Monday, December 21, 2009

HAPPY 8 WEEK BIRTHDAY TO BLACKIE'S KITTENS!!!


These pictures were all taken 7 - 8 weeks of age.

This is so cute how tabby is hugging simease as they sleep

Well out beloved Simease climbed the Jasmine bush and lost her footing and fell in a trash can full of rain water Gill had been collecting. Luckily we were home and Blackie was having a fit, so Gill started looking for the kittens and found simease in the water. He ran her to the vet. Now I didn't know any of this was going on and had no idea he had left until he called my cell from the vet. He had run out of house, no shoes, no phone, no wallet!!! She was barely alive and her temp was in the 60's, normal for a cat is 101. When I got there, they were warming her up with a hair dryer. She was shivering but "angry" at the hair dryer. We got to take her home at 94 degrees and instructed to keep her wrapped in the towels and an electric blanket. Above she is wrapped in towels and electric blanket and Gill's arms.

It didn't take long for her to perk up and she wanted to play!!! We are thankful for Blackie's attentiveness in alerting Gill to something amiss!












Thursday, December 3, 2009

KITTEN UPDATE 5 1/2 weeks


Simease and grey in garden.

Mommy (Tracey) holding all three!
Blackie with her kittens. I have enjoyed watching them so much. They all ate some dry food and then wanted Mama! The Simease one and tabby are finally not as afraid of us! The grey one is still scared.

They like playing and sleeping under the bushes.

All 3 with Mama.

Tabby on top of grey behind cat house.

Gill holding simease.





Sunday, November 29, 2009

BLACKIE'S KITTENS - 5 weeks old today!


We started feeding a stray in August, well she got pregnant and then had kittens, 5 weeks ago today. She did not have them at our house so we have been patiently waiting for her to bring them to us. She came home daily for food and love. Well, she brought them home yesterday morning!! I was so happy, however we will be looking for homes for them as we have too many cats as it is, we love them all. They are so cute!

Hard to believe these all came from an all black cat, we do not know who the daddy is.

They all have blue eyes right now. Haven't figured out the sexes yet.

the tabby was finally relaxing a little while I held it sandwiched between the others

huddled in the back of the cat house

grey one, likes to cuddle

tabby feisty

simease looking, feisty and scared

DONNY OSMOND & KYM ARE DANCING WITH THE STARS CHAMPS!!!!


Most folks who know me know that I am so overjoyed for Donny & Kym!! Donny is 51 years old, almost 52 and the oldest to win DWTS!!! He is entertaining and worked very hard to achieve this win. He was so sweet to carry his wife on stage and all his family came to join him celebrating his win including his sister Marie!

Go CHAMPS!!! You did it!

Donny & Kym performed a lot of dances however some of my favorites were: Argentine Tango.
Their first AT tango scored a 29 which at the time was the highest score of the season so far,I believe it was week 5. BUT their AT in the finals scored a perfect 30!!!

Freestyle, Carrie Ann welcomed them into the Freestyle Hall of Fame and they scored their first perfect 30!

Salma to "One Bad Apple"

Viennese Waltz, memorizing.

Energetic Jive, Bas said amazing for his age.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Saint Simon Lighthouse 10-09


We went to a Florida Lighthouse Association meeting at ST. Simon Lighthouse! The first ever out of state. It was beautiful, sunny, breezy and COOL!! The folks were very excited that we came and were very accommodatingly.





Tracey & Gill at the top

Tracey getting ready to climb the 129 steps to the top. Thank you Gill for the encouragement to do this! He actually climbed once and then came and got me and did it with me again!

View from the top looking out to the Atlantic Ocean

Beautiful Sunrise

Coast Guard Maritime Museum

Flagpole at Museum

Saturday, October 3, 2009

Waldorf Astoria-Hilton Orlando Grand Opening 10-01-09


The clock in the lobby at the Waldorf, exact replica of NYC clock and the chimes every 15 minutes as well!

Tracey & Gill in front of clock

Waldorf pool

Gill relaxing at Waldorf pool

We were there for the grand opening, along with Govenor Crist and Mayors Dyer and Crotty. They had champagne and samplings from the menus. We ate a late lunch at Oscar's. I got Chocolate Delight for desert. Service was impecable.

Gill got carrot cake with carrot ice cream

Fountain at Hilton

pool at Hilton with lazy river

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Rivership Romance Dinner Cruise 9-13-09


Gill and Tracey at lighthouse by ship

Welcome aboard

we had a great window view

on deck overlooking the St John River

Beautiful sky!!