and that at nearly 5 months he has "calmed down a lot." I reserve judgement. I am confident however that we can curb his tendencies to jump up on guests during our stay.

So sorry about your arm giving you grief at same time as knee. Not fair. Enjoy the comfy chair and associated furry accoutrements.