Posted in blogging, cats, drinks, eating, Family, food, health, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, soup, Uncategorized, weird, writing, tagged cats, chemotherapy, dehydration, drugs, flu, kitten love, kittens, sick, stomach flu, upset stomach, virus on October 24, 2022| 9 Comments »
So, my family has been battling the stomach flu for several days this past week. My husband had it first. He complained of upset stomach and didn’t want to eat anything for 3 days. He had stomach-flu-like symptoms without actually being “sick.” Me, on the other hand, sick, sick, sick. I haven’t been this sick since I was treating with chemotherapy. Only this time, I didn’t have the really good drugs to help with the nausea.
Posted in Baer House Inn, blogging, cats, Family, friends, gratitude, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, pets, positivity, travel, writing, tagged animal shelter, cat towers, cat toys, cats, humane society, kittens, rescue animals, rescue cats, rescue kittens, shelter animals, shelter cats on October 10, 2022| 14 Comments »
Some of you already know that my family has grown by three. Last week we adopted three new kitties from our local humane society. We would have taken the entire lot home, but alas, three was all we could comfortably be responsible for. It’s so tough when you visit animal shelters because you want to rescue everything there. But the reality is, three cats in one confirmed space is the perfect amount of cats. Plus there is the added costs of properly caring for them, which greatly hinders one’s decision when adopting.
Posted in Baer House Inn, cats, dogs, eating, food, humor, Jansen Schmidt, names, pets, writing, tagged animals, black cats, cat food, cat training, dog training, feral cats, kittens, pet love, pet owner, pet ownership, responsible pet owner, scared cat, stray cats on November 29, 2021| 4 Comments »
I’m a dog person. Always have been. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love dogs. I’m sure they’re out there, but I hope to never meet them. It just doesn’t seem right to not love a dog. Anyway, I never thought I’d be a cat person, but here I am, the proud slave of two black cats. That’s right I’m officially a cat person.
Posted in Baer House Inn, cats, Family, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, love, On Common Ground, On Hallowed Ground, pets, toys, writing, tagged back porch, being a sucker, cat behavior, feral cats, kittens, kitty love, neutering, pet adoptions, pet beds, pet food, scaredy cat, stray cats, suckers, tomcat, tomcats, welcome, welcome mat on January 11, 2021| 8 Comments »
Some of you probably remember me talking about kittens that were born on our porch back in April. As a brief recap, in case you missed it, we befriended a feral cat who was the offspring of another feral cat who never really accepted us as friends but did tolerate our presence on occasion. As the offspring grew up, we managed to ingratiate ourselves into her life and she became our pet. Well, that little baby ended up pregnant and because she now trusted us, she gave birth to three little kittens right on the welcome mat outside the back door on the porch.
(more…)Posted in blogging, goals, gratitude, health, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, laughter, love, motivation, pets, positivity, social media, travel, vacation, writing, tagged blessings, businesses, cats, creativity, faith, focus, forgiveness, God, kittens, museums, nursing cats, open for business, prayers, praying, rest, safe travel, sleep, thankful, weaning kittens on May 25, 2020| 8 Comments »
Like so many other people these days, I’ve had a lot of heavy issues taking up space in my brain. Most are about survival, both physically and economically, and some are about discipline as it relates to staying focused and positive. Trying to be creative right now has certainly been a challenge for me. And avoiding the negative is downright impossible if you spend any time on social media. (more…)
Posted in April, Baer House Inn, Family, food, friends, humor, innkeeping, Jansen Schmidt, pets, resolutions, weird, writing, tagged animals, babies, baby animals, cat food, cats, feral cats, kittens, newborn babies, pet adoptions, porches, runt, runts, suckers, surprises, tomcats on April 13, 2020| 10 Comments »
I’m not really a cat person. Never have been. There’s just something kind of creepy about cats. I think it’s their eyes. Or the way they think they own the world. I don’t know, I’ve just never felt a connection with a cat the way I have with dogs or horses or baby goats.
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