Tea Time with the Cardinals...
This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Cardinal were quite active at the bird feeder, preparing for the cold weather that is coming up tomorrow night.
As Mrs. Cardinal flew down to the "Tea Time" feeder, I decided it was time for me to have a cup of tea as well, to take the chill off of the afternoon.
I enjoyed watching the birds flying back and forth to the feeder while I sipped my tea and relaxed a bit from my labors.
Mr. Cardinal wanted to see what Mrs. Cardinal was finding so interesting...
So what kind of exciting things do You do on a dreary winter day when it's too chilly/windy to go outside and "play"?
Well...some people play with soldiers and have battles...
It's been a long standing tradition that my hubby's brother would give him a bag full of soldiers for Christmas...and at some point there would be a major battlefield set up and "Daddy and the boys" would play "war". However, we forgot to do it while they were here the other day, so someone was anxious to try out his new soldiers, but he needed someone to be the "enemy', so I was elected.
Nerf "dart" guns serve very well for the purpose. And for a few wild and crazy moments, we shot our weapons across the battlefield at each other and then tallied up our losses. I think in the long run, hubby won this battle, but I'm still getting used to the rules of the game. We may have to have another round soon.
This very very short video doesn't really show much because I was trying to aim my weapon and shoot my camera , or was it the other way around...oh yeah, aim my camera and shoot my weapon at the same time! Either way, it was fun. But we are looking forward to the kids coming back over so they can have a real battle! Stay tuned...
Oops, I just checked and the video didn't work after all, so nevermind! It was too short to show much anyway!
Oh, and why does his brother give him these soldiers every year? Because he remembers his big brother playing with soldiers and setting up battlefields for all of his young childhood years, and it's one of those fun brother memories that brings back thoughts of happy times as kids. Actually, I think his brother needs to come over and play!!! It's too bad they live 2 hours away!! We have to remember that for the next time they are together!
Now, on another note, with the colder weather coming this weekend, getting down below freezing they say, I am getting more concerned about Blackie being outside all night, even though he seems to be fine, but this is going to be colder than we've seen yet...and so because he isn't really ready to become a full time inside cat and roam freely throughout the house at night, we thought we might try something else. I saw this at Walmart today and decided to buy it and give it a try:
He had fun exploring his new "tent".
I also brought it back inside and he did come inside and look at it again, but I don't want to scare him off from it so right now we are just letting him come inside occasionally and look it over, and then tomorrow night I will attempt to get him to come inside and then zip it up for the night. One question I have...do cats need to use the litter box during the night? I'm thinking not. I don't want to put a litter box inside this with him...what do you think, those of you who have more experience than I do with cats? I would appreciate your thoughts on this, especially if you have dealt with outside cats coming inside. Thank you. You all have been such good helpers with good ideas.
Meanwhile, I've been wanting some really good fresh juicy Florida grapefruit for a while. You'd think living in Florida it would be easy to find, but no it isn't. Florida really doesn't grow as much citrus as it used to when I was growing up here, and it's getting harder and harder to find, especially as far north in the state as we live. But I did manage to find some at Walmart, and yes! It had a sticker on it saying it was from Ft. Pierce, FL., so I know it's got to be good! (We actually used to live in Ft. Pierce, and that is where my husband first served as a Pastor of a small church many many many years ago!!)
And yes, I am on a statin drug, and I know it says not to eat grapefruit with statins, but that means don't eat it at the same time as when you take your medicine, at least that's what I have heard and believe. So I ate the grapefruit in the evening and I take my meds in the morning. I have not suffered any ill effects and if had to choose between the two, I'd much prefer the grapefruit!! LOL.
Tomorrow I will be at the dentist for several hours, having the other side of my mouth deep cleaned and then the root canal done and a temporary crown put on. They said I will be there for at least 3 hours. And I doubt I will feel any too perky when I come home and the numbness wears off, so I don't expect to do much tomorrow. Hopefully I will be back to normal on Friday...and on Saturday I am looking forward to seeing "Your Friend from Florida", Terri Dorsaneo, as she comes passing through here on her way back home from a whirlwind trip to Georgia and back! We will have lunch and a nice little visit before she has to head on down the road another two or three hours to her home.
I am borrowing this photo from her recent post, which I think I have a copy of already but can't find it now so I am copying it from her blog. This was when she and her dear hubby Joe came by to visit us way back in 2017, when we lived in our previous home...and obviously it was right around Christmas! We have met a few times since then in person as well, but this was the first time, and I am so thankful that we got to meet her dear Joe. He was truly a very sweet and friendly man, and he and my hubby enjoyed visiting with one another. He is greatly missed.
Well, folks, that's all for now. I will update you on everything that happens in the next few days in my next post.
Now here is some good food for thought for today from Philippians 4:4-7, 19.
"4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication,
with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."
"19 And my God shall supply all your need
according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
I told Terri I was jealous that she was getting to see you and John. I know you will have a good time.
ReplyDeleteI love the soldiers and the battle. Such a sweet memory and brother gift.
Blackie is blessed to have you.
It's hard to say, whether Black is would need a litter box in the tent. It couldn't hurt. And might be a good solution for those times he needs to be inside. All you can do is try.
ReplyDeleteThey're all so different.
I can't believe it's going to be that cold there. That's cold for us, too. I do hope you get some rain and your pond begins to see some relief. Ugh, three hours at the dentist? I will pray for you! 🙏
Blackie
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