Roaring Road Trip 3: A Late Summer Night's Cream
Roaring Road Trip 3: A Late Summer Night's Cream I awoke to a painful cramping of my bottom shoulder, still spooning with Julie. It was starting to get light out, so I figured it must have been around 5am or so. I didn't really want to wake her...
Roaring Road Trip 2: Surprises Around Every Turn
Roaring Road Trip 2: Surprises around every turn It turned out I had no reason to be worried as the group was around the truck and trailer when I arrived back outside. The weather had gotten a little colder and windier, so Julie was huddled a little...
Roaring Road Trip Part 1: Revelations, Lamentations, and Exodus
Roaring Road Trip Part 1: Revelations, Lamentations and Exodus "Did you sleep well?" I asked Julie made her way down the stairs, rubbing sleep out of her eyes. "I slept well, thank you. Do you... usually get up this early?" She asked as she...
Movie Night
Movie Night I wandered past the outside exhibits for the cats, and there were a few people leaning on the barrier fence trying to get a better view of the animals, or reading the large display placards placed at each exhibit explaining some things...
Subject of Inquiry
Subject of Inquiry Nothing of any real consequence happened over the next week or so - merely the mundane drollery of life. A letter did arrive from Abu Hilotep, containing a bank draft for "$3,000.00 dollars US", just as advertized. I deposited it...
Two Dawns, or, Hauntings of the Past, Pleasures of the Present
Two Dawns, or, Hauntings from the past, pleasures of the present Eventually we disconnected though we still lay there together, such as we were. Eventually Peaches must have figured it was time for her to head to bed, as she padded off down the hall...
The Afterbath
The Afterbath Having dried Cleo, which took more towels than I figured on, and drained the bathtub, I put on a robe and flip-flops I use as house slippers and started preparing the cats' supper. I let Peaches back out into the main house, and she...
Cleo's Bathtime
Cleo's Bathtime Having seen Jim off at the gate, I turned to head back across the courtyard to collect Cleo and head home. Julie came dashing up behind me. "Mind if I walk with you, Jim?" I shrugged. "Sure, if you want to. But... why the sudden...
Vet Visit Interlude
Vet Visit Interlude Sarah woke me by getting up to change position, and I figured we must have napped long enough since I knew I had other things to do today. Sitting up, I looked around and Sarah was back in the holding pen getting a drink from the...
In the Bear Den 2: Sarah's Checkup
In the Bear's Den 2: Sarah's checkup The night had been relatively uneventful, as Cleo and I had fallen asleep cudded on the sofa and I had been surprised that it fit us both. Well, I should say, kind of fit us both. She was laying on me more than...
In the Bear Den 1: Trouble with Sarah
A knock sounded on my door disturbing me from the work I was doing, the ever-present bureaucratic bullshit that was said to keep the zoo running, but to my mind seemed more annoyance than necessity, at least regarding what I was doing. "Kommen sie."...
A Special Gift 2: Cleo's first night
A Special Gift 2: Cleo's first night Cleo only snoozed by my feet, raising her head each time some new noise occurred or Peaches or I shifted about on the sofa. This was completely understandable given that she'd likely never been in a home-type...